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Our Family Has a New Home!
COMMUNITY SUPPORT EXPANDS IMMIGRANT POWER IN NEW MEXICO
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In 2021, Encuentro embarked on a journey to purchase and renovate a home of our very own. This new center in the heart of Albuquerque’s historic Barelas neighborhood is dedicated to shifting power and ownership directly into the hands of our Latinx immigrant community. Our recently opened space creates countless exciting opportunities for increased visibility, community building, and organizational impact.
We have an even bigger vision for the future and we need your help to get there!
History
Phase II
Preliminary rendering of the Encuentro Phase II South Lot.
Help us build the home health workforce in New Mexico!
The Home Health Aide (HHA) training center is an innovative solution to New Mexico’s growing demand for direct care providers. This new training center will allow Encuentro and our partners to help build the healthcare workforce by offering a home-based training setting where future providers can build their skills and obtain essential certifications.
The Momentum Builders Campaign
Between July 2022 and December 2023, Encuentro is partnering with our collaborators and supporters to raise 2.4 million dollars. These funds will enable us to expand our operations, grow our team, and provide more programming for our community. With funding from NM legislators (capital outlay), an anonymous funder, and the Cohen Foundation, capital fund raising for Phase II, the building of a Home Health Training Center, is complete.
If you are interested in supporting this project, contact [email protected]
“Encuentro has always felt like family. Now with this new spacious building comes the hope of Encuentro’s family growing even more and continuing to promote education on a larger scale in our community.”
- Martha Hurtado, Encuentro Board Member, and student
“From day one, Encuentro has been a place where I feel safe and surrounded by love. I can be myself, express myself in my own language and everybody understands my hopes, fears and the obstacles I have to overcome.
- Maria de Jesus Gallardo
“This space represents power and ownership. When I see our students crossing the doors of Encuentro, I see their excitement of coming to, what they describe, is their second home. They love the classrooms and the spaces available to them to share in community.”
- Crimilda Andrade
Encuentro Means Home…
For our community, Encuentro is more than a building - it is a home away from home. This space honors and supports our immigrant families' lived experiences while amplifying stories, celebrating resilience, recognizing sacrifice, and elevating aspirations and dreams.
Encuentro’s programs are now centralized in our new space, where we can now provide our immigrant community with resources, care, and safety.
A more efficient building with five classrooms for expanded educational capacity.
A fully equipped computer lab that bridges the digital divide with 21 st century skills training.
Over 2400 sq. ft for large group trainings, community events and rentals.
Free onsite childcare to support working parents during our classes.
New opportunities for growth, including a Home Health Training Center in 2024.
Ample patio space for outdoor gatherings and celebrations.
Your support allows us to provide our comunidad inmigrante with access to education and career development programs that strengthen the critical language, literacy, technology, and job skills needed to thrive in a 21st-century economy.
All donations are used to support Encuentro's programs, staff, and students.
Special thanks to the following honorees and sponsors who made the completion of Phase 1 possible:
Thank you for your support!
The Home Health Aide (HHA) training center is an innovative solution to New Mexico’s growing demand for direct care providers. This new training center will allow Encuentro and our partners to help build the healthcare workforce by offering a home-based training setting where future providers can build their skills and obtain essential certifications.
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Help us continue to make a difference.
In addition to room sponsorships and naming opportunities*, there are many ways you can help propel Encuentro forward.
For more information about giving to the Capital Campaign, contact [email protected]
*Each space will be named by Encuentro’s students and staff to honor key contributors to our mission. Sponsors will be recognized with a plaque in their designated room.
We have a big vision for this new space, but we need your help to get there.
We have the following sponsorship opportunities available:
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The Larry Moore ESL Classroom |
$50,000 sponsorship available |
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The Cesar Chavez Financial Literacy & Small Business Classroom |
$50,000 sponsorship available |
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*La Guarderia Child Care Room |
$50,000 sponsorship available |
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*TBD Playground |
$50,000 sponsorship available |
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*Tu Voz Digital Community Journalism Recording Studio |
$25,000 sponsorship available |
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*Pathway Navigators Office |
$25,000 sponsorship available |
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The Andrea Plaza Founding Director’s Office |
$30,000 sponsorship available |
For more information, contact [email protected].
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