Helping to Build for the Future
Futures for Children, a New Mexico-based organization that serves as a self-help resource for American Indians, is building a new headquarters and training center in the Sandia Mountain foothills on the outskirts of Albuquerque.
Groundbreaking for the $2 million project is set for Nov. 18, with completion expected by June, according to Tom Levine, vice president for development.
“We do self-help with native cultures,” Levine says. “This is going to be a center that brings together tribal leaders primarily from the U.S., but also Central and South America. It’s about trying to help people to move on behalf of their children to consider (the) possibilities.”
In addition to finding sponsors for 2,700 students from 23 tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and providing leadership training for tribal members, Futures acts as a “catalyst” for tribal enterprises and development programs, Levine says.
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