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News & Stories
2025 Juneteenth Recap
Thank you to all who joined the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation for Juneteenth commemorations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We were grateful for the opportunity to come together as a community in remembrance, solidarity, and joy in honor of Black freedom and culture. This year marked a special moment for the Empower! Fund as it announced its inaugural round of grants in support of Black life, arts, and culture in New Mexico.
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Weekend With Terry Travis: Wildfire Relief
We asked members of our community to discuss the many ways they are helping wildfire relief across the state on podcast "The Weekend with Terry Travis."
Community Matters: Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
Hear from Julie Sanchez, Director of Youth and Family Services Division, about the Santa Fe Community College's guaranteed basic income pilot program for its students.
Corporate Partners Provide Essential Wildfire Relief
Our corporate partners have stepped up to support wildfire relief through the SFCF Community Resiliency Fund and the All Together NM Fund.
Deal Finalized to Convert Lamplighter Inn to Affordable Housing
Final negotiations for the sale and transfer of The Lamplighter Inn at 2405 Cerrillos Road concluded Tuesday, May 10, setting the stage for renovation and development work to begin on the property.
Communities In Schools of New Mexico
In partnership with The Food Depot, Communities In Schools organizes weekly food distribution programs for students and families at the schools we serve. In 2020-21, during the height of the pandemic, Communities In Schools organized a food delivery program and provided 205,000 meals to 570 families that were not able to attend local food distribution programs.
United World College
United World College-USA’s Sustainability & Safety Manager has called our campus to action around a key challenge: What if we could rehydrate New Mexico soils, use our campus as a carbon sink, increase our protection against forest fires and help reverse global warming?
