Mi Comunidad New Mexico

Hospice of the Sandias

2010-02-02T10:06:00.001-07:00

http://www.hospiceofthesandias.com
105 Hospital Loop NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

Donna Miller
505-881-5342
Fax 505-881-2161
Volunteers needed Feb 1st - Aug 1st

Contact Donna Miller
Phone 505-881-5342
Fax 505-881-2161

Description

Volunteers are needed at Hospice of the Sandias to assist office staff in their work. Your help frees our office staff to do more work that increases the care to our patients.
TB testing, drug testing and criminal background check are required and paid for by Hospice of the Sandias. Training is required and free to the volunteer.

Skills

Filing, computer skills, phone skills, willingness to make packets, and generally assist office staff.
A cheerful and caring attitude are appreciated!

Hospice of the Sandis provides palliative and supportive care to people and their families who are facing an incurable illness
Opportunities from this organization:

Contact	Donna Miller
Phone	505-881-5342
Fax	505-881-2161

Mission Statement

Hospice of the Sandias' mission is to provide a dedicated team of professionals that care for you as they would their own family, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability or age, as required by Federal Law.

Description

Hospice of the Sandis provides palliative and supportive care to people and their families who are facing an incurable illness - and who have a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course. Most of us are familiar with the aggressive approach to medical care - but when medical treatment cannot cure your illness, we will guide you through the rest of your journey.

KOATS FOR KIDS

2009-10-30T10:58:00.000-06:00

Donate KOATS for November 27-December 24

KOAT will continue to accept new or gently used

coat donations at our studio throughout the year! Drop off used or new coats at:

Drop off locations statewide are: New Mexico Educators’ Federal Credit Union, Walmart and Jenny Craig locations

Drop off locations Albuquerque are: Molina Healthcare, KOAT studios or

Star Bright Cleaners

Information Line: 800 678-KOAT

MCNM IS A PROUD PARTICIPANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Family's Thanksgiving at Joy Junction

2009-10-30T10:54:00.000-06:00

Family Thanksgiving at Joy Junction; Addicted to Money and Alcohol, He Found Freedom at a Homeless Shelter

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A once successful IT professional, Jonathan Matheny never thought that he and his family would be eating their Thanksgiving meal at and living in a homeless shelter.

However, Jonathan said that life could be much worse.

"With Joy Junction providing for our needs in this time of transition, we have found more than just what we are missing during the holiday season," he said.

Jonathan added, "We have found that friends and family can be developed no matter what the circumstances. We have found that though we are separated from the family that raised us, there is always one consistent 'family' that is always there."

Jonathan said he, his wife and children have made many friends, developed many relationships, and have some close relationships that can be described in no other term than "familial."

He asked rhetorically what Joy Junction has provided for his family during this holiday season. Jonathan said, "Joy Junction has given us the ability to cultivate a home away from home. We have family in Christ, and we have friends in Christ. The one unifying bond we have found is that faith unites us."

Jonathan said that he and his wife Bethany were both raised in Christian environments.

He said, "We were both taught scriptures, and in some cases, did some in depth studies. Yet, all the rote memorization and constant bombardment never gave us 'faith.' That is something we have come to find at Joy Junction. We feel united, and in-sync. We feel at home. We feel blessed."

Life before Joy Junction

In an earlier interview, Jonathan told me the circumstances that led to the Matheny family coming to stay at Joy Junction.

Married to Betheny with four children (now including a beautiful new baby), Jonathan had the world by the tail, so to speak, but a mild heart attack coupled with an addiction to alcohol and money put his career on hold. He ended up waiting tables and tending bar.

However, some unexplained seizures resulted in him no longer being able to work those jobs and things started to go steadily downhill from there.

For a while even when Jonathan was still working, the family lived in a $45 a night motel on the west side of Albuquerque.

But as Jonathan explained, "At $45 a night, we could barely save (any) money."

Even though both he and his wife's families were assisting the struggling couple and their children as much as they could, they still needed more help.

Jonathan said, "The stress in our life (was) formidable. We ... (stayed) together ... but it sometimes (felt) like we (were) just re-organizing chairs on the Titanic."

One day with no money to pay the rent, the family was informed by motel management that they had 90 minutes to move.

At that point they contacted Joy Junction, and we sent a van out to bring them to safety. As Jonathan put it, at that point the family "began yet another chapter in our ever more interesting lives."

Jonathan explained that the day he and his family moved into Joy Junction, something unique happened to him.

He said, "That was the day that I had to fully embrace the situation, swallow my pride, and deal with the issues at hand. Those issues brought my wife and I to the brink of divorce due to both seen and unseen stress in our life. Given our past, and my prior career, we had gone from one end of the spectrum to the other. From high-powered executive positions to homeless."

Jonathan said, "To embrace that type of change, and to see the cascade failure that led us to Joy Junction's door, required quite a bit of reflection. As we did not have the time prior to our move, we have since been reflecting on the many things that brought us here."

He said, "Imagine a family of five (with one on the way) being suddenly thrust into the world of the homeless. It came as quite a shock, and those who helped us that day could see the fear and apprehension in our eyes. For once in a very long while, we were in unfamiliar territory."

Jonathan said he and Betheny asked themselves where to go from there, and how would their new living situation impact their children?

He said, "Most of the tears shed over the first few nights were about the fear that this move could traumatize our children, and that it was ultimately our fault. The rest of the tears came after Betheny and I agreed that if we could make this work, then our marriage could survive anything."

As Jonathan and Betheny thought through everything that had happened in their lives they came to understand some important things, and as a result joined Joy Junction's recovery program - though with a unique perspective. They realized that while many CIPP participants had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction issues, they had a different root addiction - money.

Jonathan said there was a direct connection between money and the issues his family was facing.

He said, "The quest for money had brought on other addictive habits (such as) alcohol after a 16 hour day for the third week, compulsive spending to mask depression (and so on). It all surrounded money. We firmly believe things happen for a reason, and our move to Joy Junction is helping us realize what the REAL priority is: our family."

Since coming to Joy Junction, Jonathan said that the some of the issues with which they struggled have been decreasing, and his level of happiness and contentment increasing.

Jonathan said that through its supportive staff and other residents, Joy Junction has helped the family to maintain a positive attitude while he and his wife work through some of the more difficult issues they have faced.

Joy Junction, Jonathan said, "has assisted us in times of need: emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. We fear what might have happened to us had we NOT been blessed to join this family. 'JJ' has become an extended family to us, with all the things indigenous to a family architecture. Not everyone gets along. Not everyone shares the same opinion. Everyone, however, is supportive. There is unity in the cacophony that surrounds the different struggles each person is enduring."

Jonathan said that unity defined by faith can overcome anything. "That is the key," he added. "No matter what the history or issues, we are all bound by faith. As soon as that realization can occur, and you can deliver up to God with FULL trust, then you will truly be free."

Jonathan admitted that is not an easy thing to do, because human nature is to mistrust what you are unable to see right in front of you.

He said, "Joy Junction provides a tangible example of faith, forgiveness, and love. There is not a day that goes by where we do not thank God for Joy Junction. We also pray for everyone here, whether they feel they need it or not."

My Thoughts

Our prayers are with Jonathan, Betheny and their beautiful children. We are blessed to see the Lord's continued working in their lives, and excited at the wonderful plans He has in store for them. Even after more than 22 years, it is still exciting to work at Joy Junction, because we see daily the Lord intervening in the direst of circumstances faced by our guests. We see furrowed brows of desperation turned into smiles of hope as, like Jonathan, people begin to see the plan of God unfold for their lives.

Walk for Hope

2009-10-13T17:54:00.000-06:00

2nd Annual Basket of Hope
Sagebrush Community Church
October 24th 9 AM

Baskets full of inspirational goodies are delivered to ill children at the University of New Mexico Hospital. Help support the cause by walking 5 miles for hope!

Adults $30 Registration Fee, Children (13) and under $12

Contact 505-503-4009 for information on registering!!!

Breast Cancer Awareness Educational Classes - October 7, 2009

2009-10-01T15:08:00.000-06:00

Please join us for an evening of free educational classes on breast cancer awareness and breast health presented by

"Comadre a Comadre"

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the US during 2009. Come learn about the 3 ways to detect breast cancer early!

Bring your sisters, daughters, mothers and friends and join us for an evening of camaraderie and education. Comadre a Comadre, formed out of UNM's College of Education, provides education, awareness & breast health support.

Presenter: Dr. Elba Saavedra, MS, Ph.D, CHES
Hosted by: Devona Benavidez, Financial Advisor &
Jenny Valencia, Financial Advisor

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Two Park Square, Suite 910

6565 Americas Pkwy NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110

Space is limited, please RSVP to Devona Benavidez at (505)875-6219 or devona.l.benavidez@smithbarney.com no later than Monday, October 5th.

6th Annual High Tea & Fashion Show Benefit

2009-09-24T14:52:00.000-06:00

To Benefit Resources Inc.

October 24, 2009

A Not-For Profit Agency Providing Free Advocacy, Counseling & Legal Services to Victims of Domestic Violence

2:00 - 4:00

Saturday October 24, 2009

Four Hills Country Club

For more information contact: Brandi 505-205-0781 or Holly 505-271-9658

www.resourceinc.org .

Si Se Puede! Learning Environment - NEED VOLUNTEERS

2009-09-24T14:31:00.000-06:00

Our program is designed to empower students to learn in a safe, interactive, and fun after-school environment that includes structured homework time, reading and math engagement, snacks, and access to a variety of additional enrichment activities, including off-site field trips.

Volunteers are needed at both Plaza David Chavez, 2821 Mountain Road N.W., AND La Vida Nueva, 1200 Dickerson Dr. S.E.

Volunteers are invited to help out in a variety of ways to make our program the best it can be. Our primary focus is youth development and associated responsibilities here include working one-on-one or in small groups with students to complete homework and, leading daily math and reading activities that correspond with program curriculum.

Volunteers are also encouraged to create activities for the youth that correspond with their own interests. Secondary responsibilities include working closely with Resident Service Coordinator/Program Director on administrative tasks that include: monthly newsletter and calendar, securing donations, planning field trips and community events, etc. All volunteers are also strongly recommended to attend biweekly or monthly staff meetings to ensure that all those contributing to Si Se Puede! are working as a team.

Volunteers are welcome anytime, but program hour volunteers are most needed (M-F 3-6pm, W 2-5pm). We also have weekend field trips that need excited volunteers to make sure things run smoothly.

No-Kill Animal Rescue

2009-09-24T14:17:00.000-06:00

Watermelon Mountain Ranch. We are a no-kill animal rescue. Learn more about us http://www.wmranch.org/ Our homeless animals will be "fur-ever" grateful to volunteers who help out at our annual Furball on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth Street S.W. Volunteers needed as follows:

Help set-up and decorate (starting at 10:00 a.m.)

Friendly greeters (beginning at 4:00 p.m.)

Escorts to walk guests to their tables--smilingly, of course (beginning at 4:00 p.m.)

Duck Pond helpers and "runners" for prizes won

Help with the live & silent auctions

Sell raffle tickets

Clean up

Contact: Joyce Crettol, joycewmr@aol.com, 505-250-5419

Vehicles for Charity!!!!

2009-09-23T19:12:00.002-06:00

Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation!!!

If you have an unwanted vehicle – whether it be a car, boat, motorcycle, camper, etc. – you can donate it to the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation and receive a tax receipt. You’ll also be supporting the special needs children and their families we help throughout the year.

This donation program is administered by Vehicles for Charity, a non-profit organization. Just call them at 1-866-628-2277 and tell them you want to donate your vehicle to the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation. They’ll tell you what is required to transfer the title and make arrangements to pick up the vehicle. You can claim the value of the vehicle as a charitable contribution for tax purposes. Vehicles for Charity will give you all the information you will need.

Thank you on behalf of the special needs children and their families that the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation serves.

Cupcakes for a Cause! Help Kids Affected By Cancer

2009-09-22T17:02:00.001-06:00

SIXTH ANNUAL CUPCAKES FOR A CAUSE™:CAKE FETISH and other leading bakeries from across the country will participate in the sixth annual Cupcakes for a Cause ™. A program designed to provide free, professional support services for children affected by cancer. September is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

A SWEET WAY TO HELP KIDS AFFECTED BY CANCER

From Sept. 21-27, 2009

More than 300 bakeries nationwide sell cupcakes in support of the non-profit organization CancerCare™. Last year's event raised more that $120,000 for CancerCare for Kids.

CAKE FETISH will feature select signature flavors and specially decorated cupcakes, such as Velvet Elvis, Very Vanilla & The Devil Made Me Do It, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to benefit CancerCare for Kids®. This is the fourth year Cake Fetish is involved in Cupcakes for a Cause ™.

"As always, we are proud to be a part of such a worthy cause. Each year the response gets better and we can provide more support for kids in the battle for there life or the life of a loved one," says Caryn Koerner, owner at Cake Fetish.

To sweeten an already sweet deal, this year 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has donated $20 gift cards to participating bakeries. The gift cards will be given to the first 100 customers to make a minimum $10 purchase during what is being called Cupcakes Week.

The CancerCare for Kids® program provides free, professional support services to nearly 1,500 children and their families who are affected by cancer each year. The programs include counseling, childcare and transportation reimbursement for the families of children battling cancer in Albuquerque and New Mexico.

"Cupcakes for a Cause ™ is a great way to have a sweet treat while helping children affected by this devastating illness," said Diane Blum, executive director of CancerCare. "Children diagnosed with cancer, and those who have a parent or sibling with cancer, face very difficult emotional questions and concerns that most kids their age don't have. Our oncology-trained social workers help children understand cancer, talk about their feelings and become less afraid of the disease."

Cupcakes for a Cause™ will be supported at both Cake Fetish locations, the Uptown location at Louisiana and Menaul and on the Westside at Coors and Montano. Both stores will all have the same great flavors dedicated to CancerCare for Kids®

Online Food Drive

2009-09-21T21:23:00.000-06:00

Road Runner Food Bank has an Online Food Drive!!

Many of us are crazy busy in this world where we are trying to keep up with our own lives and many of us have enjoyed online shopping, it's easy and simple, you select what item you want, pay for it and poof...it is done! That is how simple giving back can be!

You may not have time to volunteer or even drop by the grocery store and pick up a few extra cans of food and drop them off...so what's easier than donating online? NOTHING!

How amazing you can donate to a local trusted organization and know that your hard earned money is helping someone else and you are supporting your community! Take a few minutes and buy food online for someone in need!

http://www.rrfb.org/

Auction and Dinner Benefit for Joy Junction

2009-09-17T16:51:00.001-06:00

Come help benefit Joy Junction Homeless Shelter!

GREAT entertainment with Rockie Lynne - Country Music Superstar and Charles Marshall - Christian Comedian

Friday,September 25, 2009

Albuquerque Marriott North

5151 San Francisco Rd NE, Alb. NM

- Silent Auction begins at 6:00pm

- Dinner at 7:00pm

For Ticket information, please call 505-217-9586 or visit

http://www.joyjunction.org/

SOCK-4-SOCK for Joy Junction Drive UPDATE!

2009-09-15T10:09:00.003-06:00

GREAT NEWS SO FAR!!!!

We are excited to Announce that SOCK-4-SOCK has already received 65 Pairs of Socks which will double to 130 Pairs! SO FAR.......

A Special thanks to Glen and Michelle Martinez!

Donate Your Blood!!!

2009-09-14T13:09:00.002-06:00

United Blood Services
http://www.unitedbloodservices.org/

We welcome your blood donation. . .If you are 16 or older*, weigh at least 110 pounds, have not donated in the past 8 weeks (16 weeks for double red cell donors), are healthy and are not currently taking antibiotics, we welcome your blood donation! You may not donate if you:
have cold or flu symptoms on the day of donation or do not feel well
have ever used a needle to take nonprescription drugs
had hepatitis after the age of 11
ever had a positive Hepatitis B or C test
are at risk of catching or spreading the AIDS virus.

Albuquerque United Blood Services
1515 University Blvd., N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87102
800-333-8037

Rio Rancho United Blood Services
2003 Southern Boulevard, Suite 122 Rio Rancho, NM 87124
800-333-8037

Santa Fe United Blood ServicesRodeo Plaza - Suite C-1 2801 Rodeo Road Santa Fe, NM 87505
800-333-8037

See Website for other New Mexico Locations!

Blood Types

2009-09-14T12:33:00.001-06:00

Blood is grouped into four types: A, B, AB, and O. Each type is also classified by an RH factor – either positive ( + ) or negative ( - ). When a blood transfusion is necessary, donor and patient blood must be compatible. If not, the patient’s body will react to the incompatible donor cells, leading to complications, maybe even death.

Your ABO blood grouping and Rh factor are inherited from your parents. Check the chart below to see what percentage of the population shares your ABO grouping.

O+ 37% O -6%
A+ 34% A -6%
B+ 10% B -2%
AB+ 4% AB -1%

SOCK-4-SOCK DONATIONS!!!

2009-09-04T13:37:00.001-06:00

Please Donate Pairs of Socks!

Mens, Women, Children, Baby Sizes all Needed!!!!

Help the needy survive a cold winter!

Go through your old (clean and in good condition) Socks!

Donate your socks and Buy yourself new ones!!! or Donate Brand New Socks!!!

Mi Comunidad New Mexico and its Sponsors will Match every pair of Donated Socks with Brand New Socks for Joy Junction of Albuquerque!!!

Please Contact: .

Mention the Sock-4-Sock Donation

505-924-7066 M-F 9-5PM or 505-795-3781

or email

ILUVMCNM@gmail.com

Donations will be accepted at our Albuquerque Location (Jefferson/Paseo Del Norte)
Contact us for more details!

KOATS for KIDS

2009-09-04T10:44:00.000-06:00

Mi Comunidad New Mexico is rallying for donations for KOATS for KIDS an annual event hosted by KOAT 7!

We will be accepting Coat Donations at our Albuquerque Location!

Call for details! 505-924-7066

or email adminteam@harmonixtechnologies.com

Increasing Family Homeless

2009-09-04T10:34:00.001-06:00

Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Follows National Trend of Increasing Family Homelessness
Shelter CEO Sees Approaching Crisis without

Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Follows National Trend of Increasing Family Homelessness
Shelter CEO Sees Approaching Crisis without Increased Resources
08.24.2009 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued its 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, a national study that explores changes in homelessness nationwide.HUD's assessment concludes that while overall homelessness in America held fairly steady from 2007 to 2008, the number of homeless families, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas, increased (www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-108.cfm)Joy Junction Founder and CEO Dr. Jeremy Reynalds said overall demand for the ministry's services has increased-not just for shelter by homeless families.

"Joy Junction's numbers are constantly high," he said. "Our capacity is about 300--and that is what we typically run, both during the summer and winter. That is, however, an increase of about 100 percent over five or so years ago when we used to accommodate about 150 people nightly. However, unless resources increase I foresee some sort of disaster happening sooner rather than later."Joy Junction recognizes the need to expand, and some of those initial plans can be seen in the document "A Call to Action," available at
Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Follows National Trend of Increasing Family Homelessness
Shelter CEO Sees Approaching Crisis without Increased Resources
08.24.2009 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued its 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, a national study that explores changes in homelessness nationwide.HUD's assessment concludes that while overall homelessness in America held fairly steady from 2007 to 2008, the number of homeless families, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas, increased (www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-108.cfm)Joy Junction Founder and CEO Dr. Jeremy Reynalds said overall demand for the ministry's services has increased-not just for shelter by homeless families."Joy Junction's numbers are constantly high," he said. "Our capacity is about 300--and that is what we typically run, both during the summer and winter. That is, however, an increase of about 100 percent over five or so years ago when we used to accommodate about 150 people nightly. However, unless resources increase I foresee some sort of disaster happening sooner rather than later."Joy Junction recognizes the need to expand, and some of those initial plans can be seen in the document "A Call to Action," available at www.joyjunction.org/aboutus.asp

Reynalds said, "In addition to families, we also provide late night shelter for a limited number of single men who have nowhere else to go. We are routinely turning away between five to 20 of these individuals on a nightly basis. I have no idea where they go-but the prospect is scary. I believe the actual need is way higher than those numbers.A Joy Junction staff member recently asked some overnight shelter residents staying at Joy Junction where they would have gone if Joy Junction had been full.There were a variety of responses. One person said he'd be walking the streets all night too afraid to go to sleep. Another said along a ditch, while someone else he would sleep "in my spot" by St. Martin's Hospitality Center.Someone else said he would be under the bridge by the river on Rio Bravo, while another said he would be in "my old spot under the overpass on I 25."Others said they would opt for a local emergency room or an area close to the train tracks.Someone else said he didn't have "the foggiest idea."Reynalds said the responses worried him, as most of the sleeping areas mentioned are potentially dangerous.He added, "I don't think that many Albuquerqueans have any idea about the increasing number of people who are asking us for a safe place to stay away from the dangerous city streets. I just hate turning people away."Reynalds said, "I pray that ultimately we will somehow be able to help all of those precious people who are asking for our assistance. I don't believe that the people we have to turn away are in any way representative of the huge need out there. The word spreads quickly on the streets that we're full, and people stop calling."

Albuquerque’s Joy Junction Follows National Trend of Increasing Family Homelessness
Shelter CEO Sees Approaching Crisis without Increased Resources
08.24.2009 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued its 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, a national study that explores changes in homelessness nationwide.HUD's assessment concludes that while overall homelessness in America held fairly steady from 2007 to 2008, the number of homeless families, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas, increased (www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-108.cfm)Joy Junction Founder and CEO Dr. Jeremy Reynalds said overall demand for the ministry's services has increased-not just for shelter by homeless families."Joy Junction's numbers are constantly high," he said. "Our capacity is about 300--and that is what we typically run, both during the summer and winter. That is, however, an increase of about 100 percent over five or so years ago when we used to accommodate about 150 people nightly. However, unless resources increase I foresee some sort of disaster happening sooner rather than later."Joy Junction recognizes the need to expand, and some of those initial plans can be seen in the document "A Call to Action," available at www.joyjunction.org/aboutus.aspReynalds said, "In addition to families, we also provide late night shelter for a limited number of single men who have nowhere else to go. We are routinely turning away between five to 20 of these individuals on a nightly basis. I have no idea where they go-but the prospect is scary. I believe the actual need is way higher than those numbers.A Joy Junction staff member recently asked some overnight shelter residents staying at Joy Junction where they would have gone if Joy Junction had been full.There were a variety of responses. One person said he'd be walking the streets all night too afraid to go to sleep. Another said along a ditch, while someone else he would sleep "in my spot" by St. Martin's Hospitality Center.Someone else said he would be under the bridge by the river on Rio Bravo, while another said he would be in "my old spot under the overpass on I 25."Others said they would opt for a local emergency room or an area close to the train tracks.Someone else said he didn't have "the foggiest idea."

Reynalds said the responses worried him, as most of the sleeping areas mentioned are potentially dangerous. He added, "I don't think that many Albuquerqueans have any idea about the increasing number of people who are asking us for a safe place to stay away from the dangerous city streets. I just hate turning people away."Reynalds said, "I pray that ultimately we will somehow be able to help all of those precious people who are asking for our assistance. I don't believe that the people we have to turn away are in any way representative of the huge need out there. The word spreads quickly on the streets that we're full, and people stop calling."

Reynalds continued, "Sadly, when we have warm weather like we're experiencing now, many people don't think about the needs of the homeless. However, warm weather can be just as dangerous as cold, because it can lead to dehydration and even death. Perhaps someone put there has a building in an appropriately zoned area that we could use free for a few months."Joy Junction receptionist, dispatcher and former client Harold Eansor hates having to tell callers that the shelter is full, because he knows that there are usually no other options.He said, "We do our best to utilize all usable space, but when there is no more space, there is no more space."He added, "Those poor souls left on the streets will always be in my prayers and the prayers of Joy Junction."

Courtesy of http://www.pitchengine.com/

Albuquerque Homeless Children

2009-09-04T10:29:00.000-06:00

Homeless children population in Albuquerque has doubled — at least

By Marjorie Childress

Courtesy of New Mexico Independent

The population of homeless children in Bernalillo County has more than doubled in the past couple of years, according to a report by KOB Channel 4.
A local organization that cares for homeless children conducted a survey that found approximately 900 children under the age of six in Albuquerque, and at least 1,100 in Bernalillo County without homes. The organization, Cuidano Los Niños, says these numbers are double what they were just a couple years ago.
“There is a crisis in our community and the crisis is we have an increased number of homeless families with children under the age of 6,” Executive Director Dr. Jaime Tamez was quoted as saying.
This brings to mind a report issued in May stating that one in four children under the age of five in New Mexico go hungry on a regular basis. Plus, 98,000 children under the age of 18 in New Mexico are “unable to consistently access adequate amounts of nutritious food that is necessary for a healthy life.”

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Hospice of the Sandias

http://www.hospiceofthesandias.com 105 Hospital Loop NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109Donna Miller505-881-5342Fax 505-881-2161Volunteers needed Feb 1st - Aug 1stContactDonna MillerPhone505-881-5342Fax505-881-2161

Description

Skills

Mission Statement

Description

KOATS FOR KIDS

A Family's Thanksgiving at Joy Junction

Walk for Hope

Breast Cancer Awareness Educational Classes - October 7, 2009

6th Annual High Tea & Fashion Show Benefit

Si Se Puede! Learning Environment - NEED VOLUNTEERS

No-Kill Animal Rescue

Vehicles for Charity!!!!

Cupcakes for a Cause! Help Kids Affected By Cancer

Online Food Drive

Auction and Dinner Benefit for Joy Junction

SOCK-4-SOCK for Joy Junction Drive UPDATE!

Donate Your Blood!!!

Blood Types

SOCK-4-SOCK DONATIONS!!!

KOATS for KIDS

Increasing Family Homeless

Albuquerque Homeless Children

http://www.hospiceofthesandias.com
105 Hospital Loop NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

Donna Miller
505-881-5342
Fax 505-881-2161
Volunteers needed Feb 1st - Aug 1st

Contact Donna Miller
Phone 505-881-5342
Fax 505-881-2161