You Create A World That Ensures Access To Art #EndHomelessness #ArtJustice #ArtMatters #ArtIsMedicine On October 25th and 26th, AHCH ArtStreet Studio Assistant Alina Pozas hosted a Mask Making Workshop. Seven participants completed the workshop with mythical and ornate masks for an upcoming ArtStreet exhibition at the Harwood Art Center in January 2022. Both days of…
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World Homeless Day Because Homelessness is a Violation of Human Rights World Homeless Day, in many various ways, highlighted the work being done to change the lives of people experiencing homelessness in communities around the globe. AHCH has been at the helm of bringing our communities to this important awareness of homelessness as a human…
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Affordable Housing Bonds – From KRQE Shall the City of Albuquerque issue $3,333,000 of its general obligation bonds in support of the Workforce Housing Act to provide resources for the construction and rehabilitation of high quality, permanently affordable housing for low to moderate-income working families, including affordable senior rental? Affordable Housing – $3,300,000 1% for Public Art…
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Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It’s a day to honor the cultures and histories of Indigenous People and an opportunity to celebrate Indigenous excellence, achievements, and contributions. Indigenous Peoples Day is centered around reflecting on tribal roots to empower and strengthen communities. Homelessness disproportionately affects Indigenous people due to economic hardships, being displaced from traditional…
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Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) announces the annual election of five new officers for the AHCH Board of Directors: Walt Bolic, John D. Johnson, Vanessa Williams, Rick Doxtator, and Sigrid Olson. Get to know our outstanding board members here. AHCH Mission: To provide caring and comprehensive health and integrated supportive services, linking people…
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AHCH Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Through Telehealth Services Ryan has been a behavioral health therapist with AHCH for over 7 years. Over the years, building genuine relationships with his peers and clients is something Ryan cherishes. Some of the clients he has worked with directly, he said he has been able to build solid…
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New Mexico Celebrates Health Care for the Homeless Day From its beginnings as a foundation-funded demonstration program, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) has been distinguished from many other homeless programs by its balanced commitments to direct service, policy advocacy, consumer involvement, and ending homelessness. In December 1983, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and…
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Your Investment in AHCH Creates Access to the Arts Strewn across the tables of ArtStreet were stacks of paper of various textures and weight, buckets of acrylic paint in tubes, paintbrushes with withered bristles, and piles of chromatic pencils and crayons for a workshop titled: “Mixed Media Tutorial.” Mixed Media art refers to a visual…
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Not Even A Global Pandemic Could Stop These Fearless Fundraisers A recent virtual grassroots giving event organized by friends of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless raised $43,353.65 as part of the First Day of Winter Campaign you read about earlier. Since 2003, a group of friends and supporters of AHCH have been coming together each winter…
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People Experiencing Homelessness Are In Danger Of Going Without Coronavirus Recovery Rebates During This Ongoing Pandemic Updated 5/10/2021 AHCH, HopeWorks Outreach Team members, and volunteers completed tax work to file 2020 federal and state taxes for 51 people experiencing homelessness, courtesy of United Way of Central New Mexico free tax prepare website. On average, each person…
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