Oral Health Disparities are Strongest among People Experiencing Homelessness TOGETHER WE GIVE THE GIFT OF A HEALTHY MOUTH “I’m newly homeless,” he said. He rocked side-to-side on his bike as he sipped the last drop of water from his canteen, never making eye contact with the outreach team. He chose his words carefully, not wanting…
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The First Day of Winter, the winter solstice, is a national awareness day to remember and honor those who have died while experiencing homelessness and honor those who have lost their lives unnecessarily in the last year. AHCH builds our annual campaign around the First Day of Winter to reinforce how important quality health care…
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Yep, we’re celebrating #EthicsAwarenessMonth —because ethics makes business, philanthropy and fundraising possible. Without ethics, giving doesn’t happen. Fundraising doesn’t happen. Change and impact don’t happen. Thank you to The Chronicle of Philanthropy for reminding us celebrating ethics is just as important. Ethics makes it all possible, and THAT’S worth celebrating. ICYMI: Check out this video…
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Indigenous Peoples Day is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the exceptional achievements and contributions of Indigenous People. Indigenous communities were vital to Albuquerque’s past and their role today is no less crucial, as they help to shape a more just and inclusive future for everyone. So today, let’s come together to acknowledge the outstanding…
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World Homeless Day: Our Reflection Homelessness makes people’s lives and environments less predictable, but more than anything it makes them extremely vulnerable. Even in cases of violence by people experiencing homelessness, the victims are frequently experiencing homelessness themselves. As the world continues to process the horror of the violence that claimed four lives who were…
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October 10th is World Homeless Day! It is an internationally recognized day to raise awareness of the global issue of homelessness and the work to help those affected by it, and to call for an end to homelessness once and for all. In 2018, homelessness had increased for the first time in seven years. On…
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Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud – Maya Angelou Let me tell you about Mandy. When Mandy first came to us, she was desperate. She lost her job. She lost her apartment. Her car was the only thing she had left. Eventually, she lost the car too. This left Mandy with only the streets. She…
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You can make access to needed medication to thousands annually In early October 2018, state health officials declared an outbreak of Hepatitis A, a local public health emergency. It has since identified community partners, including pharmacists, to help contain the outbreak. AHCH Pharmacists Larry, said local public health officials reached out AHCH because they needed…
Read MoreYour giving ensures believer’s voices can be heard. On February 7th, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) joined the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH) along with 20 other community partners and roughly 20 individual community members at the State Capitol in Santa Fe for NMCEH Lobby Day in an effort to effect…
Read MoreAHCH First Day of Winter Year-end Campaign Celebration At AHCH’s annual First Day of Winter Campaign celebration on March 12th, Board of Directors, Fund Development Committee Members, sponsors, and AHCH Staff gathered to toast, sparkling apple cider, to the completion of another successful fundraising campaign. You raised $223,578! Your belief inspires amazingness. AHCH developed a…
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