Coronado Park Closed in Albuquerque, NM

Coronado Park Closed in Albuquerque, NM

ABQ Street Connect and Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS @cabqacs), have been working with residents in Coronado Park since August 1 to get them into safe housing by means of the Westside Emergency Housing Center (WEHC) and Albuquerque Opportunity Center (AOC), both...

WECH Outreach Team Member

The Outreach Team Member (OTM) will traverse areas of Albuquerque to engage and inform individuals experiencing homelessness about the services offered by the Westside Emergency Housing Center. The Outreach Team Member (OTM) will traverse areas of Albuquerque to...
Memo: From Heading Home’s Board Chair

Memo: From Heading Home’s Board Chair

Greetings, Effective November 1st, Heading Home’s Board of Directors has accepted Joell Ackerman’s resignation as CEO of Heading Home. We wish Joell well as she moves on from Heading Home. Robin Otten, who has been involved with Heading Home since its inception, will...

A Different Experience With Homelessness

(Names have been changed to preserve privacy.) Homelessness takes many forms, and most often it is invisible. Last week I had the opportunity to speak with one of the residents staying at Heading Home’s Lexington shelter in Gallup, New Mexico. A historic hotel sitting...
ABQ StreetConnect Medical Team

ABQ StreetConnect Medical Team

ABQ StreetConnect is a data-driven model and continuously evaluates how to best meet the needs of the subpopulation of people experiencing homelessness the program serves. Having a medical director and a clinical director helps us directly address the physical and...