MAKE THE CALL, GET THE HELP. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS PUTTING UP SIGNS AT 33 INTERSECTIONS, DIRECTING PEOPLE TO CALL 3-1-1 IF THEY NEED INFORMATION ON VARIOUS KINDS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS ITS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REDUCE PAN-HANDLING AROUND THE CITY.
BERRY SAYS CALLING 3-1-1 WILL CONNECT THEM TO ONE OF THE MORE THAN 80 SERVICES IN PLACE FOR THEM IN ALBUQUERQUE, THAT INCLUDE 12 EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND EIGHT MEAL SITES THAT SERVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER ALMOST 7 DAYS A WEEK.
BUT MANY OF THE CITY’S STREET PEOPLE SAY THEY DON’T WANT TO USE THE SHELTERS AND THINK IT’S WRONG FOR MAYOR BERRY TO ADVISE RESIDENTS AGAINST GIVING THEM MONEY. THERE’S A NEW WEBSITE RUN BY UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION. IT’S “DONATE-A-B-Q-DOT-ORG”
