{"id":16146,"date":"2017-01-05T21:35:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T21:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/?p=16146"},"modified":"2023-09-12T21:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:38:56","slug":"sober-the-wellness-center-provides-breakfast-and-lunch-a-clothing-bank-hiv-testing-shower-and-laundry-facilities-mai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/2017\/01\/05\/sober-the-wellness-center-provides-breakfast-and-lunch-a-clothing-bank-hiv-testing-shower-and-laundry-facilities-mai\/","title":{"rendered":"SOBER: The Wellness Center provides breakfast and lunch, a clothing bank, HIV testing, shower and laundry facilities, mai"},"content":{"rendered":"

FROM PAGE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

with church-based programs, he said he couldn\u2019t listen to religious takes any longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was automatically against it,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

But then he re-discovered the spiritual approach to a harmonious life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe follow our traditional ways. It\u2019s good,\u201d he told them.<\/p>\n

Sharing his experience when he started out on a spiritual path to recovery, he remembered how he hiked up to a high peak to watch the sun set and a full moon come out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very powerful experience. On the way down the mountain, I was skipping through the sand. It was like moon dust. It was sparkling,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

He said that experience, and others like it, changed his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me strive to do better; to treat my mother and my kids better. That\u2019s what spirituality is about. It makes you want to do positive things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Adding to Tsosie\u2019s message, Thomas talked about Din\u00e9 teachings of k\u2019e, kinship, and hozho, living a balanced life, and how they helped the Din\u00e9 during times of hardship and struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Native people we have survived. We are still here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Then, he presented the group with a musical avenue to a spir- itual path.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a song for you, to soothe your lives and souls in this rush, rush life,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flute is a spiritual path. I encourage everyone to find it,\u201d said Tsosie.<\/p>\n

The presentations hit home for Lee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss my mom, my dad and my little brother. This allevi- ates the loneliness. I\u2019m ready to face the New Year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Donald Runninghawk, from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, ap- preciated the day\u2019s events, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked it very much,\u201d he said adding that his New Year\u2019s resolution was to maintain sobriety for his children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

The Wellness Center, which opened last August to assist the homeless community, provides breakfast and lunch weekdays, a clothing bank, HIV testing, shower and laundry facilities, mail services, Medicaid enrollment, daily bus passes and employment resources.<\/p>\n

Staff also refer clients to the parent organization, the First Nations Community Healthsource about three blocks west of the Center on Zuni Boulevard.<\/p>\n

There, medical and social services, along with traditional healing ceremonies are avail- able.<\/p>\n

The wrap-around programs have been an anchor in the city for 35-year old mom Laura Scoopmire, Din\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Attending the event to show her support for those struggling with sobriety, Scoopmire said that the resources available at the Wellness Center have helped her establish a home in the city for herself and her two daughters, 2 and 15 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI renewed my Medicaid card, ordered a food stamp card, got back on the WIC (Women, Infant and Children\u2019s) program and I\u2019m getting my identifica- tion cards I need for job applica- tions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Scoopmire has also received help in getting jobs through the Center\u2019s job placement program.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I\u2019m looking for a full time job and child care for Hai- ley (her 2-year old daughter),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As the event began to wrap up, Lee said that he would try to stay on the path of sobriety. But, staying true to his Dine\u2019 upbringing and his military service that place a high value on honesty, he added, \u201cI don\u2019t want to promise anything, because if it doesn\u2019t happen, it would be a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee left the Wellness Center as darkness began to fall, not knowing exactly where he was going to sleep.<\/p>\n

But, before he left, with his smile measuring the room, he shook hands with those around him and said to each and every one, \u201cHappy New Year!\u201d<\/p>\n

The All Nations Wellness Center is located at 6416 Zuni Rd, S.E. The First Nations Com- munity Healthsource clinic is located at 5608 Zuni. Blvd. SE. Phone \u2013 505-717-2704.<\/p>\n

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\nStoryteller and flute player Andrew Thomas, Din\u00e9, relates traditional stories from Din\u00e9 history to several community people attending the All Nations Wellness Center New Year\u2019s sobriety event last Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ARTS & CULTURE<\/h3>\n

\u2018Redress: Upcycled Style\u2019 exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n

FARMINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 The Farmington Museum announces the \u201cRedress: Upcycled Style\u201d trav- eling exhibit by Nancy Judd featuring couture fashion and accessories made by recycled items. Judd\u2019s creations have been exhibited worldwide and accepted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit will be on display through June. Infor- mation: 505-599-1174<\/p>\n

\u2018Technicolor Dreaming\u2019
\npsychedelic poster exhibit<\/h3>\n

FARMINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cTechnicolor Dreaming\u201d, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection of psychedelic posters from the 1960s, is cur- rently on display at the Farmington Museum. The collection features concert posters from American and British rock artists of the era. The exhibit will be on display through March. Information: 505-599-1174<\/p>\n

MACfest in
\ndowntown Mesa<\/h3>\n

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