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Our community is invited to join a morning to share and learn effective ways to advocate with our neighbors. This is a free event, but space is limited. Register today and see you Monday, January 13th at Central United Methodist Church!https://forms.gle/eJtSQScW7ksDU6Qd6
On Friday, Board members and friends got together at First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque for a friendly potluck. And on Saturday, we joined our friends from the city and partnering community providers to celebrate World Refugee Day at Civic Plaza. People who came by our table got to help make a Community Garland by writing down their favorite things and adding them one by one to the garland. Look how long our community was about one hour in!
Finally, we reached $3,015 in our online fundraiser which means that the Board of Directors Matching Gift brings us up to $6,015. The page is still open if you'd still like to donate before the end of the month.Â
It's World Refugee Day and we hope these words from our Volunteer Coordinator, Odalys will inspire you to support our World Refugee Day campaign.
Q: Out of all the needs our clients have, what stands out as the most important?
A: Many of these families have evictions that will follow them long after this program, I wish the community had more resources to help them overcome that setback.
Q: Why do you love working at ABQ FaithWorks Collaborative?
A: I love working here because I feel like the work that we do is very meaningful and impactful for the community that we work with.
Q: What was one time that made you proud when a client overcame an obstacle?
A: Getting state-issued IDs can be quite the challenge, especially for asylum seekers, so whenever they are able to finally get their IDs, I feel so happy for them.
