2025 Grantees

 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.

 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.

 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.

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%

 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Empowers people living with Parkinson’s disease to maintain and improve their quality of life through exercise and community support.

NOTEWORTHY: PD Clubhouse is a monthly FREE event open to everyone in the Parkinson's community. It is an opportunity to socialize, inspire brain activity and possibly create new neural pathways through novel experience.

Serves the underserved and uninsured with access to medical and dental care, as well as family support programs.

Supports the academic success and well-being of children and youth in Santa Fe who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

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Advocates for students and families - collaborating with schools, service agencies, and the wider community - to remove barriers and create opportunities for success. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

 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.