by Josh T. Romero | Sep 20, 2022 | News
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...
by Josh T. Romero | Aug 31, 2022 | ABQ Street Connect, News
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...
by Josh T. Romero | Aug 31, 2022 | ABQ Street Connect, News
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...
by Paul Rangel | Jun 15, 2022 | News
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...
by Nick Mullins | Nov 3, 2021 | News
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...
by Nick Mullins | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog Posts
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...
by Kim North | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog Posts, News
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...
by Kim North | Sep 7, 2021 | News
Our Albuquerque Street Connect (ABQSC) team strategizes every week with the Albuquerque Police Department (APD)! During those meetings, we figure out how we can best support each other and help individuals experiencing homelessness who are high utilizers of emergency...
by Kim North | Aug 26, 2021 | AOC, News
The Albuquerque Opportunity Center (AOC) Respite Care Program is for men experiencing homelessness that do not have a safe place to ensure that they received follow-up care for their acute medical conditions. We have contracts with multiple Albuquerque area hospitals...
by Kim North | May 27, 2021 | Blog Posts, News
Heading Home, along with the City of Albuquerque’s Family and Community Services department, is operating a Wellness Hotel for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque. We are providing families with a safe place to stay while connecting...
