Heading Home Strategic Plan (2023- 2028)
HEADING HOME (HH) STRATEGIC PLAN (2023- 2028) HH’s strategic plan will ensure that experiences of homelessness are rare, short-lived, and non-recurring. HH will develop a complete plan of action for each individual we serve to get them from a point where they are...
ABQ Street Connect recognized by Mayor
ABQ Street Connect reduces ER visits by 40% among people experiencing homelessness, program recognized by Mayor Keller According to the latest report, there was a statistically significant annualized reduction of...
ABQ StreetConnect Selected to Present an Innovative Approach to End Homelessness at International Symposium
The Street Medicine Institute presents the 18th Annual International Street Medicine Symposium to be held September 22-24, 2022 in Toronto, Canada, featuring a presentation by Albuquerque’s ABQ StreetConnect (ABQSC) from Heading Home. Jodie Jepson and Lindsay Fox of...
Mayors Ball 2022 Donation
Thank you Mayor Tim Keller & One Albuquerque for your generous donation to Abq Street Connect! ••• ABQ StreetConnect is an outreach collaborative focused on people experiencing homelessness who have the highest records of utilization of emergency services and...
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
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
A Rainy Day in Gallup. A spooky reception! What greets our new guests! All of the necessities! (and of course Mr. Potato Head) (Names have been changed to preserve privacy.) Homelessness takes many forms, and most often it is invisible. Last week I had the opportunity...
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...Facebook Posts
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“Homelessness is actually decreasing in New Mexico, which is hard to believe, but on any given night we have about 2,600 people that are homeless, which is still a lot,” Fisher said.![]()
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New Mexico's spending on housing and homelessness surges
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State's affordable living options continue to languish
City contractor Heading Home launched the shelter Tuesday at the former Lovelace hospital, which the city bought in 2021 and has rebranded the Gibson Health Hub.![]()
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The current operation has 60 beds — 35 for women and 25 for men — in separate buildings on the sprawling property in Southeast Albuquerque.![]()
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Albuquerque's new homeless shelter gaining traction
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Operators expect to reach full capacity soon