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The Interfaith Leadership Alliance
continues to implement programs in Santa Fe to address social justice
issues. The ILA seeks to identify community needs that are not being
adequately served. Since its inception in 2007, the ILA has
established the following programs:
Envision Santa Fe
Community Closet
Interfaith Community Shelter Group
Interfaith Block Party
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Envision Santa Fe
Stability...
Self Sufficiency...
Sustainability...
Envision Santa Fe's Mission is to address family homelessness in
our community.
Envision Santa Fe is a coalition of faith-based communities and social
services agencies working to provide homeless families with the support
they need to become stable and sustainable.
Volunteer mentors work with families in transition for two years to help
them into permanent housing, access community resources, and acquire
skills to ensure sustainability.
Temple
Beth Shalom, the originator of the project, supervises Envision Santa Fe
in collaboration with faith communities.
To
volunteer, donate or obtain further information
please contact us:
Sue
Breslauer, Co-Chair 505-699-6049
Ellen Biderman, Co-Chair 505-670-9609
Beverly Larzelere, Coordinator 505-699-1020
Email:
EnvisionSantaFe@gmail.com
Website: www.EnvisionSantaFe.org
Community Closet
Our Mission
Through a coalition
of faith based organizations, we provide clothing and
supplies for the homeless and needy at locations
throughout the community.
About Us
Santa Fe
Community Closet was developed by a group of concerned clergy to
fill a gap in services in Santa Fe.
Many homeless and
needy youth and adults are not adequately clothed, and Community
Closet serves those individuals and families.
Clothes are
distributed at:
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Interfaith
Community Shelter; November 1 - April 30
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First
Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe; every Sunday during the summer
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Adelante's
program Todos los jueves - Cesar Chavez Community
School; every Thursday
Donations may be
brought to the TaHa Mosque at 302 E. Barcelona Road.
Clothing, back packs, shoes, and sleeping bags should be clean and
gently used. They may be placed in plastic bags or
cartons and left in front of the garage.
Contact Us
Email: sfcommunitycloset@gmail.com
Web: www.sfcommunitycloset.org
Phone: 505-577-1905
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Interfaith Community Shelter Group
Existing shelters in
Santa Fe lack the capacity to provide a sufficient number of beds and safe accommodations
for the homeless.
The ILA
took a lead role in organizing and providing volunteers for an overflow winter
shelter program for women and children in collaboration with St.
Elizabeth Shelter in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009, the
Interfaith Community Shelter was incorporated and through the
collaboration acquired a
temporary
shelter that provided more than 10,000 bed-nights.
For the
2009/2010 winter, we are located at the former "Pete's Pets" store
on Cerrillos Road where we provide food and shelter every night
from November through April.
The ILA faith
community acquires sleeping bags, toiletries, food, raises money
and trains volunteers to keep the emergency overflow shelter
program operational.
Click here for
the New Mexican Article
Click here for
Press Release
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Interfaith Block Party
The ILA has
established an annual event to celebrate the rich diversity of the Santa
Fe community in the form of an old-fashioned Block Party.
2008 marked an historic occasion as eight faith communities came
together for the first time to learn about each other's faith
traditions and to socialize. Programs include music,
dancing, food, and tours of different houses of worship. This
annual event supports the ILA's mission to nurture
interfaith understanding.
Click here for the 2008
Announcement
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Donations
The ILA welcomes cash and in kind donations to
support our programs. Checks may be made out to the ILA and
mailed to 205 E. Barcelona Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505
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