08/31/2026
Last month, community members, local leaders, and housing experts from across New Mexico gathered for the 100% Guadalupe Housing Summit to explore solutions that help ensure Guadalupe County residents have access to safe, affordable housing. The summit featured presentations on rural housing challenges and opportunities, statewide housing resources, and strategies for local planning and implementation. It also opened with powerful reflections from New Mexico Poet Laureate Manuel Gonzalez, who reminded participants that "everyone deserves a safe place to live."
The summit is part of the broader work of 100% Guadalupe, a collaborative initiative focused on ensuring that all children, students, and families in Guadalupe County can access the ten vital services needed to thrive.
With grant support from the Anchorum Community Health Fund, a donor advised fund held at NMCF, the initiative has hired a community navigator, expanded efforts to address transportation barriers, launched community conversations around healthy food access, and convened this important housing summit.
At NMCF, we're proud to steward charitable investments that help rural communities identify local solutions and build healthier, more resilient futures. By bringing residents, nonprofits, local governments, and other stakeholders together, Guadalupe County is demonstrating the power of community-led change.
