Yesterday (March 3rd), Housing New Mexico representatives joined partners and community leaders for the grand opening of the Hozho Center for Personal Enhancement to celebrate the peer-run wellness center that supports individuals experiencing substance use disorders and/or homelessness.
The Hozho Center – located in McKinley County near Gallup – received a funding award of $969,499 through Housing New Mexico’s Recovery Housing Program. The intent of the program is to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders on a path to self-sufficiency by providing stable, temporary recovery housing. Recovery housing is a safe, healthy, family-like substance-free living environment that supports individuals in recovery from addiction.
Housing New Mexico Community Development Supervisor Jackie Homet spoke at the grand opening.
“The Hozho Center for Personal Enhancement is truly a reflection of the importance of partnerships among the housing community,” said Homet. “Through our Recovery Housing Program, we look forward to working with our partners toward the common goal of supporting individuals in need of this service and providing safe housing for those on a journey to recovery.”
The Hozho Center offers peer-support services, referrals and mobile outreach, as well as assistance with essential needs, such as ID recovery and medical benefits.
“The Hozho Recovery Home is the missing link for enabling long-term recovery assistance in McKinley County,” said Hozho Center for Personal Enhancement Executive Director Ken Collins. “Without long-term residential support, many people get caught up in the revolving door of detox-jail-treatment-death. Thank you, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (Housing New Mexico) for supporting us in our attempt to end the scourge of alcohol and drugs in our community. I would also like to recognize Brian Wilson, Hozho Center House Manager, who grew up in Gallup and brings his knowledge and life experience as a Certified Peer Support Worker to lead our program.”
Housing New Mexico has awarded over $4.4 million in Recovery Housing Program funding to qualified service providers in the state, including Hozho Center for Personal Enhancement, New Mexico Reentry Center, TenderLove Community Center and Endorphin Power Company.
At its March 2024 meeting, the Housing New Mexico Board of Directors approved a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for this program in conjunction with the approval of the Recovery Housing Program Action Plan Amendment required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration’s Local Government Division partnered with Housing New Mexico to serve as administrator of New Mexico’s Recovery Housing Program.
To learn more about Housing New Mexico’s Recovery Housing Program, including eligibility requirements, and to view the NOFA, please visit https://housingnm.org/programs/recovery-housing-program.
Housing New Mexico, otherwise known as New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), was created in 1975 by the New Mexico State Legislature to provide quality affordable housing opportunities for all New Mexico residents. As the state’s housing authority, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority/Housing New Mexico uses housing bonds, tax credits and other federal, state and private resources to fund more than 40 housing programs. In addition to funding the construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing and rental properties, Housing New Mexico’s programs include down payment assistance, homelessness prevention and emergency shelter, weatherization services, rental assistance and housing for people with special needs which have provided over 500,000 families with affordable housing and services since its inception.
To learn more about Housing New Mexico, visit housingnm.org.
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