With almost four decades of combined service to Con Alma Health Foundation (CAHF), Jim Coates and Susie Trujillo shared reflections as Community Advisory Committee (CAC) members.

From geographic, cultural, and political differences, with individual demographic, racial, ethnic, gender, age, urban, or rural backgrounds, each CAC member brings a lifetime of experiences to the table. Members gather not for contentious debate, but
as knowledgeable voices of their diverse communities, all to
help move the Foundation forward to meet its primary goal of improving the health of all New Mexicans.

Though we’ve long hoped it could, we realize Con Alma is a long way from moving any of the needles that address the state’s overwhelming health needs. There are not enough resources to quickly end the root causes of the health inequities of our state. We can’t buy our residents out of poverty or educate and train ourselves and our neighbors enough to finally eradicate prejudice and racism. We can’t convene enough meetings to advocate for policies that will eliminate the inequalities currently inherent within the social determinants of health.

What we do believe though? The CAC is committed to continue to listen, understand, respect, and work together as one; to effectively utilize the strength of our communal power and accumulated resources; to strive together to fulfill the vision of the Foundation’s founders.

Jim Coates and Susie Trujillo

2021 NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HEALTH GRANTS GROUP GRANTS

Promoting the health and wellness of the people of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and northern Santa Fe counties through a partnership between the Con Alma Health Foundation and the Hospital Auxiliary for Los Alamos Medical Center (14 grants, totaling $150,000)

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region ($10,000)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe/Del Norte ($10,000)

Child Counseling Center and Play Therapy  Institute of New Mexico ($15,000)

Family Strengths Network ($8,000)

Family YMCA ($7,500)

Inside Out ($12,000)

Las Cumbres Community Services ($12,000)

Los Alamos Family Council ($12,000)

Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board ($7,500)

Mesa to Mesa ($12,000)

National Latino Behavioral Health Association ($10,000)

New Mexico State University Foundation ($10,000)

Santa Fe Recovery Center ($12,000)

University of New Mexico Institute for  Social Research ($12,000)

VACCINE ROLLOUT (WKKF)

Promoting the equitable allocation, distribution, delivery, and access to Covid-19 vaccines. (27 grants, totaling $600,000)

Battered Family Services ($25,000)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe/Del Norte ($25,000)

Cavern City Child Advocacy Center ($25,000)

Centro Savila ($25,000)

Chainbreaker Collective ($25,000)

El Calvario United Methodist Church ($25,000)

Friendship Club ($10,000)

Health Action New Mexico ($25,000)

Health Equity Alliance for LGBTQ New  Mexicans ($25,000)

Igbo Union of New Mexico, Inc ($25,000)

Justice Access Support and Solutions for  Health dba Casa de Salud ($25,000)

La Familia Medical Center ($25,000)

Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc. ($25,000)

New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils ($10,000)

New Mexico Association of Grantmakers ($25,000)

New Mexico Black Leadership Council ($25,000)

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center ($25,000)

New Mexico Public Health Association ($25,000)

New Mexico Social Justice Equity Institute ($25,000)

New Mexico State University Foundation ($25,000)

NMCAN ($10,000)

St. Luke’s Health Care Clinic dba Amador  Health Center ($25,000)

Success Institute of America ($10,000)

Taos Immigrant Allies ($10,000)

The Human Body Shop ($25,000)

University of New Mexico College of  Education & Human Sciences ($25,000)

Young Men’s Christian Association of El Paso ($25,000)