By Tenzin Tsering
A shopping trip in Four Hills can lead to uncomfortable encounters with the down and out, but this time a touch of humanity was found just outside the parking lot.
Category: Homeless Services Community
ABQ to build homeless youth center
Albuquerque is expecting to open a center for homeless youth.
Displaced Coronado Park occupiers left upset
The closing of Coronado park displaced many people camping there. The City of Albuquerque is coming up with efforts to help them but funding is a key challenge.
On the streets, addicted
A majority of New Mexicans who suffer from homelessness also experience substance abuse and generational poverty. News Port’s Junko Featherston introduces an Albuquerque local who can vouch for the challenges and harsh conditions facing people experiencing homelessness.
Albuquerque wellness hotels prioritizing families in need
By Daniel Ward The city of Albuquerque currently has three wellness hotels available for unhoused families or individuals with underlying health problems. Two of the hotels will be discontinued at the end of June due to warmer temperatures, COVID-19 cases going down and vaccinations increasing. One will continue operating for unhoused families with children. To… Continue reading Albuquerque wellness hotels prioritizing families in need