United Way Northern New Mexico Named Regional Resource Hub for Northern NM Youth Fund Grantees
$122,720.50 Grant Will Support Capacity-Building, Collaboration, and Expanded Opportunities for Youth Across the Region
Española, NM — United Way Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) has been selected to serve as the official Regional Resource Hub for the Northern New Mexico Youth Fund, receiving a $122,720.50 grant to lead technical assistance, shared learning, and capacity-building support for grantees advancing youth opportunity in seven Northern New Mexico counties.
As the sole Resource Hub, UWNNM will provide strategic resources to a cohort of nonprofit organizations focused on career technical education, work-based learning, and expanding access to opportunity for young adults, especially opportunity youth (individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market,) Native American youth, and young parents.
“This is more than a grant—it’s a new way to support critical services for sustained impact,” said Cindy Padilla, Executive Director of UWNNM. “We’re honored to serve as the connective hub for a powerful network of organizations that are helping young people chart pathways to purpose and possibility. Together, we’re building a movement grounded in equity, collaboration, and opportunity.”
In this new role, UWNNM will:
Facilitate peer learning sessions and technical assistance,
Offer tailored capacity-building support,
Help grantees secure additional public funding,
Strengthen alignment across the Northern NM Pathways to Opportunity Strategy Table.
By organizing and energizing this network of 19 grantees, UWNNM aims to break down silos, share what works, and dismantle systemic barriers that have long limited opportunity for youth and families across the region.
The Northern New Mexico Youth Fund pools philanthropic and public funding to provide grants of 50-100k to each grantee. This an initiative that aims to transform outcomes for youth and young adults by investing in organizations that understand the challenges—and potential—within their communities. With UWNNM at the helm of the Resource Hub, grantees will be better equipped to sustain their work, scale what’s working, and drive long-term change.
Contact:
Cindy Padilla
Executive Director
United Way Northern New Mexico
505.216.6347
cpadilla@unitedwaynnm.org
