Albuquerque Center for Hope and Recovery (ACHR) ACHR is an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that provides peer services and resources to people recovering from mental illness and/or substance use. ACHR’s mission is “to support people who live with mental health or co-occurring mental health and sub- stance use challenges. Through peer support, in a safe environment, ACHR…

The Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI) funds the Tiny Home Village facility and services, as well as this Tiny Home Village program evaluation conducted by Pivot Evaluation. The current BHI developed out of the Department of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) by a negotiated agreement with the City of Albuquerque via their joint strategic plan…

SVEDC Incubation Programs (Semilla and Business) offer a nurturing environment to help an idea grow into a thriving business by providing indispensable business support and access to essential amenities that the SVEDC facility provides. Pivot provided evaluation reports for SVEDC’s WK Kellogg Foundation grants. The projects promoted virtual business support services to start-up businesses. Reports showed sectors…

NMCAN serves socioeconomically disadvantaged youth who have been involved in foster care or juvenile justice. NMCAN offers financial literacy, economic development, and community building programs. Pivot collaborated with NMCAN to engage stakeholders for inclusion in extensive qualitative data collection including: NMCAN staff, service populations, and partners. Project findings helped NMCAN better understand and articulate the…

New Mexico Thrives is dedicated to the success of nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector in New Mexico. New Mexico Thrives advocates at the local, state, and federal levels; and provides the opportunity for collaboration and collective action to advance issues that are most pressing to New Mexico’s communities. Pivot developed a data set combining Federal…

Bernalillo County has developed a special fund to address critical behavioral health challenges including homelessness, substance use recovery, transitional youth challenges, and the intersection of behavioralhealth with law enforcement. Pivot provided evaluation services for two peer drop-in centers, two peer case management programs, the Tiny Home Village, and an evaluation of the County’s overall metrics…

South Valley Mainstreet is a grassroots economic development organization that focuses on the revitalization of historic Bridge and Isleta Boulevards. They have collaborated with Pivot to rollout scientifically sampled surveys in door-to-door efforts to understand community needs. The results led to pilot home maintenance projects co-developed with Bernalillo County and Habitat for Humanity, promotion of…

Roanhorse Consulting LLC developed an ambitious plan to connect Native orgs and groups across New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation with resources during lockdown conditions of the pandemic. In short order, they gathered an expert team and produced an online resource where people could both donate and find assistance using keyword searches. Pivot offered background…

Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) builds successful working partnerships between clients and dogs that empower people and open doors to new opportunities. ADW has developed long-term relationships with courthouse staff to help ease various contentious civil matters, with veterans’ organizations to help welcome troops home, and with middle schools to help teach life skills…