Woman staying at shelter seeks help
A woman who had been sleeping in her car is now staying at the St. Elizabeth Shelter’s Casa Familia, a dedicated emergency shelter for single women and families with children.
The woman says she has obtained a Section 8 voucher to move into rental housing but doesn’t have enough cash to cover the expenses involved with moving in.
She is among hundreds of area residents seeking help this season through the Empty Stocking Fund.
The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe Community Foundation, Los Alamos National Bank, The Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services and The Life Link donate services to jointly administer the Empty Stocking Fund.
The newspaper will run stories featuring requests for assistance from local residents. The information from the initial application will be verified if the applicant is selected for assistance.
To donate: Make your taxdeductible donation online at www.santafenewmexican.com/ empty_stocking or mail a check to The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 875041827. Donors can request to remain anonymous.
If you can provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, call 505-983-8968.
If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, firewood, or other items or services, call 505-988-8054.
If you donate online in honor of a friend or loved one, a custom e-card can be sent from the Empty Stocking Fund to let them know about your contribution, courtesy of the Santa Fe Community Foundation and InSight Foto.
The application process has closed.
Donations
Anonymous (4): $425 Raquel and Ynacio Alvarez in memory of Joe Alvarez: $50 June and Tom Catron: $300 Larry and Yvonne Chambles: $100 Fabian Chavez: $100 Kenneth and Joy Crandall: $200 Susan and Ken Crawford: $100 Paul Crutchfield, in memory of Elaine, Mary, Mark, Ray and Pam: $100 Henry and Silvia Gonzales: $150 Hal Logsdon and Gordon Hawthorne: $400 Ray and Dolores Herrera, in memory of Colette Herrera Tiner: $200 Kathleen Higgins: $100 Joe, Josie and Cathy, in memory of Ernie Fernandez: $100 Marcia White and John Kennedy: $200 Eileen Mandel: $100 Don Moore: $125 Richdale Charitable Foundation: $3,000 Florence Romero: $50 Total: $5,800 Cumulative total: $87,338.95