Wise Fool New Mexico
Wise Fool New Mexico has a staff that is culturally diverse, and 74% identify publicly as LGBTQ+. Our flagship program BUST! fosters openness and acceptance of diversity by prioritizing self-identity as women, trans, or gender non-conforming people, and by making space for all body abilities. Teen BUST! is a two-week camp offered to low-income girls, non- binary, and at-promise youth who are nominated by teachers and counselors. By boosting the creative expression, both programs build social-emotional skills, expand self-confidence, and foster trust and teamwork. The participants ultimately become part of our vibrant Wise Fool community, and with gained resilience they can shield against life's perils.
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The Santa Fe Community Foundation invited its nonprofit grantees to submit stories related to its June topic of LGBTQ+ Pride.
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women helps shape policy, conduct outreach, increase awareness, inform priorities and work to ensure that our tribal communities are represented within conversations where they have historically been underrepresented.
Tewa Women United
Since 1989, Tewa Women United has been strengthening and re-strengthening beloved families and communities. Through relational-tivity TWU embodies courageous spaces that center Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowingness, healing strengths, and lifeways for the wellbeing of all.
NewMexicoWomen.Org
NewMexicoWomen.Org advances opportunities for self-identified women and girls so that they can lead healthy, self-sufficient, and empowered lives.