Westside Emergency Shelter /tags/westside-emergency-shelter Westside Emergency Shelter en-US Copyright Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:06:17 GMT J.J. Abrams series planned to use Albuquerque shelter for a filming location /local-news/2024-02-28/j-j-abrams-series-used-albuquerque-shelter-for-a-filming-location As New Mexico’s film and television industry continues its rapid growth, various sites around the state show up as backdrops. One surprising location – Albuquerque’s Westside Emergency Housing Center – was teed up to be the setting for a show on HBO Max. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:06:17 GMT /local-news/2024-02-28/j-j-abrams-series-used-albuquerque-shelter-for-a-filming-location Megan Myscofski A morning at Albuquerque’s largest homeless shelter /local-news/2024-02-13/a-morning-at-albuquerques-largest-homeless-shelter Homelessness in older adults is increasing rapidly nationally and here in New Mexico. ¾ÅÉ«Íø Reporter Megan Myscofski shadowed a street medicine team from local nonprofit Health Care for the Homeless on its weekly visit to Albuquerque’s Westside Emergency Housing Center. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:51:59 GMT /local-news/2024-02-13/a-morning-at-albuquerques-largest-homeless-shelter Megan Myscofski Many of Albuquerque’s older adults experiencing homelessness live in a shelter that can’t meet their needs /local-news/2024-02-12/many-of-albuquerques-older-adults-experiencing-homelessness-live-in-a-shelter-that-cant-meet-their-needs Homelessness in older adults is increasing at a fast clip across the country.In Albuquerque, much of that population is in one place: the city’s main shelter on the Westside. That facility, however, is not set up to care for older folks or people with disabilities. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:39:59 GMT /local-news/2024-02-12/many-of-albuquerques-older-adults-experiencing-homelessness-live-in-a-shelter-that-cant-meet-their-needs Megan Myscofski Oversight group releases a critical report on city’s shelter following an onsite death /local-news/2024-01-31/oversight-group-releases-a-critical-report-on-citys-shelter-following-an-onsite-death An oversight group recently performed an investigation into the Westside Emergency Housing Center, a homeless shelter 18 miles from downtown Albuquerque. The group’s findings and recommendations give insight to the shelter, its capacities, and its limits. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:18:14 GMT /local-news/2024-01-31/oversight-group-releases-a-critical-report-on-citys-shelter-following-an-onsite-death Megan Myscofski Unsheltered Amid The Pandemic: One Man's Experience With Police In ABQ /public-health-new-mexico/2020-04-23/unsheltered-amid-the-pandemic-one-mans-experience-with-police-in-abq There have been zero confirmed cases of the coronavirus among people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque so far, city leaders say. ¾ÅÉ«Íø is following… Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:57:55 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-04-23/unsheltered-amid-the-pandemic-one-mans-experience-with-police-in-abq Hannah Colton