Community Connections represent collaborations between CAASNM and other community programs. Among just three of these partnerships are: Coats4Kids, which provides warm winter jackets to nearly 3,000 children annually residing in southern New Mexico. The event has taken place since 1995, distributing a cumulative 63,000 coats to needy children in Dona Ana County. The Children’s Reading Alliance (childrensreadingalliance.org 575-522-3713) provides reading materials for are children so they have access to books and can foster reading at a young age. The Alliance also provides educational classes for parents encouraging children to read at a young age to help them be prepared for success in school and throughout their lives. Cancer Aid Resource & Education (CARE, carelascruces.org 575-649-0598) is dedicated to providing resources, education, and support services that help many Doña Ana County cancer patients, children and adults while receiving treatment for cancer.
CAA is a 58-year-old New Mexico nonprofit that provides resources and programming to people facing adversity. The goal is to help increase their resiliency and overall family wellbeing. We do this through programs that build on family strengths, self-empowerment, and resilience. Among the many services CAA provides are youth entrepreneurship and development, nutrition programs for children, family financial programs, housing stability, and empowerment and advocacy. Last year, we served over 14,000 families.
Our board-approved mission is to partner with New Mexicans to overcome adversity by connecting communities, encouraging family wellness, empowering families and bridging resources. One of our agency’s strengths is this innovative, unified network of programs that helps people face and rise above the many economic, family, and life challenges they may encounter.
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