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“Please tell all the staff that I love them.”
Daniel was homeless for three years, staying in shelters and sometimes spending the night in hospital waiting rooms or the local Denny’s. Luckily for Daniel, he was finally referred to the apartments at Downtown @700-2nd where he has been living for the last 2 years. Without SHC-NM Service Coordination, Daniel may very well have found…
Read MoreVolunteer Opportunity: 6th Annual Strike Out Homelessness Event
6th Annual Strike Out Homelessness Bowl-A-Thon & Raffle All SHC-NM Volunteers need to review, sign, and date Volunteer Manual and Waiver Purpose Supportive Housing Coalition is looking for reliable, enthusiastic, and hard-working individuals to provide SHC-NM with event support while also providing families and guests with an opportunity for prize-winning and entertainment. We are currently…
Read MorePoint-In-Time Count results for homelessness tell ABQ their job isn’t done
The 2017 numbers for the PIT count are in and speak for themselves. The report shows an increase in homelessness from the 2105 count, reporting 1,318 people who were experiencing homelessness on the night of the count. These numbers encompass people who are experiencing chronic homelessness (homeless for a year or more) and homelessness overnight.…
Read MoreA Place of Love and Wellness
When Christine retired in 2015 due to a progressive bone disease, she found she couldn’t afford her apartment any longer. While she received Social Security income, her rent took up so much of her money she was left with only a few dollars a month on which to live. Then her case manager recommended SHC-NM’s…
Read MoreHelp Mayor Keller Fight Homelessness
The City of Albuquerque conducted a homeless study in 2015 that showed that there were fewer people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque than prior years. While this was a positive study, why isn’t this enough for our city and why must we do more to help homelessness in Albuquerque? Simply put, it is not enough because…
Read MoreTwenty years later… We begin anew
Utilizing momentum from the 20th anniversary to commemorate a new milestone Supportive Housing Coalition’s rebranding effort helped them explain how they help homeless people in Albuquerque Recently, the Supportive Housing Coalition realized they were struggling because people didn’t understand what they do. When they brought on a new executive director, Steve Ross, they started to…
Read MoreHousing Changes Lives!
Housing Means Education Next month, Donald will graduate from college, on the dean’s list, with a 3.8 GPA. And he did much of that while living out of his car. Donald grew up in poverty in Memphis, Tennessee. Desperate to make ends meet, he dropped out of school. He knew that decision deeply disappointed his…
Read MoreThank you to our 2016 Donors!
Many of our 2016 donors and partners gathered at Downtown @700-2nd for our annual Donor Appreciation Reception. Everyone who attended received exclusive SHC-NM note cards featuring artwork by Tony and Julianna Pelletier. The original artwork for the cards was sold via a silent auction. Brian ColĂłn won the auction. Tony and Julianna also sold their…
Read MorePutting the “Support” in Supportive Housing
“If I didn’t know that I had a bed to lay my head on, it would be tough to maintain my sobriety. And without my service coordinator, I would be back on the streets. I had to relearn how to live like a “normal” person. I am now more motivated to get out the door…
Read MoreGetting Housed Means Getting Well
Hector has worked hard all his life and he took great pride in that. But it all changed two years ago when Hector was diagnosed with a disabling condition that left him unable to work. He had always been healthy but suddenly he started to feel sick all the time and lost a lot of…
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