Reel Fathers
Nurturing Creative Expression
REEL FATHERS is a Santa Fe-based social nonprofit founded in 2009 to support fathers, youth, and families in building strong, vital relationships. We work with men to add meaning, enjoyment, and skill to the lived experience of fatherhood. We work with youth to provide a felt understanding of personal identity and how it’s shaped by father, family, and culture. In 2022, we served over 700 youth in four schools with a highly engaging program of social emotional learning featuring expressive writing and visual art work. This creative approach helps meet an urgent need of many youth who are struggling with family disruption, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
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The Santa Fe Community Foundation invited local nonprofits to submit stories related to our September topic of Education.
Umoja ABQ
Founded by refugee leader Chantal Muhumure, Umoja ABQ empowers refugee and immigrant women with the education, resources, and support they need to build self-sufficient, thriving lives. Through programs ranging from financial literacy and driver's education to maternal health and workforce development, Umoja ABQ is helping families create new opportunities and stronger futures in New Mexico.
LGBTQ Grant County
With support from the Envision Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation, LGBTQ Grant County is strengthening its foundation and expanding year-round programming for LGBTQ+ youth, elders, and allies in rural southwest New Mexico.
Black Men Flower Project
Black Men Flower Project uses flowers as a tool for connection, affirmation, and community-building. In a society that has unnecessarily gendered expressions of care and beauty, even something as natural as flowers can feel off-limits to men. By placing flowers directly into the hands of Black men, the nonprofit challenges those assumptions and create new social permissions for vulnerability, gratitude, and brotherhood.
