Susan Matteucci will participate in an interactive discussion on women’s economic empowerment. 

The United Way of Central New Mexico’s Women in Philanthropy recently awarded Southwest Creations Collaborative a $55K Women’s Self-Sufficiency Grant. The grant will help us address the multiple barriers that low-income women experience while securing full-time employment. 

The 2012-2013 school year marks the launch of Hacia la Universidad in Albuquerque Public Schools (HU in APS), an innovative four-year pilot program guided by Southwest Creations Collaborative’s time-tested parent engagement and college readiness programs.

Southwest Creations Collaborative recently hosted its annual picnic to celebrate educational milestones of families participating in our Buena Fe Working Families programs, including a 100 percent high school graduation rate. 

Jessica Aranda, Program Director at Southwest Creations Collaborative was part of a panel on KUNM’s Women’s Health Today that discussed the needs of families who have the least amount of resources and are most under attack. 

Southwest Creations Collaborative recently received a generous donation in honor of Robert William Vaio, the son of our longtime friends and supporters, Al and Rosemary Vaio.

Southwest Creations Collaborative – Case A, Case B, and Instructor’s Manual by Dr. Jeanne Logsdon of the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Business was recently published in the Case Study Journal and featured on the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes website.