FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

The City of Albuquerque's Department of Family and Community Services works to improve the quality, delivery, and effectiveness of health, social, recreational, nutritional, educational, housing, and other human service programs for the residents of the Albuquerque metropolitan area; to increase the available services through resource sharing and coordination; and to improve the quality of life for low to moderate-income residents.

 

The City of Albuquerque provides many family and community services that benefit you. Services range from parenting to recreation to education, and from children to families to seniors! In addition, they include services for our business partners.

Our goal at the City is to provide you with the best service possible, therefore we have added this website to compliment the person-to-person services we provide.

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Thanksgiving Week Meals

Saturday, Nov. 21, 10:30 am to 3:00 pm -- Chava Trucking Company Thanksgiving Dinner,

409 Clark Road SW (2-1/2 miles south of Rio Bravo on 2nd Street).  Shuttle service will be provided, beginning at 10:30 am, at St. Martin’s, Good Shepherd, Alb. Rescue Mission, Project Share, Noon Day, Salvation Army Temple (on Broadway & Lead), and Joy Junction

Saturday, Nov. 21, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm -- Thanksgiving meal at Restoration Ministries,

824 San Mateo SE (south of Zuni, between Southern & Trumble, parking lot & entrance

to building on Ortiz).  Will also be serving regular meal on Nov. 28th (normal hours)

Monday, Nov. 23, 6:00 pm – Pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Joy Junction

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm – Alb. Rescue Mission’s Thanksgiving meal

(no breakfast or dinner at Alb. Rescue Mission on that day)

Also, Noon Day is only open 9:00 - 11:00 -- no lunch meal or afternoon services on Tuesday

November 25 (Wednesday)

Noon Day is only open 9:00 - 11:00 -- no lunch meal or afternoon services

11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Joy Junction’s Thanksgiving meal at the Convention Center downtown (get free tickets at various shelters)

11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Thanksgiving dinner at the Albuquerque Indian Center,

105 Texas SE

Thanksgiving Day (Thursday)**

8:30 to 9:30 am -- brunch at Good Shepherd (only meal on that day at Good Shepherd)

Noon Day is closed.

10:00 am to 3:00 pm – Thanksgiving meal at La Mesa Presbyterian Church,

7401 Copper NE (north of Central, east of Louisiana)

2:00 to 6:00 pm – Thanksgiving dinner at Joy Junction

4:30 to 6:00 pm – Thanksgiving dinner at Project Share

5:00 to 6:00 pm – regular dinner at Alb. Rescue Mission (no breakfast that day)

** There will be a sunrise ceremony (approximately 6:45 am) in honor of Native peoples at the Alb. Center for Peace & Justice, on the corner of Harvard & Silver (one block east of Yale,

one block south of Central), followed by a Fall Harvest brunch starting around 8:00 am.

November 27 (Friday)

St. Martin’s and Alb. Healthcare for the Homeless will be closed.  Other homeless meal sites will be on regular schedule, including Noon Day.

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"Toys for Tots"

Registration will begin on November 16th and go through December 11th. Please call 256-2070 after November 16th for times and locations to register.

Documents needed to register:

• Valid ID
• Birth Certificates for each child
• Proof of address must have their name on the bill (PNM, NMGas, Qwest or a current lease agreement for their house or apartment)

To donate toys or monetary donation contact GySgt. Amass at 298-5508 ext. 210

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Chronic and severe poverty are major causes of homelessness in cities across the country. In Albuquerque, families and individuals cycle in and out of homelessness when they lose a job, become ill, or suffer from domestic violence, substance abuse, and other acute conditions. Almost 23,000 people in Albuquerque earn less than 30% of the area median income (AMI) and therefore are at significant risk of homelessness; by 2011, that number will rise to over 24,000.

 

To view this report please click here: Affordable Housing Needs Assessment

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Homeless Prevention & Rapid Recovery (HPRP) Stimulus Program

The City of Albuquerque has awarded federal stimulus funds to Catholic Charities for homeless prevention and rapid re-housing services.

For more information, please visit our web page or contact Catholic Charities at 724-4615.

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Community Development Block Grant - Recovery (CDBG-R) Stimulus Projects

The City of Albuquerque has been awarded federal stimulus funds for three Community Development Block Grant - Recovery projects.
For more information, please visit our web page or email Linda Rumpf at lrumpf@cabq.gov.

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Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Projects

The City has received Stimulus Capital Fund Grant funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), combined with funding from the 2009 regular Capital Fund Grant, to provide energy efficiency upgrades to modernize Albuquerque public housing developments.

For more information, please visit our web page or email Jim Satterwhite at JSatterwhite@cabq.gov.

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Administrative Requirements for Contracts Awarded Under the City of Albuquerque

NEW! Updated Administrative Requirements for Contracts Awarded Under the City of Albuquerque

Consolidated Plan and Workforce Housing Plan - Albuquerque 2008-2012 can be found under "Related Information: Publications"

 

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Are you having Landlord-Tenant issues? If so, please call Law Access at 998-4529, or if you are out of the City limits, please call 1-800-340-9771.

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