Interest was high in September when the local chapter of the national nonprofit Braver Angels hosted a debate in the International District. The debate was about whether more tax dollars are needed to address the city’s high number of people living on the streets and in shelters — estimated to be about 5,000. While dozens […]
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Finding solutions for unhoused galvanizes Albuquerque residents
Interest was high in September when the local chapter of the national nonprofit Braver Angels hosted a debate in the International District. The debate was about whether more tax dollars are needed to address the city’s high number of people living on the streets and in shelters — estimated to be about 5,000. While dozens […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]
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Mayor on homelessness: ‘We just have to do more’
Those experiencing homelessness who are also battling drug and alcohol addiction will soon have a new option — a roof over their head and an opportunity for recovery. City officials broke ground Wednesday on a pallet home micro-community near Pan American Freeway and Candelaria Road NE called Recovery Gateway. Officials say the subset of the […]
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Mayor on homelessness: ‘We just have to do more’
Those experiencing homelessness who are also battling drug and alcohol addiction will soon have a new option — a roof over their head and an opportunity for recovery. City officials broke ground Wednesday on a pallet home micro-community near Pan American Freeway and Candelaria Road NE called Recovery Gateway. Officials say the subset of the […]
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Fire Rescue prepares for increase in outside fires
The fall and winter seasons pose a fresh set of challenges to those experiencing homelessness on Albuquerque’s streets, including hypothermia, frostbite and a greater spread of colds and viruses. To stay warm and often to cook food, some turn to lighting small illegal fires outside, which can result in significant injuries, property damage and property […]
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Fire Rescue prepares for increase in outside fires
The fall and winter seasons pose a fresh set of challenges to those experiencing homelessness on Albuquerque’s streets, including hypothermia, frostbite and a greater spread of colds and viruses. To stay warm and often to cook food, some turn to lighting small illegal fires outside, which can result in significant injuries, property damage and property […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Housing & Homelessness
Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard — formerly a hospital facility — into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]
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Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard — formerly a hospital facility — into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]