Dr. Yasir Hussain was born in the tribal lands of the Kurram Agency in the town of Alizai, grew up in Peshawar, and later relocated to Islamabad, Pakistan. With a love for literature, Hussain became a Fulbright scholar at the…
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Decolonized Mind
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Posted in Albuquerque
Posted in Albuquerque
Hope Stories
My journey to learn public history began with the March, 2014 Albuquerque Police Department shooting and killing of James Boyd, a “Homeless camper” who had been identified by nearby housed individuals as transient, potentially dangerous, and in need of assistance.…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Archives, Community of Hope, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, Memory, MVCH, New Mexico, Oral History, Public History, Research, Transcript, Urban Space, Women
Posted in Albuquerque, Las Cruces
Posted in Albuquerque, Las Cruces
Aggie Cupboard
Kit Elliott graduated from New Mexico State University class of 1962, earned English, Spanish, and Secondary Education degrees, and became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) instructor through Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Central New Mexico Community College. Born and raised in the…
Tagged with: Aggie Cupboard, Archives, Education, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Hunger, Las Cruces, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Public Health, Transcript
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Posted in Las Cruces
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope
Nicole Martinez grew up in California and Oregon, studied Sociology at Brigham Young University, and, after working for Utah’s child protective services, earned Social Work and Sociology masters’ degrees from Western New Mexico University and New Mexico State University. In…
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Posted in Las Cruces
El Caldito “Empty Bowls”
Gabriel Anaya was born and raised in Moriarty, New Mexico. In high school, Anaya worked at a family restaurant on the famous US Route 66 and developed a love for cooking from the simplicity of recipes. An early alumni of…
Tagged with: Archives, Community of Hope, El Caldito, Empty Bowls, Food Rescue, Homelessness, Hunger, Las Cruces, MVCH, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Potters' Guild of Las Cruces, Transcript, Volunteer
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El Caldito Dining Room Volunteer
Gabe Martinez grew up in the agricultural “Bread basket” of California’s San Joaquin valley. A veteran of the United States Air Force who, following “Retirement,” also served with the United States Air Coastal Guard, Martinez has helped people during times…
Tagged with: Archives, Communications, Community of Hope, El Caldito, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Hunger, Las Cruces, MVCH, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Public Health, Transcript, Volunteer
Posted in Las Cruces
Posted in Las Cruces
Camp Hope Outreach
Jack Turney grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and La Habra Heights, California. In addition to food delivery with Meals on Wheels, Turney volunteered alongside family members during community Thanksgiving events, cooked with Saint Joseph’s kitchen to provide “Dinner in the…
Tagged with: Archives, Border Servant Corps, Camp Hope, Community of Hope, Dialogue, Great Conversation, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, MVCH, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Transcript
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Posted in Las Cruces
Project Link Homeless Education
Yoli Silva helped New Mexico’s children as a Las Cruces Public Schools (Title 1– Education for the Disadvantaged) Social Worker for over twenty-seven years, including twelve years as Project Link Homeless Education liaison to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Silva…
Tagged with: Archives, Children, Community of Hope, Education, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, McKinney-Vento Act, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Project Link, Public Health, Public Schools, Transcript, Winter
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Posted in Las Cruces
Amador Health Center
Pamela Angell grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. With a Professional Writing degree from University of New Mexico, Angell wrote for a small newspaper in Grants, New Mexico, later relocating to work as a reporter for the Las Cruces Sun News…
Tagged with: Amador Health Center, Archives, Community of Hope, Healthcare, Homelessness, Hope Stories, HUD, Las Cruces, Medicare, MVCH, New Mexico, NMDOH, NMSU, Oral History, Public Health, Saint Luke's Health Clinic, Transcript
Posted in Las Cruces
Posted in Las Cruces
Saint Andrew’s Church Hope
Dr. Nancy McMillan grew up in Las Alamos, New Mexico, an area known as a “Glow in the Dark” scientific community because of its history with radioactive elements and nuclear materials’ production. A youth member of Los Alamos Geological Society…
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Posted in Las Cruces
Hacienda del Sol shelter
Raised in Appalachian West Virginia, and inspired by her mother’s belief in the power of education, Nancy Baker rose above the roots of poverty and into an academic career. Dr. Baker earned a PhD from Tulane University in 1989, joined…
Tagged with: Archives, Children, Community of Hope, Criminal Justice, Domestic Abuse, Education, Hacienda del Sol, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Law, MVCH, NMSU, Oral History, Public Health, Shelter Care, Transcript, Women
Posted in Las Cruces
Posted in Las Cruces
Las Vegas, Nevada’s CARE Complex
Glenn Trowbridge was born in St. Albans, West Virginia, and lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for over forty years. With service in the United States Air Force, study in psychology at San Diego State University and business administration at National…
Tagged with: Archives, CARE Complex, Corridor of Care, Employment, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nonprofit, Oral History, Public Health, Social Work, Transcript
Posted in Las Cruces
Posted in Las Cruces
Saint Luke’s Health Clinic
James Sassak was born in Pontiac, Michigan, moved to Las Cruces in 1986, and later attended college in Orlando, Florida. Sassak returned to Las Cruces after a 2011 winter storm known as the “Deep Freeze” threatened health conditions for both…
Tagged with: Amador Health Center, Archives, Community of Hope, Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, MVCH, New Mexico, Oral History, Peer Support, Saint Luke's Health Clinic, Transcript, Winter
Posted in Las Cruces
Posted in Las Cruces
Jardin de Los Niños
Audrey Hardman-Hartley was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, raised in El Paso, Texas and Hilo, Hawaii, and returned to Las Cruces to attend New Mexico State University. Twenty six years after completing a master’s degree, and following a career…
Tagged with: Archives, Children, Community of Hope, Education, Great Depression, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Jardin de Los Niños, Las Cruces, New Mexico, NM FOCUS Program, NMSU, Oral History, Reading, Teaching, Therapy, Transcript
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Posted in Las Cruces
The Great Conversation
Randy Harris was born on Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, studied history, social science, and communication, and worked in agriculture, media, energy conservation, and entrepreneurial creativity. In 2010, Harris engaged Las Cruces citizens to participate in a series…
Tagged with: Archives, Community of Hope, Dialogue, Great Conversation, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, MVCH, New Mexico, NMSU, Oral History, Transcript, Winter
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Posted in Las Cruces
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