HUD’s Up - Santa Fe, Other Counties Score $3.4 Million Federal Grant
Today, there were 122 beds for homeless youth at 10 shelters across the state. In Northern New Mexico, at three shelters from Farmington to Taos to Santa Fe, there were just 52.
Most were taken.
It's hard to pin down just how many young homeless people there are in any community. The people who track that sort of thing say they're harder to find and harder to engage than adults who are homeless; more reluctant to talk with anyone about what they need.
A $3.37 million federal grant to coordinate a response across 14 Northern New Mexico counties will help.
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Udall, Heinrich, Lujan announce More Than $2 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Youth and Family Homelessness in Northern New Mexico
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced $2 million over the next five years in federal funding for programs that support youth and families experiencing homelessness in Northern New Mexico.
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Community Invited to Discuss Challenges and Resources for Youth
Red River Fire Department and DreamTree Project partner to provide resources to teens throughout the Enchanted Circle.
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