Health and Human Services
Grants in the fields of health and human services provide support for direct services to people in need and for the promotion of health and well-being:
Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center
Community outreach materials for mid & high school suicide awareness presentations, $5,000
ARCA, Inc.
To assist in La Paloma Greenhouse construction, $5,000
Barrett Foundation
Art therapy program for homeless, mentally ill women in transitional housing, $15,000
Community Health Partnerships
‘Talleres de la Comunidad, Para la Comunidad’ program of income-producing endeavors for immigrant women, $5,000
Dismas House
‘Family Reunification Project’ for women in transitional housing to learn parenting skills, $3,500
East Central Ministries
To increase food cooperative capacity of nondenominational food pantry, $4,450
Haven House
Education materials for children of women in domestic violence shelter, $5,000
Health Care for the Homeless
‘Residential Recovery Program’ to enhance re-integration for recently homeless men & women struggling withn addictions and/or mental health disorders, $20,000
Human Rights Advocacy, Inc.
Jail-based life skills education program to assist street prostitutes to work & live independently upon release, $5,000
La Vida Felicidad Inc.
To purchase equipment for use by children with developmental delays or disabilities in Early Intervention Program, $3,400
New Mexico Lions Sight Conservation Foundation, Inc.
To purchase brochures in Spanish for educational donation program, $3,400
Outside In
Music performances for shelters, nursing homes, & correctional institutions, $5,000
Rio Grande Food Project
Food purchase costs for all volunteer-run food pantry for distribution to people at or below the government-defined poverty income level, $5,000
Silver Horizons New Mexico, Inc.
‘Home Repair Program’ for needy seniors including repairs, appliances & retrofit services, $5,000
Youth Development, Inc.
Urban Construction Program for education & job training in the Juvenile Justice System, $15,000
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Children & Youth
Grants in this field of interest support services benefiting children with an emphasis on programs for abused and neglected children, and prevention and education projects:
Agora Crisis Center
Support for community outreach into APS mid & high schools, $3,500
Bernalillo County Council of PTAs
To purchase shoes, coats & undergarments for APS Clothing Bank program, $5,000
Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico
‘Families - A Child's First Teacher’ project in the South Valley to assist families with their child's development, $3,300
Easter Seals New Mexico
Materials to repair life-size puppets for ‘Kids on the Block’ program to teach children an awareness about people with disabilities, $4,500
New Mexico Parent & Child Resources, Inc.
Purchase of equipment for child development center, $5,000
Oasis, Inc.
‘Intergenerational Tutor Program,’ training for older adult volunteers to teach reading to 150 at-risk elementary students, $5,000
PB&J Family Services, Inc.
Infant massage techniques training to enable staff to train young parents, $3,800
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
‘Nos Cambios, Parent/Child Sexuality Education Workshops’ for 5th-12th grade students & their parents, $5,000
Santa Fe Children's Museum
Staff costs to operate Museum on Wheels project at Children's Hospital in Albuquerque, $4,000
Working Classroom, Inc.
Homework Center to complement art & drama studies for at-risk students, $5,000
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Environmental and Historic Preservation
Grants in the field of environmental and historic preservation help to preserve historic resources, conserve the natural land, protect wildlife, and provide environmental education:
Albuquerque Little Theatre
Historic reproduction of tin wall sconces & recreation of wood elements in portico, $4,000
Bosque School
Continuation of ‘Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program’ at three sites; with participation of private, public & pueblo school students, $3,400
Friends of Rio Grande Nature Center
‘Bosque Buddies’ outreach program to nearby elementary school students, $4,000
Rio Grande Community Farms
Supplies & equipment for community gardening project, $3,000
Tree New Mexico
Continuing collaboration with United South Broadway for neighborhood tree planting, $2,700
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Arts and Culture
Grants in this area are given to help facilitate the growth and stability of arts organizations, to encourage the preservation of the community’s cultural heritage, and to recognize unique artistic achievement:
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program
Bach to Basics Music Workshop for middle school music students to improve their skills, $5,000
KNME-TV
Production costs for COLORES! documentary on the history & impact of railroad shops in Albuquerque, $5,000
Los Reyes de Alburquerque Foundation
Presentations of traditional northern New Mexico music in seniors centers & child day care centers, $3,200
National Dance Institute of New Mexico
Support for academic-enhancing dance program at East San Jose Elementary, $5,000
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Fifth Grade Initiative Program to present full-orchestra performances at Popejoy Hall for all APS fifth grade students, $5,000
Opera Unlimited
Summer music theater program for youth including writing & performing an opera, $4,000
Senior Arts, Inc.
Celebration of African American artists held at public senior centers, $4,500
UNM School of Architecture & Planning
‘Town & Gown Bus Shelter Competition’ at the Design & Planning Assistance Center, $5,000
VSA arts of New Mexico
School residency program for people with disabilities to teach art in APS elementary schools, $5,000
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Education
In the field of education, grants support a wide range of activities from early childhood through adult programs including special education, vocational and career training, and classroom innovation:
Animal Humane Association
‘Project Second Chance,’ violence prevention program for juveniles, $5,000
APS Title I, Homeless Projects
Volunteer-based tutoring program to support educational needs of homeless children, $5,000
Direct Action for Youth Foundation
After school tutorial program at Kit Carson Elementary School, $5,000
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Support for educational outreach programs at living history museum, $3,000
Mediation Services of New Mexico
Mediation services for Rio Rancho & Bernalillo Public Schools, $5,000
New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum & Study Center
Support for educational programs addressing issues of hatred & bigotry, $2,400
New Mexico Jewish Historical Society
‘Jewish Pioneer Oral History Video Archive Project’ about 20 pioneer families, $3,000
New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum & Study Center
Support for educational programs addressing issues of hatred & bigotry, $2,600
New Mexico Mesa, Inc.
‘Buddies Program’ for Washington Middle School students to mentor fifth grade students at Dolores Gonzales Elementary in science & math while encouraging community service, leadership potentital, creative thinking & problem solving, $5,000
