SW Indigenous Housing Justice Collaborative

Meeting Details

Meeting Time: Bi-monthly on the 3rd Monday, from 10am-12pm.

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 898 0153 6951

Meeting Dates for 2026

Meetings will occasionally be in person and location will be provided. 

• January 26, 2026 Agenda
• March 16, 2026 Agenda
• May 18, 2026 Agenda
• July 20, 2026
• September 21, 2026
• November 16, 2026

Resources

988: New Mexico’s 988 is the 24/7 free and confidential lifeline for emotional, mental, or alcohol and substance use support, made available to all New Mexicans through the Behavioral Health Services Division of the New Mexico Health Care Authority.

Affordable Solar: Affordable Solar believes our due-diligence is to support Tribes as leaders of the renewable energy transition. Our intent is to advance Tribal energy sovereignty for Tribal nations and Indigenous communities of New Mexico by serving as a trusted, reliable, and local resource for technical and financial expertise of solar project development in Albuquerque and beyond.

BHSD/HUD Housing Related information: Supportive Housing and housing assistance programs in New Mexico help New Mexicans secure and maintain affordable housing. Through supportive housing, subsidies are often available in which the tenant holds an individual apartment lease. This evidence-based practice provides links to client-driven support services that help the tenants live successfully as independent tenants. Supportive Housing and housing assistance promote resiliency and self-determination. 

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women: The mission of the CSVANW (Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women) is to eradicate violence against Native women and children by championing social change within our communities. We are dedicated to taking responsibility for the future wellbeing of Native women and children. Through the pillars of support, education, and advocacy, we leverage our collective strengths, power, and unity towards the creation of violence-free communities. Our vision encapsulates the essence of our efforts: fostering Healthy Families, Healthy Communities. This vision guides our commitment to healing and transforming our communities into safe, nurturing spaces for the growth and prosperity of all its members.

Dreamcatcher Financial Strategies: Our goal is to provide our services to Native and Non-Native individuals who may be looking for professional guidance on how to become financially stable. We offer a unique experience that is simple, trustworthy, culturally sensitive, and honest. We hope to assist our folks in our Native communities to better understand how money could work for us. We’re also proud of the fact that our business model allows us to sit with folks at no-cost.

Homeless Coordinating Council: The Homeless Coordinating Council (HCC) is a collaborative body made up of members from the City of Albuquerque, the County of Bernalillo, the Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico. As reflected in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the HCC’s work will be guided by creative problem solving, respectful collaboration, evidence-based decision-making, and effective resource utilization. The HCC’s purpose is to deliver a coordinated community-wide framework for expanding and strengthening services and permanent affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness in the Albuquerque metro area.

Native American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC): To effectively and efficiently promote and support American Indians, Alaska Natives and native Hawaiians in their self- determined goal to provide culturally relevant and quality affordable housing for native people.

Our priority to Tribes: The National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1974 to support Tribal housing entities in their efforts to provide safe, decent, affordable, and culturally appropriate housing for Native communities. NAIHC provides Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) with training and technical assistance in developing and operating Tribal housing programs. We provided an array of communication for topics such as advocacy efforts to influence policy development and legislation impacting housing development in Indian Country. We are also a member organization of over 300 members who represent about 475 tribes and tribal housing organizations.

Native Renewables: Native Renewables was founded in 2016 to bring solar power to 15,000 homes on the Navajo reservation. Our mission is to grow Indigenous-led solar power knowledge and solutions with Hopi and Diné (Navajo) families and communities. Our vision is to not only provide solar power to homes on the Navajo and Hopi reservations that are “off the grid” but also educate Native communities about solar and renewable energy.

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC): The Tribal Safe Housing Center offers training, technical assistance, and capacity building that addresses the critical intersection of housing instability, homelessness, and domestic violence in Native communities. https://www.niwrc.org/policy-center/safe-housing

Native American Connections (NAC) in Phoenix, AZ: Housing is Our Foundation - Home is where it all starts. Housing is an essential part of building stability, security, and wellness for everyone. Our housing programs are open to all people, with specialized communities for families, seniors, chronically homeless individuals, and homeless youth ages 18-24.

More than a Roof: NAC - Our Programs are Built to Help in Many Ways

• Build a sense of community among residents
• Empower residents to become more active participants in their communities
• Locate properties in safe, central locations, near transportation and other amenities 
• Offer on-site services to increase stability and improve health and wellness
• Integrate community with access to behavioral health services 

Natsiilid Initiative: Our vision is to address and advocate the housing and utility infrastructure needs on Nihikéyah (Navajo Homeland) as a means of fostering collective—physical, psychological, spiritual, and restorative—healing. We situate the contemporary Diné house amidst our investment in larger development projects, including community/cultural asset mapping, community development planning, tribal governance support, and research in the local knowledge system.

National DV Resources: Welcome to DomesticShelters.org. We’re the first and largest online and mobile searchable directory of domestic violence programs and shelters in the U.S. and Canada, and a leading source of helpful tools and information for people experiencing and working to end domestic violence.

NM State Resources

New Mexico State Workforce Office of Housing: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Housing

And Housing Stability: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/en-us/HousingStability

New Mexico Farmers Association: FreshRx is a produce prescription program run by the New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association (NMFMA) that provides incentives for patients to complement their current medical care by purchasing nutritious, New Mexico grown produce. Patients with diet-related illnesses, such as obesity, heart disease, or hypertension, can add more vegetables and fruits to their meals through FreshRx. FreshRx is grounded in the idea that food is medicine and in the conviction that everyone has the right to access high-quality, healthy food.

Southwest Tribal Housing Alliance (SWTHA): SWTHA is a non-profit organization established in May 2009 representing Indian Housing Authorities and Tribal Housing Departments in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas, also known as Region VIII. SWTHA’s purpose is to assist its members in addressing the housing needs of low-income Indian families. SWTHA is a non-profit organization established in May 2009 representing Indian Housing Authorities and Tribal Housing Departments in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas, also known as Region VIII. SWTHA’s purpose is to assist its members in addressing the housing needs of low-income Indian families in the Tri-State area. in the Tri-State area. 

Southwest Native Assets Coalition (SWNAC): Tribal Homebuyer Education & Credit/Financial Empowerment