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The most recent NM Point-in-Time Report by the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness on behalf of US Department of Housing and Urban Development counted 1,231 people living on the streets of Albuquerque (around 0.2% of the city's population) in January 2024. The report also counted 1,289 people living in an emergency shelter in Albuquerque ...
On average, Joy Junction serves as many as 300 people per day, including as many as 60 to 80 children; over 16,000 meals are provided to the homeless in Albuquerque every month, and 200,000 every year. [2] [7] A thrift shop was also added in 2023. [8] During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, their shelter accommodated an estimated 300 individuals ...
Albuquerque has been criticized for its practice of routinely destroying encamped people's belongings during sweeps, which advocates say has prolonged their homelessness by disconnecting them from public records and services. [140] Albuquerque's Health Housing and Homelessness department reported that the city had cleared or cited over 1,000 ...
Nov. 21—Two Albuquerque charities will receive $6.25 million in donations as part of the $110 million Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos pledged to 40 organizations across the country combating ...
But getting an accurate count of how many of New Mexico's homeless die is no easy task. Health Care for the Homeless, which offers free health care and other services, is working with the state ...
A 2022 needs assessment focused on young people and homelessness completed by Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation for the city made a conservative estimate that 1,242 to 2,314 people ...
International District, Albuquerque, New Mexico, specifically with some areas off Central Ave, especially intersecting Louisiana, Texas, and Rhode Island Streets, have high homelessness rates, as well as a higher than average rate of public drug usage and high property-related crime and violence. The area is colloquially known as the "War Zone".
Dec. 12—A longtime social worker who testified in a landmark education lawsuit against the state of New Mexico has been named the next director of Health, Housing and Homelessness for the city ...