Friends,

When we created the One Albuquerque Fund, we had no idea how much we would end up needing it, and how fast.

Initially conceived as an organization to work side-by-side with City government to help local residents, businesses and philanthropies support solutions to our most critical challenges—public safety, homelessness, youth engagement, and workforce development—the Fund has now transformed into one of the leading organizations in our community that is assisting with our local coronavirus response.

Within days of the crisis hitting our city, the Fund jumped into action, putting $50,000 toward emergency housing assistance to support those in need of safe shelter during this time. And recognizing the impact of this situation on local small businesses, added $50,000 in support to our Micro Business Relief fund, giving 10 additional local companies a small lifeline to stay afloat.

I am so appreciative of all that the Fund Board and staff are doing right now for Albuquerque residents and encourage anyone that can afford it, to chip in any amount they can to support the efforts of the Fund. In this case, every dollar really does count and will go right to helping fellow residents in need.

Thank you for being part of One Albuquerque.

Mayor Tim Keller

P.S. The best ways to help out our neighbors and find new information on what the City and community partners are doing to step up and meet Albuquerque’s challenges, are to sign up for the One Albuquerque Fund newsletter and follow the Fund on Facebook.

One Albuquerque Fund Donates $50,000 to Support Albuquerque Small Businesses

We are One Albuquerque. A city that stands together and supports each other through the good and the bad. Now, more than ever, we are working hard to help our friends and neighbors, quite literally, survive this pandemic.

At the beginning of the stay-at-home order, the One Albuquerque Fund partnered with the City of Albuquerque’s Family and Community Services Department by donating $50,000 towards emergency housing. These funds have directly helped find shelter for those experiencing homelessness who may be at risk, or awaiting test results for COVID-19. The funds are also going towards providing rental assistance to help those experiencing financial hardship due to this pandemic.

The One Albuquerque Fund has since partnered with the City of Albuquerque’s Economic Development Department to support their Micro Business Relief Program with a donation of $50,000. These funds have helped 10 small businesses with grants of $5,000. Mayor Keller also announced 140 businesses that received the first round of funding from the city’s relief program, and we were able to support an additional 10 businesses. There were over 1,400 applications for this program, but unfortunately there isn’t enough funding to support all of these businesses. We are continuing to look for partnerships and donations to support the additional businesses that applied to this program.

The board of directors One Albuquerque Fund is made up of local business owners. We understand the need for support in our communities, and are looking for creative ways to help each other.

Because we are uniquely partnered with the City of Albuquerque, our funds are able to help community members and businesses directly and quickly. This is so important right now, as most of these people cannot afford waiting a week, a month, or longer for financial support or housing.

The One Albuquerque Fund is accepting donations of any size and open to any fundraising partnerships that will support any of our initiatives: housing and homelessness, police recruitment, youth opportunities, and workforce support.

We know that with your help, we, as One Albuquerque, we will be able to help more Burqueños survive this crisis.

—The One Albuquerque Board