2025 True Heroes: Rayna Dineen
AS DEMAND FOR READING QUEST’S free tutoring services tripled last year, Rayna Dineen faced a problem—several problems, actually. The nonprofit’s wait list expanded, new schools wanted in, and existing…
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2025 True Heroes: Patricia Morales-Cano
NOT IN MY BACKYARD. That was Patricia Morales-Cano’s initial response to a homeless shelter opening in her Silver City neighborhood in 2023. Her concerns seemed justified when crime—and…
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New Ways to Eat Local
TYPICALLY, WHEN WE THINK OF EATING farm to table, certain luxurious images spring to mind. Maybe it’s a leisurely Saturday morning spent at the farmers’ market smelling fresh-cut basil, examining a…
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Good Things Come in Threes
THREE SISTERS KITCHEN OPENED in 2018 with a clear mission—to create economic opportunity, improve community health, and bring diverse people together using the power of local food. In 2020, the…
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True Heroes 2023: Elizabeth Potter
COLIN LEWIS IS JUST ONE of the Lincoln County parents who has recently struggled to make ends meet. The single father cares for his four kids on his disability income. Thankfully, Ruidoso Food 4 Kids…
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True Heroes 2023: Nancy De Santis
A VETERAN AND A HORSE STAND inside a round pen in a quiet ranch near Santa Fe. At first, they are unsure of how to approach each other. Then something amazing happens. “This is not a cowboy program,”…
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Nurturing Community in La Madera
LA MADERA TUCKS INTO A NOOK OF green surrounded by sun-burnished canyons. A few houses perch on gnarled, rocky slopes dotted with dark piñon and juniper trees, but most line the valley floor along the…
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Sponsor Content: The Face of Native American Leaders in Philanthropy
THE NATIVE AMERICAN RELIEF FUND, managed at the New Mexico Foundation and led by an advisory committee, partnered with community nonprofits in 2020 and 2021 to provide Covid-relief resources for the…
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True Heroes: Elena Higgins and Tash Terry
Elena Higgins (left) and Tash Terry (right) jam out in their studio. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. TASH TERRY AND ELENA HIGGINS didn’t make a conscious decision to help the people of Black Mesa, on…
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True Heroes: Penny and Sandy Davis
Seed2Need founders Penny and Sandy Davis provide about 25 tons of fruits and vegetables to food banks every year. FOR SEED2NEED FOUNDERS Penny and Sandy Davis, the revolution starts with a tomato…
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