December 2019

Hope Harbor
Merry Christmas!!!

Blessings to each of you for a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year 2020!

Thank you to all our partners who have supported Hope Harbor this year through prayer, encouragement, advice, in-kind gifts, material goods, financial gifts and friendship! Your support is the reason we will open doors in 2020 to women and children who have no hope. Thank you for joining us in this Kingdom work.
If you haven't had the opportunity to partner with us, please consider a monthly or one time gift as we end 2019 and look forward to opening the first part of 2020.

Dear Friends,

'Leaving the nest’ often means starting a new chapter in life. In our part of New Mexico, “Leaving the NEST” also means starting a new chapter but in the lives of primarily women and their children who have experienced domestic violence.
In Lincoln County and Mescalero, this new chapter is now called Hope Harbor, a transitional living facility nearing completion in Capitan. With your help here at the end of the year, Hope Harbor can open for three families in 2020!  From there, supported college training, life-skill classes, public schools for the kids and eventual job placement will be accessible from a safe, stable, managed environment. A truly safe Harbor. Beyond 2020, our vision is to expand the facility/program to serve and offer hope to many more women and their children. 
The traumatic back stories would break your heart. Let it suffice to say that, thanks to scores of generous volunteers, contractors, other non-profits, law enforcement and local utility companies giving of their time, clothing, cash, furniture, and appliances, we are close to opening! 
As you may be aware, Hope Harbor receives no government assistance of any kind. That’s why we need your help. We hope you will make a commitment to this ministry by making a generous gift to Hope Harbor today. Thank you in advance for helping us work toward changing the lives of women and children, one family at a time. With your help, their best days are yet to come.
With gratitude,

Lorna Fike
Executive Director
Thank you!!!
 R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation
Thank you Hubbard Foundation for supporting Hope Harbor's education center for women and children. This will change lives as the center of the home offering all classes and educational resources. You have made a great difference to equip Hope Harbor to reach families in need and you make a great difference in Lincoln County. We are grateful for you!
Thank you!!!
Thank you Altrusa Ruidoso for providing washer/dryers for the resident apartments. Your gift will meet the needs of women with children. We are grateful for your heart.
Thank you!!!
Thank you CFOLC for the generous donation grant! This will provide services to women and children in need in Lincoln County. We are thankful for you and for all who support CFOLC.
Thank you!!!
for donating to Hope Harbor to bring hope to women and children. Thank you all employees who contributed. We are grateful and blessed.
AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest is coming to help us!!!
Ten team members of AmeriCorps NCCC are coming for 6 weeks in January and February 2020 to help us build and prepare the home. We are so honored and thrilled to have this great team and this photo is a sample of where they will stay in partnership with BLM. We will also be partnering AmeriCorp with other community agencies and leaders.
One more Thank you - to John Cornelius, our contractor, for his tireless efforts to build Hope Harbor. You are a gift beyond measure.
To volunteer during construction contact Lorna at 575-686-0990.
The utilities should be finished in the next few weeks and then we will be able to use volunteers. Join us!
Donate today! 
Partner with us to give hope and healing to women with children! Donate online through the website, the Donate button below,
or mail a check to:
Hope Harbor
P.O.Box 1296
Ruidoso, NM 88355
MISSION
The mission of Hope Harbor is to offer a Christ-centered program of hope, healing, and supportive guidance for women and children escaping domestic violence.
This up to two-year program offers safe housing, life-skills training, counseling and the opportunity for further education to promote financial stability.
Location in Capitan by appointment only.
Executive Director Lorna Fike
Donate using the donate button by credit or debit card or paypal to HopeharborNM@gmail.com
and at
http://hopeharbornm.org
Board of Directors

Rick Hutchison, President
Irma Devine, Vice President
JoBeth Vinson, Secretary
Jan Sweeney, Treasurer
Sandy Pape
Lyman Stanton
Sue Hutchison
Ed Vinson
Emily Hobbs
Shippen Salas