Success Stories

When Rick and Shannon Gutierrez welcomed their fourth child, Jake, to their world, they learned he had a condition known as Microtia Atresia. Jake was profoundly deaf. That’s a lot for a family to take in. “When it happens, of course you ask: what do we do next?” Rick states....

(from the Sandia Lab News) The United Way of Central New Mexico (UWCNM) Community Fund is finding creative ways to get social service agencies to work together to deepen their impact. The fund supports a range of nonprofit agencies and programs that help people who are struggling to better...

In 2015-16, our Community Fund is partnering with the New Mexico Philharmonic by funding their Young Musician Initiative (YMI). YMI is an afterschool music education program for elementary school children. The children are trained in singing, music readiness, a musical instrument and...

In 2014-15, ‪UWCNM‬'s Community Fund partnered with Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico, which pioneered a successful supportive housing model at its own properties, plus community locations totaling 641 units, using an approach to ending homelessness that centers on quickly providing...

Jim Asperger's goal is to positively impact as many lives as possible. “United Way of Central New Mexico helps me improve myself by focusing on others,” he says. He has watched for ways to improve our community as a member of our Tocqueville Society since 2010,...

It is not uncommon to see someone holding a cardboard sign reading “I’m hungry” or “I need a job” at Albuquerque intersections. In an effort to address the needs of panhandlers, Albuquerque Mayor RJ Berry unveiled “There’s a Better Way” in May of 2015. The program provides panhandlers with work...

Giving is a great habit to have. Julie Bowdich and John Carey have built a practice of giving to United Way of Central New Mexico and the community for many years. Their latest and very generous gift of $100,000 (with half dedicated to UWCNM) is testament to their belief that financial...