Thank you for attending the 2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness!

March 25-26, 2010

Organized by the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness, the 2010 Summit to End Child Homelessness was a great success.  Over 175 homeless service providers, children's advocates, community leaders, and state and elected officials came together to specifically address the issue facing New Mexico's most vulnerable population - homeless children.

Summit attendees had the opportunity to attend 19 workshops and strategy sessions, hear from two state secretaries, and help kick off the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness. 

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:

Brindle Foundation

McCune Charitable Foundation

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority

United Way of Central New Mexico

The National Center on Family Homelessness

Agenda

The Summit provided many opportunities for attendees to contribute to the development of the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness, learn, network and improve their skill sets.  See the Summit Agenda for March 25, March 26, and Workshop Descriptions for more details.

Workshop Materials

Cuidando los Niños' Family Support Program

The Special Needs of Young Homeless Children

Collaborative Care for Homeless Families

Building a Media Network to Tell the Story of Child Homelessness

Summit Press Coverage

Public News Service - End Homelessness Pledge: Not One Child, Not One Night in NM

Democracy for New Mexico - New Mexico Launches Campaign to End Child Homelessness at 2010 Summit

2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness Press Release

Additional Information

Please contact Corey Beach at The National Center on Family Homelessness if you have any questions regarding the Summit at 617-581-6798 or Corey.Beach@familyhomelessness.org.

Next Steps

There is a lot of work to be done to reach our goal of ending child homelessness in New Mexico.  Thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of all Summit participants, as well as the work that each of you do on a day-to-day basis, we are off to a great start.  We will be using your feedback from the strategy sessions, workshops and discussion questions to begin planning the first stages of the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness.  As the Campaign evolves, we will be contacting you for more ideas and support.  Please visit our New Mexico state blog to continue to share your ideas on how we can end this tragedy in New Mexico. 

New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness

The New Mexico Campaign is an initiative of the national Campaign to End Child Homelessness which seeks to increase public awareness, inform state and federal policies, and improve services to prevent and end child homelessness.  The New Mexico Campaign is a coalition of organizations that includes The National Center on Family Homelessness, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, St. Martin's Hospitality Center, Center for Social Innovation, Cuidando Los Niños, New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessnes, New Mexico Voices for Children, and many others.  For more information, please visit www.HomelessChildrenAmerica.org.