COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
New Mexico Bead Society Outreach ProjectArts in the Making – A New Day
Youth and Family Services
Arts in the Making is a series of expressive arts outreach workshops created for homeless and at-risk youth that brings them together with professional artists to share their passions for the visual arts, music and movement.
A New Day is an Albuquerque teen shelter that houses up to 16 homeless teens. They are run based on this philosophy: "We refuse to accept the idea that a teenager is unlovable and needs to live on the streets, or that parents are failures. We believe we can make a difference in our community through the programs we offer to nurture our children and educate our families."
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Sign-up now to teach a beading craft project at an Albuquerque
Homeless Shelter for Teens!
All workshop project are taught on a Sunday afternoon from 2-4pm
You can volunteer to create and teach a project along with one or two assistants!
The following dates are available: April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4 and 11.
Email Geri Verble at 867-4839 or call cell# 227-6612 to sign-up!
The shelter location: Gibson and Louisiana SE. You can take I-25 to Gibson, then Gibson East to Louisiana and turn Right/South, follow this road until it takes a sharp right, A New Day is on the left.
BEADING BENEFITS LITERACY PROGRAM
Held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at ReadWest
The New Mexico Bead Society and the New Mexico Bead Trader in Bernalillo teamed up to raise money for ReadWest, the local nonprofit adult literacy agency in Rio Rancho. Thirteen people signed-up to create a beautiful stringed necklace to take home. Many participants expressed an interest in joining the New Mexico Bead Society and ReadWest had three volunteers that sign-up for tutor training. Fun was had by all and we raised $325 toward the purchase of a computer for ReadWest! NMBS gives special thanks to Geri Verble for coordinating this effort. Other NMBS members who instructed were Jan Bond, Susan Fleming, and Francine Long.