Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless

Contact Information
Mailing Address: 
PO Box 25445
City: 
Albuquerque
State: 
New Mexico
Zip: 
87125-0445
Counties of Location: 
Bernalillo
Phone: 
(505) 766-5197
General Organization Email: 
Program Information
NTEE Code: 
E- Health Care
F- Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
P- Human Services
Mission Statement: 
To provide caring and comprehensive health & supportive services, linking people experiencing homelessness to individual and collective solutions, and to be a leader in creating service delivery models and solutions to homelessness. Vision: to live in a world that is just and without homelessness.
Programs: 
AHCH addresses the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness through extensive outreach and free site-based services, including: * Primary medical, dental, and specialty care * Con Niños treatment team medical/social outreach for homeless children and their families * ArtStreet, a community-based arts and art therapy studio project * Harm reduction street outreach, including syringe exchange, auricular acupuncture detox, and a peer education/prevention project * Social and behavioral health continuum * Social Transition and Resource Services (STARS) drop-in center & social services (intensive case management and social work) * Re-Entry Collaborative Project (REC), medication-assisted treatment for individuals addicted to opiates, recently released from jail / prison and experiencing homelessness, including comprehensive, wrap-around social services, such as housing, case management, and client advocacy. * Counseling and therapy programs for women and men, including psychosocial rehabilitation * Casa Los Arboles, a 12-bed social model residential recovery home for men, * Tierra del Sol, a residential recovery program that houses 12-15 women and some children, * Villa de Paz, 23-unit transitional housing for men and women in recovery, and housing placement and subsidies (29 units over a 12-month period) so that individuals can access affordable housing.
Populations Served: 
Homeless
Counties Served: 
Bernalillo
Year Founded: 
1985
Annual Budget: 
$5,000,000 or more
Personnel: 
100 or more FTE
Executive Director: 
Jennifer L. Metzler, MPH
Board and Volunteer Positions: 
Accepts inquiries about volunteering
Accepts inquiries about board member positions
Nonprofit Status: 
Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS
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