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2024 Grantees
Helping Improve the Quality of Life in Santa Fe
Our grantees provide services that support EDUCATION, HEALTH, and HUMAN SERVICES in the greater Santa Fe community.
Meet Our 2024 Grantees Supporting Education in Santa Fe
Breakthrough Santa Fe
Identifies motivated, underserved middle school students and supports them on a path toward college.
NOTEWORTHY: According to the 2020 Pell Institute's "Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the US," 20% of New Mexican low-income students enroll in college.
College & Career Plaza
Provides career and college mentoring and strategic guidance to high school students in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.
NOTEWORTHY: New Mexico consistently ranks #50 out of 50 in the country for K-12th grade education and the overall high school graduation rate in New Mexico is low at 79%.
Communities in Schools
Addresses the academic and nonacademic needs of students, identifying students at risk of dropping out to ensure they stay in school and achieve in life.
NOTEWORTHY: Per the 2021 US Census, 18.2% of Santa Fe County families with children under 18 live in poverty.
Cooking with Kids
Educates and empowers children and families to make healthy food choices through hands-on nutrition education with fresh, affordable foods.
NOTEWORTHY: In northern New Mexico, one in four kids live in homes without consistent access to adequate food, and one-third of third graders are overweight or obese.
First Serve New Mexico
Improves educational and life outcomes for Santa Fe’s children through academic support, life skills mentoring, and intensive tennis training.
NOTEWORTHY: Only 31% of youth engage in daily physical activity.
Girls Inc. of Santa Fe
Serves and inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
NOTEWORTHY: Despite the recent increase in the SFPS graduation rate to 86.3%, data show that graduating students are ill prepared to enter college based on the number of students requiring remedial coursework.
Growing up New Mexico
Supports families through the earliest years by creating increased opportunities for young children and the adults in their lives to achieve their dreams.
NOTEWORTHY: In 2022 New Mexico ranked 50th in our nation in education; our high school graduation rate is 76.8%
Lensic Children's Education Program
Serves thousands of K-12 students with free arts education programs to engage, inspire, and support creativity and creative thinking.
Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
Offers free tutoring to adults in reading, writing, and speaking English, enabling individuals to fully participate in society.
NOTEWORTHY: With a population (ages 16-74) of over 111,000, nearly 60,000 adults in Santa Fe County require Basic Literacy tutoring services.
National Dance Institute New Mexico
Engages at-risk and low-income youth who develop discipline and belief in themselves through dance.
NOTEWORTHY: A UNM study found that NDI students earn higher grades and standardized test results than non-participating students.
Reading Quest
Provides free structured literacy tutoring and social emotional support for hundreds of striving readers.
NOTEWORTHY: Only 34% of public school students in New Mexico can read proficiently at grade level. Illiteracy is a major pipeline for unemployment, incarceration, and homelessness.
Santa Fe Alliance for Science
Inspires the inner scientists in students by creating STEM learning and discovery opportunities.
Santa Fe Children's Museum
Builds upon a child's sense of discovery, cultivating inquiry in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
NOTEWORTHY: COVID-19 has dramatically changed the well-being and tested the resilience of our children and families.
Meet Our 2024 Grantees Supporting Health in Santa Fe
Bag ‘n Hand Food Pantry
Distributes nutritious food in a caring environment to the hungry of Santa Fe.
NOTEWORTHY: In 2018, 22% of children were in households that were food insecure in Santa Fe.
The Birthing Tree
Provides compassionate, comprehensive birth and postpartum doula services as well as high-quality parent classes in Northern New Mexico.
NOTEWORTHY: Consistent prenatal care reduces the risk of pregancy-ralated complications for the mother and baby and increases a woman's chances of having a healthy full-term baby.
The Food Depot
Supports acute hunger relief services across northern New Mexico from mobile and permanent pantries and a network of partner agencies.
NOTEWORTHY: According to Feeding America's food insecurity data, 1 in 3 children in New Mexico are experiencing food insecurity.
Kitchen Angels
Delivers free nutritious meals to homebound individuals living with chronic, life threatening, or terminal illnesses.
NOTEWORTHY: In the US, one in three chronically ill individuals cannot afford food, medications, or both.
La Familia Medical Center
Provides medical, dental and behavioral health services to individuals and families in need, regardless of ability to pay.
NOTEWORTHY: In 2020, La Familia's providers saw more than 2,000 children under the age of five.
The Memory Care Alliance
Provides support, education, and resources for families living with Alzheimer's and other dementia-related illnesses.
NOTEWORTHY: In 2020, there were 43,000 New Mexicans with dementia, and this is expected to increase to 53,000 by 2025.
Santa Fe Indigenous Center
Enriches, supports, and promotes Indigenous Peoples by identifying and serving the needs and interests of this diverse community.
Villa Therese Catholic Center
Serves the underserved and uninsured with access to medical and dental care, as well as family support programs.
Meet Our 2024 Grantees Supporting Human Services in Santa Fe
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region
Makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children ages six to eighteen.
NOTEWORTHY: Positive youth development research has demonstrated that youth benefit from close, caring relationships with adult positive role models.
CASA First
Supports court-appointed volunteer advocacy to assist and advocate for abused and neglected foster children so they can be safe, have a permanent home and thrive.
NOTEWORTHY: There are approximately 2,400 children who enter foster care each year in New Mexico.
Casa Milagro
Provides a home and supportive services to individuals who were previously homeless.
NOTEWORTHY: 20-25% of the unhoused population in the US suffers from som form of severe mental illness.
Esperanza Shelter
Provides trauma-informed care to individuals and family members experiencing domestic violence to break the cycle of violence.
NOTEWORTHY: Our county ranks in the top third of counties in New Mexico with the highest domestic violence rates.
Gerard's House
Provides a safe place for grieving children, teens, and families, where healing happens through acceptance and peer support.
NOTEWORTHY: New Mexico is the state with the second highest percentage of bereaved children.
The Interfaith Community Shelter
Offers hope and comprehensive services in a safe place for anyone who is homeless or vulnerable as they overcome adversity.
Life Circle New Mexico
Enhances the well-being of elders with dementia and those needing support in daily activities through group and individual activities in an adult day care.
NOTEWORTHY: Santa Fe has an aging population with 24% over the age of 65. With cases of dementia on the rise, there is an insufficient number of caregivers available to meet the need.
The Life Link
Helps homeless and displaced individuals and families achieve self sufficiency through comprehensive support programs.
NOTEWORTHY: In New Mexico, there are over 3,000 homeless people on any given night.
The Sky Center
Offers free youth suicide prevention counseling services to teens and families.
NOTEWORTHY: Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people age 15-24 in our country.
Solace Crisis Treatment Center
Empowers children and adults who have been victims of sexual assault.
NOTEWORTHY: In New Mexico, one in four women will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes.
St. Elizabeth Shelters
Provides emergency shelter, food and services to the most vulnerable, with a goal to end the cycle of homelessness altogether.
NOTEWORTHY: In 2022, 138 people successfully moved into housing.
Villages of Santa Fe
Provides seniors the opportunity to join exercise classes, skill building sessions, and mental resiliency coaching in a highly social environment.
NOTEWORTHY: We want to age in our home of choice, but a fall can easily wipe out one's ability to live independently. Extensive research indicates that physical activity improves balance and strength and is the most effective at decreasing the incidence of falls.
Youth Shelters and Family Services
Delivers life-changing shelter and support for homeless, runaway, and in-crisis youth.
NOTEWORTHY: There is a strong correlation between youth homelessness and low household income, school dropout, substance abuse, mental health issues, and experiences of childhood abuse.