Prioritized Street Outreach

Prioritized Street Outreach

ABQ StreetConnect (ABQSC) is our specialized outreach team whose mission is to identify, engage, stabilize, and house individuals for whom traditional outreach methods have not worked. Our ABQSC program is disrupting a cycle of high system utilization and Heading Home...
Life as the ABQ StreetConnect Clinical Director

Life as the ABQ StreetConnect Clinical Director

My name is Carol Brusca and for the last 3 years, I have been the Clinical Director of the ABQ StreetConnect program. I am an independently licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Trauma specialist.  I feel so fortunate to be able to work with such a great team...
New Educational Café Series

New Educational Café Series

We are thrilled to announce our new Educational Café Series! This new monthly offering of the Educational Café Series episodes will be comprised of one-hour discussions providing you with a unique opportunity to engage with us and to learn more about what we do make...
AOC Campus Reduces Energy Use

AOC Campus Reduces Energy Use

As part of a Reduce Your Use grant from PNM, we were able to install 17 new L.E.D. light fixtures in the dormitory at the Albuquerque Opportunity Center (AOC). This project was delayed because of COVID-19 but after the long-awaited arrival of some parts, the lights...
Philanthropy, Survival and Love

Philanthropy, Survival and Love

Have you ever wondered what makes one human want to give a gift to another human?  The answer is surprising. I had always assumed it was compassion, or empathy, or generosity.  And indeed all three play a role on the front end.  But the actual decision to make a gift...