SSP Angels

There are currently over 5,000 homeless students attending APS this year.  The APS Title I Homeless Project serves students in preschool through high school and includes: outreach advocacy, after-school tutoring, school supplies, clothing and uniforms, food, health and mental service, summer programs, pre-graduation assessments and assistance with various school fees. 

Signature Southwest Properties has adopted 22 homeless students at Mountain View Elementary School.  In December we hosted a Christmas party.  Through the generosity of our agents we were able to provide a wonderful party complete with a visit from Santa Clause, a turkey dinner and a hand-chosen gift for each child.  Even more importantly we were able to go to the school, see the children's faces light up when they opened their gift and sit down one on one and talk to them.  They seemed to enjoy the attention and care we showed them as much as they enjoyed their gifts. 

We have chosen to form a community partnership and long-term relationship with the APS Title One Homeless Project and specifically with the children at Mountain View Elementary School and will be involved through the years.

We hope you will join with us in supporting this effort.  Click here for more information, to join a party or to make a contribution.

 

 

Roadrunner Foodbank

Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico is New Mexico's largest non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger in New Mexico. In fiscal year 2010, Roadrunner Food Bank distributed more than 22 million pounds of food through a statewide network of nearly 600 partner agencies and five regional food banks. Every week Roadrunner and our affiliated agencies help nearly 40,000 different individuals with food assistance which is equivalent to feeding a city the size of Farmington every single week.

Who does Roadrunner Serve?

Children

• 25% of children under 18 are in poverty and nearly 30% of children under 5 are in poverty in our state. 
• Every year, more than 90,000 children are served through Roadrunner and our affiliate agencies and programs.
• One way we help hungry children is through the Food for Kids Program. The backpack program helps nearly 3,000 children every school week in 38 low-income public schools.
• A USDA study indicates that mild under-nutrition experienced by young children during periods of growth impacts a child's behavior, their school performance, and their overall cognitive development.

 

Families

• Working families struggle to pay for life's necessities including food, fuel and utilities.
• On average, SNAP benefits only last 2.3 weeks and many families still seek help with food.
• 32% of the households served by Roadrunner have at least one employed adult.
• Roadrunner's Emergency Food for Families Program provides food for families in crisis on an as needed basis.

 

Seniors

• 43% of clients on government programs such as Social Security still need help with food assistance.
• 41% of clients have at least one member in the home in poor health.
• About 30,000 seniors seek food assistance from partner agencies each year.
• Many seniors living on fixed or low incomes are forced to choose between food and medicine or medical care each month.
• One way the Food Bank helps low-income seniors is through the Senior 
• Helpings Program delivering monthly supplemental food boxes to more than 1,125 seniors statewide.