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Rep. Stansbury Announces Millions in Funding Submissions for New Mexico
WASHINGTON— As communities across New Mexico face interconnected challenges with public safety, affordable housing, education and economic development, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) announced her selections for 15 Congressionally funded community projects, totaling $53.1 million, which she submitted for consideration in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 budget. READ MORE
Portable housing being set up for homeless families on west side of Albuquerque
A new West Side community is falling into place.
Crews on Thursday moved 13 portable buildings — once used as Albuquerque Public Schools classrooms — onto a Montaño Road lot that will eventually serve families experiencing homelessness. It marks an expansion of the Saranam transitional living program that already has a presence on Albuquerque’s east side. READ MORE
Saranam Moves Forward with Westside Campus
A local nonprofit dedicated to helping families end their homelessness just took a step forward on its new Westside campus. READ MORE
Support for families: Nonprofit that helps people who are homeless gets mattress donation
Saranam, a local nonprofit for homeless families, received close to 40 mattresses Tuesday as a donation from American Home Furniture and Mattress.
Dozens of high school students from Albuquerque Academy volunteered to help unload and deliver the $20,000 worth of new mattresses, according to a news release from Saranam. READ MORE
$20,000 in mattresses donated to local non-profit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local non-profit, Saranam, got a big donation from American Home Furniture and Mattress. American Home donated nearly 40 mattresses for the families exiting homelessness in Saranam’s program on Tuesday, Feb. 28. SEE MORE
Homeless Families Receive Thousands in Supplies from ABQ Elementary School Students
The holidays have come and gone, but it’s never too late to highlight the generosity of others.
Thanks to holiday drives at Double Eagle Elementary School and the second-grade classrooms of Manzano Day School, the local nonprofit Saranam received over $2,400 worth of supplies. READ MORE
Sandia Labs, Albuquerque residents join forces to create murals for community
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The community was joined by Sandia National Laboratories volunteers on Saturday. They came together to create murals. READ MORE
Transitional living program set to break ground soon in NW Albuquerque
A three-and-a-half acre plot of land near Montano and Taylor Ranch is just dirt right now. But by spring of next year, there will be 25 residential units and program space for Albuquerque’s Saranam. READ MORE
Saranam breaks ground on Westside campus to help with area homelessness
Representatives from Albuquerque nonprofit Saranam and elected officials broke ground Tuesday on a 3.5-acre campus that will help combat area homelessness and increase capacity in an existing program. READ MORE
Nonprofit providing family housing breaks ground on new west side facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local nonprofit is helping families experiencing homelessness and will soon have a new facility on the west side. Saranam broke ground on the new campus near Montano and Coors Tuesday morning. READ MORE
Saranam expands program to West Side
Nonprofit building 27 more transitional living units for ABQ families
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BY RICK NATHANSON, JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
The turning over of dirt in a vacant West Side lot is more than just the beginning of a new construction project. READ MORE
Nonprofit breaks ground on new West Side housing campus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A housing campus is now expanding to Albuquerque's West Side.
Right now, Saranam is able to serve up to 20 homeless families at its campus on Eubank. They hope to more than double their capacity in the next couple of years. READ MORE
Saranam Breaks Ground on New Westside Campus. Once Developed It Will House 25 Additional Families
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – February 22, 2022 – Elected officials, Saranam volunteers, staff and alumni broke ground today on the organization’s new westside campus. Saranam serves families experiencing homelessness with its unique two-year program that in addition to... READ THE FULL RELEASE
Saranam receives $1M donation for expansion to Albuquerque’s Westside
Jan 7, 2022
Saranam was featured on KRQE News 13, highlighting the impact this gift will make on the program’s expansion and the community.
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