Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-268-9557   Updated: 17 July 2010 PAJOLA Member: Rain Cloud Off Reservation Local Collaborative 17 (Rain Cloud)
Rain Cloud Off Reservation Local Collaborative 17 (Rain Cloud)	Rain Cloud is a collaborative that began in 2009 as a result of New Mexico's behavioral health transformation initiative. Rain Cloud represents the off-reservation Indian community in Albuquerque. The Rain Cloud is the universal symbol for potential, growth, nurturance, and life sustainability. Indian people in New Mexico are 11% of the population. An estimated 60,000 Indian people live in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Rain Cloud finds alternatives to medication and incarceration for persons with behavioral health issues in culturally appropriate ways. Racism, poverty, unemployment, homelessness, alcohol and substance abuse, and violence -- along with a lack of resources and the absence of a united community -- have had a disastrous impact on Indians in Albuquerque. But we focus on positive tools we need to become strong, to challenge the systems that keep us down, to develop an educated membership, and to create wellbeing in the whole community. Telephone: 505-262-6561 Address: None Email: None Web Address: None
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