Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THIS YEAR HAS TESTED OUR CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, AND DETERMINATION AS WE ALL STRUGGLED WITH HOW TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO STAY SAFE. NYP ADAPTED TO COVID-19 BY SHIFTING LEADERSHIP AND ART PROGRAMMING TO A VIRTUAL MODEL; MEETING REGULARLY ONLINE AND STILL ENGAGING THE YOUTH IN HEALTH AND COMMUNITY CENTERED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. OUR RESPONSE TO COVID INCLUDED CREATING A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM (GREEN GIFTS), PROVIDING HEALTHY, LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS; WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A TEEN NEWSLETTER FULL OF YOUTH ART, GARDENING TIPS, AND HEALTHY EATING RECIPES. WE ALSO CREATED HEALTH SAFETY PROTOCOLS AT THE GARDEN, INCREASED STAFF HOURS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH MENTORS TO MEET WITH REGULATIONS, AND EXTENDED PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR OUR YOUTH (WHOSE NUMBERS INCREASED) THAT HAD OTHERWISE LIMITED SUMMER PROGRAMMING, AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. OLDER INTERNS, INCLUDING TWO SENIOR INTERNS, WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO CREATE A COVID RESPONSE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROJECT THAT DEVELOPED INTO THE GREEN GIFTS PROGRAM. NYP TEAMED UP WITH THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FOOD NETWORK COALITION TO BRAINSTORM AND RESOURCE SHARE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FAMILIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH FOOD. NYP FOCUSED ON PROVIDING HEALTHY, LOCALLY PRODUCED PRODUCE (SOME FROM OUR GARDEN) TO THE YOUNG FAMILIES OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ABIQUIU ELEMENTARY. IT HAS ADAPTED TO WORK WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH LOCAL PRODUCE FOR THEIR SPECIFIC FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. IN THE FALL WE BROUGHT IN MENTORS AND PARTNERED WITH THE DAR AL ISLAM MOSQUE TO USE THEIR CERTIFIED KITCHEN TO PROCESS AND PRESERVE MEDICINE, HEALTHY SNACKS, AND FOODS TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUITY. INSTEAD OF THE HARVEST BRUNCH, WE INSTEAD SENT "GREEN GIFT" BAGS TO THE PARTICIPANTS' FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS AS A GIFT OF THANKSGIVING AND HEALTH. THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PERMACULTURE AS WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION FOR CULTURALLY RELEVANT PERMACULTURE. FARMER AND NYP MOTHER, MARCELA CASAUS, AND TEWA WOMEN UNITED'S BEATA TSOSIE-PEA SERVED AS MENTORS FOR ALEXA JARAMILLO, OUR NEW AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. TOGETHER THEY TAUGHT THE YOUTH ABOUT TRADITIONAL PERMACULTURE PRACTICES, TEACHING OBSERVATION, SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS, WATER FLOW, AND TREE GUILDS AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR FOOD FOREST. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO SOL FELIZ FARM IN TAOS TO LEARN FROM MIGUEL & MARGARITA SANTISTEVAN OTHER PERMACULTURE TECHNIQUES AND WHY WORM COMPOSTING IS SO VALUABLE. WE ALSO TOOK A TRIP TO THE HEALING FOODS OASIS IN ESPAOLA TO SEE PERMACULTURE DESIGN, AND TO HELP HARVEST AMARANTH. WE ALSO COOKED REGULARLY WITH FRESH VEGGIES FROM THE GARDEN, AND HARVESTED HERBS TO SUPPLEMENT THE GREEN GIFTS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ALSO COLLABORATED WITH TEWA WOMEN UNITED FOR TREEGENERATION WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH A WATER BLESSING FROM SAYAN EVELYN TO GIVE THANKS FOR WATER & REMEMBER HER IMPORTANCE. AND WITH A COLLABORATION WITH THE ART PROGRAM AND MENTOR ISRAEL HAROS-LOPEZ CREATING MURALS TELLING THE STORY OF AMARANTH.IN THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR WE WERE MEETING FOR REGULAR "ART HANG OUTS" WHERE WE GATHERED AT THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE, EL RITO CAMPUS STUDENT CENTER TO COOK, EAT TOGETHER, AND CREATE ART. THE ART PROGRAM ADAPTED TO COVID BY CREATING ONLINE ART CHALLENGES EACH WEEK THROUGH THE SPRING. THE SUMMER PROGRAM WAS LED BY ASH HAYWOOD, AND WAS FOCUSED ON EARTH BASED ART PROJECTS. THE YOUTH MADE FLOWER PIGMENTS, AND PAINTINGS. CREATED CLAY DESIGNS AND OLLAS TO HELP WATER IN THE GARDEN. AND COLLABORATED WITH THE GARDEN PROGRAM TO DESIGN WATER FLOW FORMS TO MOVE WATER DOWN HILL WITH LIMITED EROSION. THEY ALSO CREATED A SHORT VIDEO SHOWCASING THE PROJECTS OF THE SUMMER THAT WE CAN BE ACCESSED ON OUR WEBSITE OR AT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/JMTZQWZ9B5O . THEY ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM TO START A NEW MURAL HONORING AMARANTH. WE HAD AN AVERAGE OF 6 MORE TEENS PARTICIPATING IN OUR INTERNSHIPS. AND OUR "BRIDGE OR YOUNGER YOUTH PROGRAM SAW AN INCREASE IN NUMBERS AS WELL. SO MUCH SO THAT WE CREATED "SENIOR INTERNSHIP" TO HAVE ONE OLDER INTERN SPECIALIZE IN CREATING AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES IN THE GARDEN TO INTEGRATE THE YOUNGER CHILDREN INTO PROGRAMMING. THIS SPRING AND SUMMER WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 44 YOUTH, INCREASING OUR AVERAGE BY 10 PARTICIPANTS. THE GARDEN BECAME THE ONE PLACE THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES COULD COME. AS THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED WE SAW A CONTINUED PARTICIPATION, WHEREAS IN PAST YEARS WE USUALLY SEE A DECLINE. ONLINE SCHOOLING ONLY ADDS TO THE ISOLATION OF THE YOUTH IN OUR AREA. WE WERE ABLE TO GROW AND ADAPT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE INTO THE NEW YEAR STRONGER AND RESILIENT TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE EXPERIENCES TO OUR YOUTH. THIS YEAR YOUTH PARTICIPATION HAS GROWN, AND DEMAND FOR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING HAS INCREASED.WE ALSO ADAPTED OUR FUNDRAISERS TO BE ABLE TO STILL BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER SAFELY. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE MOTHER NATURE CENTER AND URBAN REBELS, AS WELL AS LOCAL FARMERS TO GET SEEDS, PLANT STARTS, AND INFORMATION TO YOUTH TO PLANT GARDENS AT HOME. WE THEN HELD OUR ANNUAL PLANT SALE & SEED EXCHANGE ONLINE, AND WITH PHONE ORDERS. PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP WHAT THEY ORDERED AND BEGIN PLANTING AT HOME. WE ALSO GAVE SMALLER GARDEN TOURS DURING FARMER'S MARKET HOURS SO FOLKS COULD SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE GARDEN. AND WE FOCUSED ON #GIVINGTUESDAY AS AN ONLINE PLATFORM SINCE WE COULD NOT HAVE AN IN-PERSON GARDEN OPEN HOUSE AND SALSA CONTEST.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $81.6K

  • Community Agriculture and Youth Leadership

    OUR GARDEN HAS GROWN! IN 2021 WE WORKED TO EXTEND OUR ACEQUIA TO FEED OUR LOWER FIELDS AND PREPARE FOR GROWING CORN. MANY DAYS AND MANY HANDS HELPED TILL THE AREA, PLANT SEEDS AND CARETAKE THE NEW AREA. OUR TREE GUILD SURVIVED LAST WINTER AND PRODUCED SOME FRUIT THIS SUMMER! WE COLLABORATED WITH THE MOTHER NATURE CENTER, ALAS DE AGUA ART COLLECTIVE, AND NNMC EL RITO CAMPUS TO GROW OUR PLANT STARTS. WE AGAIN HOSTED A VERY SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL PLANT SALE & SEED EXCHANGE FUNDRAISER WHERE WE SHARED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH THE COMMUNITY. NYP ALSO CONTINUED MENTORING OUR AGRICULTURE COORDINATOR IN PERMACULTURE AS WE FOCUSED ON FEEDING THE SOIL WITH COMPOST AND MANURE, SHEET MULCHING, A HUGELKULTUR EXPERIMENT, AND COVER CROPS. THERE WERE VARIOUS COOKING CLASSES AS WELL THE PLANTING OF HERITAGE SEEDS & POLLINATOR PLANTS. WE HOSTED 11 AGRICULTURE INTERNS WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 500 HOURS IN NURTURING THE LAND. AGRICULTURE YOUTH WERE ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MYCELIUM MYCOREMEDIATION WORKSHOP LED BY COMMUNITIES FOR CLEAN WATER. THEY USED ART AND STORYTELLING TO UNDERSTAND THE TOXINS IN OUR SOIL, AND HOW NATURE CAN MITIGATE THEM. WE ALSO HOSTED A GATHERING ON SITE FOR THIS ORGANIZATION'S TALKING CIRCLE. THE YOUTH ALSO TRAVELED TO VILLANUEVA TO LEARN FROM YVONNE AND THE BUENO PARA TODOS FARM COLLECTIVE WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT SIMILAR FORMS OF TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE AND ALSO BROUGHT BACK NEW IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT IN THE GARDEN. ART & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMTHIS YEAR'S MURAL PROJECT WAS CURATED BY ISRAEL HAROS-LOPEZ (LOCAL MURALIST & NYP MENTOR). THE YOUTH ORGANIZED AND DRAFTED THE IDEA FOR THE MURAL. INTEGRATING ALL OF THEIR IDEAS INTO ONE GIANT PIECE THAT WE HOPE TO CONTINUE IN 2022. WE BROUGHT IN LOCAL ARTISTS (INCLUDING PARENTS) TO MENTOR US ON CERAMICS, AND WERE ABLE TO CREATE CLAY CREATURES (HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY SEEING A BEAR) AS WELL AS BOWLS AND CUPS ON THE KICKWHEEL. WE ALSO HAD 4 TEEN ART INTERNS WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 80 HOURS AND ROTATED BEING ART MENTORS TO OUR YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS. THEY BROUGHT THEIR OWN IDEAS TO THE TABLE AS WE MOVED THROUGH THE SUMMER WITH MORE YOUNGER OR "BRIDGE" PARTICIPANTS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SURVIVAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MOTHER NATURE CENTER. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EARTH WALKING, ARCHERY, AND TRACKING. WE ALSO HIKED INTO THE DESERT HILLS AND CANYONS EXPLORING OUR HOMELANDS. AND WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE KIDS ROCK CLIMBING AT THE SANTA FE CLIMBING CENTER. NYP HOSTED DDAT, AN AMAZING JAZZ AND HIP HOP GROUP IN COLLABORATION WITH SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS. THE YOUTH PROCESSED THE FOOD FROM THE GARDEN AND FROM LOCAL FARMERS INTO DELICIOUS GREEN GIFTS AT THE DAR AL ISLAM MOSQUE CERTIFIED KITCHEN. MENTORS ASSISTED IN CREATING TASTY, HEALTHY, AND WHOLESOME SNACKS AND GIFTS THAT WE SHARED WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THOSE THAT HAVE HELPED US THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN CONSTRUCTION ON AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO USING TO HOST COOKING CLASSES AND PREPARE HEALTHY FOOD FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $68.6K