Santa Fe Nonprofits and Charities

It doesn't work because my friend has been waiting for over8 months and no one has answered him and the second number they gave him isn't a working number and he has called over 70 times and the case has already been over

This organization is horrible. A portion of the people don't know what they're doing. Very woke organization. My son has disabilities and very good insurance. Their billing practices are in favor to them. For billing people are incompetent and don't know how to submit bills to insurance companies to get paid so in turn they bill my son for the full amount. There's a very large turnover with the team Builders organization. My son is on disability and cannot afford their High billing prices. So what they do is they call other family members to try to get paid. The director of the organization says one thing and promises you one thing but it never gets done. So you be the judge whether you want to do business with these people or not. A very concerned father for his son's Mental Health.

It was back in 2019 when my regular dentist was doing a routine dental exam. She grasped my tongue with a piece of gauze, and said something to the effect of “and what do we have here? How long have you had this white spot on the bottom side of your tongue?” My response, mouth full of gauze, was “what white spot”. <br><br>She was adamant that I needed to come back in two weeks, and if it had not subsided, she’d refer me out for an oral surgeon for a biopsy. She was great at teaching me the seriousness of staying on top of this painless white lesion, that could potentially be cancerous. I knew nothing about oral cancer, except that chewing tobacco greatly increased your odds of getting it, and I was not a user of tobacco products.<br><br>In the meantime I did a little bit of research on tongue cancer and I think a google search led me to the Oral Cancer Foundation website. I never knew how deadly and aggressive oral cancer could be. In my mind it was likely similar to a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, something you did not want to let go untreated but not a huge deal. SO WRONG. After reading various folks posts on their anecdotal stories of their experience, I read some of the scientific journals and articles on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.<br><br>Because of the COVID Pandemic I think it was almost a year before I had my first biopsy. The oral surgeon did not seem very concerned about the small, painless pencil eraser sized white lesion (leukoplakia is the medical term) on the right underside of my tongue about midway back to my molar teeth. He was insistent that biopsy specimen be sent to a particular oral pathology laboratory, regardless of if it was approved by my insurance company. Oh, I forgot to mention I picked this guy, because he himself was an oral cancer survivor, his jawbone cancer found on a routine dental X-Ray. I was like, I am willing to pay a few hundred dollars out of pocket if needs be to go this top notch oral pathology company. My insurance paid for it, they were a preferred provider I believe.<br><br>He was greatly surprised when it came back from the pathology lab indicating the tissues exhibited “Moderate Epithelial Dysplasia”. The oral surgeon explained that this was considered a potentially malignant disorder, and that I should follow up with an oral surgeon who specialized in cancer and potentially precancerous conditions. <br><br>That is when I think I made my first post on the patient forums of the Oral Cancer Foundations (OCF) website. I also began doing a much deeper dive into the technical papers, the various professional medical and educational links OCF had provided on their website. I discovered that I had roughly somewhere between a 1 in 10 and 1 in 4 (10 to 25%) chance of my lesion’s area tissue converting into oral squamous cell carcinoma. <br><br>I had learned from OCF articles and patients that once diagnosed with dysplasia, one should probably be seen by an oral cancer specialist yearly, for life. <br><br>My first oncology oral surgeon saw me for I think almost 2 years, before moving out of the area. OCF’s influence on me, their patient stories and educational materials, as well as my original discovering dentists very serious advising of me to stay on top of this thing worked. I had to get established with a local medical system to get a referral to see the next oncology surgeon, whom my previous doctor had recommended. I think I saw this next doctor for about 2 years. I had 2 regular appointments. Then roughly 4 years after the first biopsy about 6 months before my regular annual appointment I noticed that the area near the biopsy scar had a tiny pimple like projection that was sore. <br><br>I got on the OCF forums and mentioned that, and several of the veteran members were like “Biopsy it!”. I was about to mention it in a patient message to my doctor’s office, and it went away in a few weeks. A month later and it was back, and now steady. So I did send a picture of this tiny pimple, barely visible, to the doctor and described that the new feature was it was painful. <br><br>He ended up making an earlier appointment for me, looked at it, and could barely find it. Said he could biopsy it right then, but it did not look very concerning. I was not expecting a biopsy that day, as the last doctor required a bunch of up front paperwork and scheduling and such. He said I could probably just follow up with my regular dentist (something I was never going to do, based on what I had read on the OCF forums and website, and also thankfully three previous dental/medical professionals had instilled in my the necessity for lifetime close monitoring with someone who treats cancer daily). The other option was to come back in 3 months and decide to biopsy it then.<br><br>The day after he probed the lesion with the wooden end of a cotton swab, I was like, man, now that thing is on fire. I am definitely asking him to biopsy it Dec 2023. Again got back on the forums, and it really helped me stay insistent to pursue the re-biopsy of the area and this pimple like lesion.<br><br>The surgeon does the biopsy, was the most pain free oral/dental procedure I had ever experienced. My previous tongue biopsy not so much, the lidocaine needle for my first procedure was red hot intense pain. He joked that he kind of had to biopsy the location by feel, as it just was not readily apparent where exactly to excise, but he was fine with going ahead and doing the procedure as that was my desire. <br><br>My insistence on that biopsy was about 50% due to what I had learned from OCF and 50% from my previous doctors. Because of the extent of the pain of my first procedure I may have been unconvinced with the need to go through it again if the doctor was on the fence himself and did not think it was necessarily indicated. To me the red flag was the change, the pain and the raised nature of the bump. Happily, the second biopsy was pain-free, and I would have gladly went back to that surgeon for an annual biopsy if needed.<br>A couple weeks later January 2 2024 the oral surgeon calls me with the biopsy results. Microinvasive Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He was very apologetic of not pushing for the biopsy as being absolutely indicated in my case. I was very appreciative of his skill, and said I understood, it was not anything you would see in a textbook as likely cancer. He said that the margins were clean, but much narrower than he would want around a nascent cancer tumor just starting. He wanted to set me up with an in house oncological ENT surgeon.<br><br>This was all at my states flagship teaching hospital, an a NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. From my readings on OCF and other sources I had long since decided that if I was ever diagnosed with an actual cancer I would seek treatment at the flagship Comprehensive Cancer Center in all of New England with the strongest oral cancer program, and that I my particular tumor was some rare odd variety I’d seek treatment at the best CCC in the country, taken a trip if needed. I am young enough that I was and am willing to go to pretty large measures to get my next 3 or 4 decades of life and quality of life.<br><br>Again I credit OCF for giving me the background knowledge to know you can request such referrals, don’t be afraid to ask second opinions, don’t feel disloyal if you would like to be treated by a different organization etc.<br><br>I was surprised how happily the cancer finding oral surgeon was to set me up with a referral to this other agency. He even recommended a specific colleague of his, well regarded even at that institution. <br><br>The next ENT Oncology surgeon did a small partial glossectomy, just taking wider margins around the original excision and also scoped my throat looking for any other evidence of disease while I was under general anesthesia in a regular surgical suite at a major hospital. <br><br>Anyway OCF and the OCF forum and patients who have “been there, done that, and got the T-Shirt” are great sources of encouragement and information FROM THE PATIENTS PERSPECTIVE of what to expect, what questions to consider asking, how things progress treatment plan wise, what things mean etc.<br><br>When you are at the doctors office and he is explaining things about your cancer, in a newly diagnosed patient, it was to me, a bit like the television scenes where there is a lot of white noise in the background as the doctor is talking. My wife was there, and took copious notes, and my situation was not as shock inducing as many, but one could easily imagine if the doctor is giving a bunch of dire news about the need for a slew of aggressive treatments, that experience would be “shock and awe” to a terrible extent.<br><br>The OCF forums helped me organize my thoughts, as I kind of chronicled my experience in my entry in the “symptoms and diagnsosis” sub-forum. It was helpful for me to be able to kind of journal what happened and when, and how things developed, and to get near real time feedback from other cancer patients, again what questions to ask, different things to think about post surgery etc.<br><br>So OCF is a great resource to me in education, moral support, pre-surgery encouragement, recovery encouragement, encouragement in the progress of research and treatment methods and options.<br><br> <br>

Think New Mexico work on progressive policy reform in the New Mexico is impressive. Their thoughtful advocacy and improvements in education and healthcare reform will benefit New Mexicans for generations. I am very glad that you exist and will continue to support your work.

One memory that stands up is when WEFTA volunteer engineers designed a system that brought water to the locals in the altiplanos of Bolivia. The water pipe had to go through mountains and valleys at different elevations far away from the village. When water reached peoples’ homes their joy was contagious.

As an elderly person with a fixed Iinome near the poverty line I depend on La Familia for my basic health care. I don't own a car, but can easily walk or ride my bike to the downtown location. I really appreciate the fact that La Familia's bilingual staff welcomes people from underserved communities, especially our Spanish-speaking neighbors. Without La Familia, I would feel like there was a hole in the fabric of our community that they have been serving for more than 50 years.

I am a volunteer for Felines & Friends NM and am so impressed with how professionally this organization is run! The volunteers really care about each of the cats and they know each one's personality. Potential adopters are carefully screened and they ensure that the cat that is adopted to each person/family is the perfect fit! I highly recommend checking out Felines & Friends if you are looking to adopt a cat in New Mexico!

I AM SO DISCUSTED WITH THE ANIMAL CONTROL AND ANIMAL SHELTER ABOUT HOW THEY GO ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE ANIMALS THAT ARE ABANDONED BY THE OWNERS WHEN YOU SEE THEM DIING OF STARVATION AND YOU FEED THEM YOU ARE THE LEGAL OWNER OF THESE ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!! HOW REDICULUS IS THIS. THE OWNER SHOULD BE CHARGED AND NO ONE IS TAKING CARE OF THIS SITUATION MY MOTHER IS FEEDING 7 DOGS AND KNOWING THAT DOG FOOD IS SO EXPENSIVE AND NOT WANTING TO SEE THESE DOGS STARVING GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO FEED THEM, SHE NOW OWNS THE DOGS SO FUNNY THAT ANIMAL CONTROL AND THE SHELTER EMPLOYEES GET PAID TO DO NOTHING!!!!!!!! CRUELITY TO ANIMALS IS WHAT IT IS CALLED

So I stood firm to not paying a $350 commuter fee at Kanuga lodge in North Carolina which didn't go over well with Building Biology Institute, O well! I wasn’t even staying at that lodge. Class was scheduled for the week of April 15th 2024 which I attended. When I arrived I was immediately talked to about this. I was asked to remove a review I left for Kanuga but after thinking about it I decided not to plus I felt it necessary to leave this review of BBI. I attended a class last Dec 2023 and it was great. Today’s class was held by an instructor from Canada who felt that while he was visiting America, felt entitled to humiliate me in class in my country which I fought for, not a good choice. I told Diane that they lost big time by having this idiot do this to me because I was planning on making a $100,000.00 donation very soon, not now, they’re loss! They are doing good things the problem there is zero business opportunities with this education because know one believes any of this BS. Just save your money and try to live a healthy life and you will be fine.

Boy, has Youthworks come a long way! When I first met Melynn she was supplying at risk homeless youth with clothes and showers. That was about 15 years ago. Now the program gives so much more. It is literally giving at risk youth everything they need for a real life. GED’s, safe places to live, job training, compassion and love. Role modeling that teaches. That is what Melynn is, she has a love and drive to do everything she can to make it happen for these youth so they are self reliant good people and assets to this community! Make no mistake these youth are also hero’s! They want this and they do it every day! The Youthworks staff follows in Melynn’s footsteps and continue to drive forward. Please take a moment to check out the Youthworks.com website! If you are looking for a place to donate that is truly making a positive impact please consider Youthworks where it will truly make a difference in the life of an at risk youth. Making Santa Fe an even better place to live.<br>Proud to be a Board Member,<br>Beverly Morris

Great organization which allows me to expand my professional network and skills as a board member!! Proud to be on the board!!

This shelter saved my life! I was living on the streets, beaten, raped and the shelter staff helped me get back on my feet. John was so nice and Anna too. And the food is the best!

This is a beautiful center and organization. The teachings that are taught here have made a profound difference in my life and have supported my ability to contend with difficult situations that may arise, and I am also able to rejoice more! The teachings are easily accessible, as they make them available both in-person and online as well.

I give SMEM a 5+ Rating, My experience here has been amazing. Working with Adults who have Intellectual Disabilities has been very rewarding. from my perspective I can say the Participants who live here really are comfortable and love it. They are offered many different programs throughout the community which they love. I can honestly say I love my job.

I have been fortunate to work with Red Canary Collective and its amazing magazine since it's inception. My field is fundraising and audience cultivation, and this is such a high quality story telling vehicle with which to be affiliated, I know that I am honored. The graphics--photography and images--and the narratives bring attention to under-represented topics in ways that are compelling and illustrative. Each story deserves to be read by serious people who care about the world in which we live collectively and widely shared through networks that will being this content to a continuously growing group of those who can be inspired to become involved in positive change.

Wise Fool has shared with me the gift of circus, the joy of creativity, and the value of play. This organization centers community and welcomes so many people to both heal and grow in a supportive environment.

I've been a volunteer with Kitchen Angels for nearly twenty years, first as a substitute delivery driver and now doing delivery prep. I've helped in the kitchen, helped at events, and helped during the renovation of their building.<br><br>It's a pretty extraordinary organization, providing meals to a constantly growing population of homebound individuals for whom there is no other source of service, and doing it without charge. Theirs is the only program in the state that tailors meals to meet clients' nutritional needs. Originally intended to serve people under age 60, now more than 50% of their clients are over 60 because no other organization provides that level of service.<br><br>It's also an easy organization for which to volunteer. Staff go out of their way to make volunteers feel welcome and are always accommodating. Particularly during the pandemic, staff have taken extraordinary measures to make sure volunteers and clients are safe, something that seems to come quite naturally, given that the organization is focused on keeping clients safe, nourished and cared for in their homes. <br><br>It's an important part of the Santa Fe community and, given the level of support they receive from the community, it's clear that Santa Feans recognize its importance.

Worked here as a volunteer since about 2005. The service to those in need is provided on a very slim budget with the help of volunteers who daily collect surplus foods from local stories and bakeries. Large family boxes have can food food, fresh fruits and vegetables, breads and sweets. This year 350 visit twice each month for these boxes. About 150 homless drop by each week for bag lunches of sandwhiches, fruit, chips and a sweet.

I have only had one exchange with the person who answers the phone at the sanctuary. Who, represented the "sanctuary" the day I called. I recently placed 5 puppies in good faith with a unidentified "pitbull rescue", whom in turn "sold" the litter to the "sanctuary", whom in turn had them sold before these puppies ever made it there. I am the person who bottle fed these puppies every three hours for 3 weeks after their mother was hit by a car. I have other dogs so I had to find some place for these babies to go that they would be safe from exploitation of fighting, or being mistreated because of the breed they are. I went to see MY BABIES the day after I took them to the fosters house that represent themselves as a rescue.its not the picture of the puppies on the blanket with all the toys they sent us. The empty room with a box, the two empty bowls and a floor covered in puppy pee and poo made me furious. I trusted these people and they sold these puppies. I called the sanctuary to ask if it was true and not only was it true the sanctuary had also already sold the puppies. I am devastated. I was told that adoption fees were appropriate because of the expense the rescue and the sanctuary incur in making sure these puppies are healthy and well... I am positive that neither of these places were out ANYTHING because I incurred all the cost of these puppies well being as well as the hours of caring for them. I love these puppies and I'm devastated that I let them be sold twice . The person on the phone that day said they were accountable to a board of directors. That sort of takes the individual out of the sanctuary theme doesn't it ?

I concur that this is a very unprofessional group that pretends to help but ends up doing a lot of damage to the myalgic encephalomyelitis patient community. They host an online discussion forum to support patients with ME but end up pushing a lot of pseudoscience and disproven treatment method and hiding corruption by favored groups through selective enforcement of rules and censoring people who are not in their clique of approved groups and individuals. I caught them suppressing critical discussion of coronavirus-19 vaccine concerns and treatments, the Open Medicine Foundation's inability to generate any meaningful research, and attacking researchers who want to share project status. They also give their own treatment recommendations which contain pseudoscience and disproven treatments as a link so this violates their own rules. This is a very vile group that I used to support through Amazon Smile but I switched my funding to the Solve ME Foundation which is much better and actually is making progress. Do not support them. For a better ME patient forum visit HealthRising.org.

There is really no way to fully describe 2020. Never in any of our lifetimes have we had such a strange, isolated and distant year. El Rancho de las Golondrinas was closed until September, and all our usual festival weekends and other special events were cancelled. The throng of locals and tourists that usually arrive all summer long were unable to visit the museum. No field trips or classrooms visited this year. Our volunteers were sidelined from their passions of teaching and demonstrating the ways of the past.<br><br>It almost seemed like an impossible time to keep going.<br><br>But you know what? El Rancho de las Golondrinas did keep going. Our volunteers got to work making masks for essential workers. Our staff, Board, volunteers and neighbors came together for a cleanup of Los Pinos Road. We donated almost a ton of clothing and household goods via a community fund drive. We worked together with Youthworks and Santa Fe County to distribute free grab and go meals and kids’ hands-on history kits in our parking lot every week. We grew produce based on the needs of the Food Depot and have donated thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to them for those in need.<br><br>Why so much activity and outreach during a pandemic? Because the people at Las Golondrinas have a passion for this community, this land and New Mexico. We know that you share our passion; that’s why you received this letter. You know that El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a place like no other, a place worth supporting and preserving for future generations of New Mexicans and visitors to enjoy.<br>Even though we missed most of our season, and a great deal of revenue, we still have the day to day expenses of maintaining over 500 acres of museum campus. Growing and watering crops, caring for livestock, taking care of a dedicated staff, and repairing historic buildings with accuracy and care all require funding. Even though the country shut down, our day-to-day activities never stopped.<br><br>We look to you to support all of our efforts, with the hope that we can meet again soon, here at the museum. Will you consider making a gift to help us continue all that we do? Your support is essential so that we can continue to bring history to life, to give guests a unique experience like no other, to preserve the acequia and land; and to create memories that last long after a visit has ended.<br><br>During these difficult times our history and culture are what ground us. When everything seems out of control it is the understanding of ourselves and each other that tethers us to a sense of community and normalcy.<br><br>You can make a gift at golondrinas.org. Heartfelt thanks to you for supporting Las Golondrinas and all that we do - ¡Un millón de gracias!

This is not a good organization. The owner of this foundation is Kathryn. She told me the guidelines they require for assistance and agreed to help with vet costs. After I told my vet to go ahead and start the procedure she called the vet and said no I will not pay the 300.00 the reason-- the total bill needed to be 300. I paid 150.00 to the vet to sedate my cat and diagnosis him which he had blockage. What she said when I called her to tell her this was wrong. You cannot agreed to help someone then change your mind. I could not afford to have the procedure and had to put my cat down. He was only 5 years old and she should be ashamed of what she did. Please do not ask this place for help. She can pick and choose whom to help and I do not want any to go through what we did. ML

I am well acquainted with the founder& executive director on both a personal and business level. She is the highest quality individual I know and her dedication and devotion to the foundation are exceptional. A first class organization all the way

The Santa Fe FGBMFI is a chapter of the FGBMFI International. <br> <br>FGBMFI was founded in 1951 by Demos Shakarian (a dairy farmer) who had a vision of reaching men for Jesus. Starting from one chapter in Los Angeles, California in 1951, it grew into a worldwide organization in more than 100 nations spanning all the continents of the World. The Fellowship's history is told in the inspirational book, The Happiest People on Earth, by Demos Shakarian. <br> <br>After a FGBMFI reorganization in 2014 the Santa Fe chapter is now Chapter NM#1001. <br> <br>There is NO Office for this organization and never has been. <br>There is no sales volume, we don't sell anything and never have. <br>The Santa Fe Chapter NM#1001 does not have employees and never has had them. <br> <br>For accurate current information of " Santa Fe Chapter NM#1001" , FGBMFI. <br>Website go to: https://sites.google.com/view/sffgbmfi <br> <br>OR You can google "Santa Fe FGBMFI"

I have been a donor and a board member for over 7 years. This is one of the few arts organizations I gladly support financially and with my time. In the seven plus years I've been involved they consistently run in the black with a balanced budget. For a thriving and growing arts organization that alone is an achievement. What makes them special beyond that is their dedication to the art of chamber music and the education of young children in Santa Fe county and beyond. <br> <br>The SFCMF refuses to compromise on the talent and programing of the concerts and recitals. The programming is a combination of classic and modern music designed to entertain and challenge the audience to broaden their musical horizons. The education programming is designed to introduce young students to classical music in an way they can understand and appreciate. In addition to school concerts there are lessons in violin and guitar to start these children to appreciate the discipline of music and improve their self esteem by learning something different.