Congratulations to NM Center on Law and Poverty and its partners, NMCAN and Crossroads for Women, for their impactful campaign about how the state’s burdensome rules for TANF affect families who need financial assistance. John Oliver featured the TANF program (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and clips from the Center’s TANF campaign on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Check out the Center’s 15-minute video:

Con Alma Health Foundation has awarded $530,000 to 26 nonprofits working to improve health and uplift underserved populations across New Mexico. Some grants focus on statewide initiatives, while others serve people living in 22 counties, 14 pueblos and the Navajo Nation. Nonprofits will focus on the following areas: Bernalillo, Catron…

During this holiday season, we send our heartfelt gratitude to our nonprofit partners and community leaders who make New Mexico a healthier and more equitable place to live. …

Con Alma Health Foundation is pausing our Twitter engagement due to growing concerns about the platform’s safety and security. As an organization committed to advancing health equity and social justice in New Mexico, we desire a digital footprint that is free of hostility, misinformation, and rhetoric that is harmful to…

Con Alma recently received a $5 million gift from global philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. This investment will further Con Alma’s mission to advance health equity and improve the health and well-being of all New Mexicans. “Con Alma is the only foundation in New Mexico focused solely on health. We…

Con Alma Health Foundation is recognizing two heroes of health this year — Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss who started the Tribal Adaptive Organization when he was 17 to provide adaptive sports to Native youth with disabilities, and Tina Cordova, Albuquerque resident and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, which…

We’re grateful to be included in MacKenzie Scott's latest round of generous giving! This gift supports Con Alma Health Foundation's mission to improve health and advance health equity in New Mexico.

The New Mexico Broadband Collective is pleased to open an online application for Broadband Technical Assistance Grants. The Broadband Technical Assistance and Grantwriting Fund is managed by Groundworks New Mexico and has begun accepting applications as of October 21, 2022. This fund will award grants of up to $7,000 to…

Con Alma named Nathan Padilla as president of our Board of Trustees. Padilla, LCSW, is a Roswell native, clinical director and executive director of the nonprofit Embrace, which provides outpatient substance misuse and mental health services in southeastern New Mexico. Padilla joined Con Alma in 2008 as a member of…