The Santa Fe Community Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in the communities it serves by investing in efforts that focus on health, education, social equity, and cultural richness.
The grant program offered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation during its 2023 spring grant cycle is designed to support organizations within Mora, San Miguel, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties. These organizations should be involved in either direct service, policy advocacy, and/or collaborative efforts aimed at enhancing outcomes in two main areas: Civic & Economic Opportunities and Health & Human Services. In the realm of Civic & Economic Opportunities, the grant focuses on workforce development/job creation, open government, community engagement, social and economic justice, and the support of hourly workers. The goal is to improve access to employment and economic advancement for low-income and other disadvantaged community members, offer career counseling and job training, provide financial literacy training, increase community involvement in public policy, and strengthen the local economy. Under Health & Human Services, the grant aims to support efforts improving access to affordable housing, food security, safety, access to health care, and healthy neighborhood living conditions. Priority is given to initiatives that offer affordable housing and shelter, address food deserts, protect vulnerable populations, provide access to health services with an emphasis on overcoming cultural and generational traumas, and promote the creation of healthy communities through improved infrastructure, environmental quality, and systems change to enhance the well-being of local residents.