Heading Home announces Connie Chavez as CEO

Heading Home announces Connie Chavez as CEO

Heading Home is pleased to announce Ms. Connie Chavez has joined the organization as the new Chief Executive Officer. Connie, born and raised in Albuquerque, brings with her a wealth of knowledge from her lifelong efforts to enhance services for the...

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 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...
Mayors Ball 2022 Donation

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

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

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 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...