We’ve taken as many as 38 kids or teens to camp in the past few years. When we drive our vans, sometimes seats have to be removed to carry luggage or extra vehicles are driven. If we had a small trailer for luggage, it would save us gas and seat space to efficiently take as many kids as possible
Fence for Front Parking Lot - $18,000
We have tried to remain accessible to our community in every way possible and keep the building at ABQ Central as visually welcoming as possible. Unfortunately, or Day Care staff daily ask people to move camps away from or front door for grocery deliveries and we are the only building in the neighborhood without a front fence. This allows people to hide along the side of the building and use the area for drug use and as a restroom facility. This means that we have to serve food over the odor of feces and amidst the piles of needles. We have gotten quotes on a fence that would have large gates that we could open when the area is monitored and closed when we are unable to monitorit.
Food for Families - 2 new carts - $154 apiece ($308)
Food For Families, our Food Bank, is in need of new carts for transporting food from the trucks we use to pick it up to the sorting area. Our food pickups often include 20-30 boxes of food that need to be transported about through the building to the sorting area and then back to the storage area. Since the average age of our foodbank volunteers is in the 60s or 70s, it is not feasible for them to carry the boxes that distance. They lift the food onto the carts and transport it. Our current carts have been in use for at least 10 years, since they were donated. We have replaced casters (wheels) multiple times, but they are at the end of their life.
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or it can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have an item similar to this laying around that you would like to donate.
Replacement Fence & Gate for ABQ Central Parking Lot
Our ABQ Central location is in a pretty rough area of town. It has been our list to replace the fence & gate for some time, but it is more urgent now, since somebody stole our box truck and drove it through the gate. We are in the process of replacing the gate, but we don’t yet have the money to replace the surrounding fence. We have staff & volunteers who can build the fence from raw metal at an extremely reduced price compared to purchase and installation from a fence manufacturer (about $300 per panel instead of $1500 per panel)
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or metal can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have raw materials laying around that you would like to donate.
Box Truck/Delivery Van - $15,000 and up
Food For Families, Grace Thrift Store, and other programs of Mission ABQ make deliveries and pickups almost daily. Our current Box truck has served us well, but was donated to us used about 15 years ago. We will soon need to replace it.
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or it can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have an item similar to this laying around that you would like to donate.
Kingdom Builders - 1,024 sq ft of Trafficmaster outoor turf for toddlers playground concrete @ $1.60/sq ft ($1,640)
Kingdom Builders Preschool & Day Care has been in operation for almost 18 years. We have been in our current location for 12 years. A large portion of our toddler playground is concrete to avoid tripping in the sand. However, we have laid carpet on the concrete to avoid falling and make it more comfortable to sit and play. The carpet is the original carpet laid nearly 12 years ago and is worn and coming up in palces. We would like to add new outdoor turf to improve this playground.
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or it can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have an item similar to this laying around that you would like to donate.
Playground and Recreational Equipment - $500 to $15,000
Kingdom Builders Preschool & Day Care has been in operation for almost 18 years. We have been in our current location for 12 years. Although we have periodically replaced playground equipment as it wears out, our current equipment is not ideal for the high-quality day care that we want to have. Additionally, we are working to open additional space on our MTC property for expansion of our Day Care ministry, particularly our school-age program and do not have the equipment we need for this facility.
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or it can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have an item similar to this laying around that you would like to donate.
1 Commercial Mower - $1,500 to $15,000
Our MTC property is a 17-acre property and has large fields on portions of it. It is a constant battle for our staff and volunteers to keep up with mowing the property and keeping it looking nice for our neighbors and visitors and usable for our events and programs. Several years ago, we purchased a used Walker mower from a man who ran a landscaping business, but it didn’t last long. Currently, we use a small low-end Craftsman riding mower that spends more time broken than running because of the uneven ground and age of the mower. Often, volunteers are seen mowing around the buildings with a push-mower and the fields are left unmowed.
Prices for this item vary widely depending on brand, age, size, etc. We would also be helped by someone who is able to rebuild or replace the motor in our older Walker motor. We have been told that this motor is no longer in production, but perhaps you can help!
Money can be given and designated for the purchase of this at: https://www.missionabq.org/donate or it can be purchased and given in-kind, or perhaps you have an item similar to this laying around that you would like to donate.