Inspiring Words from our Staff

We are counting down to the final day of our World Refugee Day campaign with staff interviews, starting with Director of Programs, Abbey Reed.

If Abbey's words inspire you to support ABQ FaithWorks and the clients we serve, please join us in honoring all those in search of home and belonging, right here:

https://www.abqfaithworks.org/world-refugee-day-campaign

Q: Why do you love working at ABQ FaithWorks Collaborative?

A: I love the creativity and ingenuity that all our staff bring to the office daily. I also love working with a group of people who care about all people. It is a constant reminder of the importance of seeing the dignity in every person.

Q: What was one time you felt proud of how a client overcame hardship?

A: We had a client who had to overcome every obstacle you could imagine, and through every barrier, they could secure a job and housing and take the next steps forward. They demonstrate great resiliency, tenacity, and perseverance. I admire our clients greatly.

Q: What do you see as the most common need of the clients we serve?

A: It's hard to pick out one as the most important, but one I feel quite passionate about is the ability to supply resources to rural communities and the Pueblos. I have heard several times from people in need of assistance in rural communities around New Mexico say, "I've been told if I need help, I need to move to Albuquerque or Las Cruces." I hope that we can continue to work with the different counties in New Mexico to provide assistance for people no matter where they live in New Mexico.

If Abbey's words inspire you to support ABQ FaithWorks and the clients we serve, please join us in honoring all those in search of home and belonging, right here:

https://www.abqfaithworks.org/world-refugee-day-campaign

Monthly Food Distribution

For Asylum Seekers in our community, getting resources to help them transition to the USA can be difficult. We are so thankful for the support of the Bishop Storehouse through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which provided us with an in-kind food grant, allowing our monthly food distribution to happen. Through this grant, we have provided dozens of families with food. Our families have been able to focus on integrating into a new home while knowing that one vital need is being taken care of. Thank you, Bishop Storehouse and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, for making our food distribution possible. You have impacted many lives, and we appreciate your generosity.

ABQ FaithWorks is currently working to raise $10,000 for World Refugee Day and 100 donors by June 20th. Would you consider helping us meet our goal by donating, creating a fundraising page and sharing the campaign with your friends? Thank you for your continued support, which helps the most vulnerable in our community.

ABQ FaithWorks Staff and Volunteers

Join Today!

Your support between now and June 20th will help ABQ FaithWorks in our ongoing efforts to walk with Asylum Seekers’ journeys toward official asylum protection. And the best news is, up to $3,000 will be matched by our Board of Directors!

That means your gift will be doubled, dollar for dollar. Give today to make sure your gift is matched, and keep checking back to see how close we are to our goal of $10,000 and 100 new supporters.

You can share our fundraising page on social media, or even start your own fundraising page! By sharing this cause that means so much to you with your friends and family, we can all help welcome the newcomer, help those who are homeless or precariously housed ... and make our community stronger.

Keep checking back to learn about our work with the newcomer, faqs about refugees, asylum seekers and immigration… and how close we are to meeting our goals!

ABOUT WORLD REFUGEE DAY:  World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.