About Us

Who are we?

Created in 1993, NewLife Homes comprises 7 New Mexico nonprofit corporations that own, manage, and develop permanent supportive housing for the most vulnerable in the community. Our MISSION is to provide safe, affordable, quality housing with a focus on persons with mental illness, physical disabilities, the elderly, and persons who are homeless. In 2008 we received the NAMI-NM Domenici award as the agency that had done the most to help those suffering from mental illness.

Who do we serve?

We serve very low income persons, at or below 30% of area median income. Prior to residing in NewLife Homes housing, the majority of our residents have been in crisis housing, emergency shelters, substance abuse treatment programs, or on the streets. All NewLife Homes projects have community rooms, computers and computer training, onsite managers, food provision through Roadrunner, and service coordination to ensure that residents receive the support services they need to avoid premature institutionalization. NewLife Homes staff are invested in the residents, have active social activities, celebrate birthdays and public holidays, and provide onsite memorial services for residents we've lost. For many residents, NewLife Homes is the only home they've known. We have provided housing for over 300 people. We currently only serve Albuquerque but have received donated land in northern and southern New Mexico to replicate our successful Albuquerque projects.

How are we funded?

NewLife Homes receives funding from rental income and from competitive grants from HUD, the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, the City of Albuquerque, and private foundations such as United Way, McCune, Frost. Our agency has received more HUD Section 811 grants (housing for persons with disabilities) than any other agency in NM. Donations are also welcome at the link below.

What is our business model?

NewLife Homes staff structure is extremely LEAN AND GREEN, with an executive director, onsite managers, and service coordinators. Comparable agencies serving the same number of clients have 4 times the staff complement. We provide quality environmentally friendly housing at a cost per unit that is unsurpassed in the state because we have no office overheads, receive substantial pro bono work from architects and other vendors, and have little or no resident/staff/board turnover. Our average unit rental including utilities and support services is $280 per month when an equivalent one bedroom market rental in Albuquerque is $682, and monthly SSDI (social security disability income) is $674. Without this supportive housing, most of our residents would be on the streets.

NewLife Homes Board of Directors

Bruce Levin CPA	President
Mike Dennett	Vice President
Roger Hammond, MD	Treasurer
Sylvia Hughes, MS	Secretary
Bob Park LLB, MBA	Member
Lorette Enochs, JD	Member
Mike Robertson, PhD	Member

NewLife Homes Staff

John Bloomfield [bio]	Executive Director	john@newlifehomesnm.com
Barry Brown	Apartment Manager
Patrica Savage (Mac)	Manager Apartments
Katrina Owensby	Manager and Service Coordinator
Paul Fredrickson (Mac)	Service Coordinator
Debra Chase	Bookkeeper
Renate McGee	Activities Coordinator