Empty stocking fund
The Empty Stocking Fund is a 40-year-old project of
The New Mexican. Each year, hundreds of people receive aid from the fund during the holiday season to help cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs.
Who it helps: Applicants, who must live within 50 miles of Santa Fe and must provide documents that provide proof of their identity, are considered without regard to race, age, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation.
How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests, meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs and verify the applicant’s income. If a request is approved, the committee sends a check directly to the service supplier. The cap for most requests is $1,000 but can be as much as $2,500 per household, depending on the need.
2021 goal: $275,000 This holiday charity project, which began in 1981, is jointly administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation, Enterprise Bank and Trust, the Salvation Army, Presbyterian
Medical Services, The Life Link, Habitat for Humanity, Esperanza Shelter, Youth Shelters and Family Services and a private individual.
To donate: Make your tax-deductible donation online at 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 87504-1827. Donors can request to remain anonymous.
If you can provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, contact Habitat for Humanity at repairs@santafehabitat.org. If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, firewood or other items or services, call the Salvation Army at 505988-8054.
Donations
Paula and Neal Devitt: $100 Enterprise Bank & Trust Foundation & Tony Ornelas: $100
Elise & Matt Fagan: $100 Laurie Farber-Condon: $50 Steve and Anne Farber (in memory of John Silver): $300
Dwight and Dorothy Finkel: $500
Judith Gabriele and Vinnie Kelley (in memory of Mark Kelley): $50
Frank and Maria Gallegos: $300
Joe and Debra Garcia: $100 Cheryl Gardopee: $100 Zoe Gayl: $100
Total: $1,800 Cumulative total: $57,679.01