All memorial contributions received by Albuquerque Community Foundation in memory of Nicholas Nellos were added to this memorial fund and Nick's family and friends have chosen the following organizations to receive the initial grants.
2006 Grants made in memory of Nick Nellos:
Advocacy, Inc.
to support legal and social services for the New Mexico Guardianship Project for children residing with relatives, $7,000
APS Health & Mental Health Services
to support Mediation in the Schools violence prevention effort including 2007 Student Recognition Rally and retreat for staff volunteers in mediation, $1,000
Cuidando Los Niños
to support the Parents in Partnership Program designed to strengthen families by involving parents in their children's early care and education whole moving towards being housed, $10,000
2005 Grants made in memory of Nick Nellos:
APS Health & Mental Health Services
to support Mediation in the Schools violence prevention effort including 2006 Student Recognition Rally and retreat for staff volunteers in mediation, $1,500
Keshet Dance Company
to support outreach dance program serving incarcerated teens at the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center; to support academics and facilitate social skill development by giving students a better sense of self, $3,500
PB&J Family Services, Inc.
to support counseling groups in two South Valley schools for children of prisoners and children from families with a history of criminality seeking to break the intergenerational cycle of incarceration among these at-risk groups, $5,000
2004 Grants made in memory of Nick Nellos:
APS Health & Mental Health Services
for training & support to prevent violence by teaching conflict resolution in Mediation in the Schools Program, $1,000.
APS Title I, Homeless Projects
to support the educational needs of homeless children by providing volunteers for after-school and summer tutoring programs and employing a coordinator to establish community contacts, train volunteers, and develop a training manual, $1,700
Cuidando Los Niños
to support the Story Quest Project, incorporating a multi-tiered approach to literacy in both the Children's Program and the Family Support Program, $1,700
Fast Break, Inc.
to enable children from economically disadvantaged families to participate in an extended-day enrichment program at Horizon Academy South, $1,700
PB&J Family Services, Inc.
support for the KidPACT program for school-aged children with incarcerated parents to decrease the isolation of these children, improve school performance, and break the intergenerational cycle of crime, $1,700
2003 Grants made in memory of Nick Nellos:
Animal Humane Association
Project Second Chance for young men in custody to train less-than-adoptable dogs to improve their behavior so they will be adopted, $1,000.
APS Health & Mental Health Services
For training & support to prevent violence by teaching conflict resolution in Mediation in the Schools Program, $1,500.
APS Title I Homeless Projects
Funding for a volunteer coordinator for after-school & summer tutoring program for homeless children, $1,000.
Cuidando Los Niños
To provide support for a program including 100-120 homeless children from six-weeks to five years old, $1,000.
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition
Employment training program within the New Mexico Young Fathers Project, $1,000
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