This has been a difficult year.  We all experience it to different degrees, yet we all feel the strain.  The season coming up to Christmas and the Holidays is usually a time of joy and preparation.  This year because of Covid-19 and an unprecedented election year, it feels exhausting and dangerous.  But this year’s struggle has not been equally felt.  The costliest burden is once again carried by our neighbors and friends on the margins, with less means and no insurance.  They are the ones who have suffered the most.  The health and financial crisis caused by Covid-19 has significantly affected ECM and our already vulnerable International District community.

Taking applications November 19 - December 4  2020.  

Fear of the Covid-19 pandemic.  A toxic political atmosphere.  The Black Lives Matter protests calling out systemic injustices.  Together we are in a season of massive societal disruption that is painful and uncertain.  In the middle of Albuquerque’s International District, these issues aren't philosophical or theological exercises, they are deeply felt and personal...