About Us
The Cuidando Los Niños (CLN) model is a public/private partnership featuring the dedication, talents and energy of people committed to ending homelessness in the local community. CLN was created out of a grass-roots volunteer effort to address the needs of homeless families in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1988. More than twenty years later, CLN is proving that we can help families end homelessness.
Funding sources include governmental support, private donors, foundations, faith-based entities and local fundraisers. We celebrate the abundance of talent, resources and means within our community to help sustain the programs at CLN.
CLN maintains a network of active partnerships with several other community organizations, including municipal and state agencies, to maximize access to other services and housing opportunities for participating families.
MODEL:
A strength-based approach with families, assisting them to set and achieve goals. The core programs are the Early Childhood Development & Family Support Programs.
HIGH QUALITY:
Nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
State licensed with a 5-star rating from the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD).
Individualized curriculum provided to enhance the children’s development including a Learn through Meaningful Play approach.
SUCCESS RATE:
82% of families who complete CLN’s program will achieve stable, affordable housing and be employed or involved in job-readiness training and/or education programs within 12 months of starting CLN’s program.
COMMITMENT:
Support for the whole family by providing top-quality educational services; hot, nutritious meals for the children; therapeutic services; transportation for children to and from the center; health and developmental screenings for the children; a weekly on-site health clinic for the entire family; collaboration with other agencies to ensure a wrap-around service approach.
The overriding goal is to see that each family achieves stable housing and the means to continue on a path of growth and success for each member of the family. For the children, total attention is on bringing about growth, positive social skills and a love of learning and sharing. For the parents, it is a partnership between staff and each parent to work toward social and economic self-sufficiency.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT:
The work of Cuidando Los Niños is made possible through a public/private partnership of supporters from all walks of life. All together, many people of action make this a successful enterprise under the mission of the organization.
