Unsheltered Outreach & Stabilization
Direct outreach to unhoused neighbors across Albuquerque. In partnership with Albuquerque Community Safety, we provide stabilization support, hotel vouchers, hygiene supplies, and pathways to housing.
Learn MoreServing New Mexico Since 2014
“Seeing into the future while going back to our roots to obtain knowledge to move forward.”
500+
Families Served
12
Years of Service
7
Active Programs
16
Coalition Partners
Our Mission
Stewards of their own lives.
Vizionz Sankofa was founded in 2014 to assist youth and young adults in becoming stewards of their lives — despite socio-economic conditions beyond their control. We began with a focus on African American youth navigating disparities in schools, the justice system, and CYFD custody.
"Every child should be given the opportunity to pursue the dream of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The work has since extended to anyone in New Mexico without the substrate to thrive — unsheltered neighbors, refugee and immigrant families of every background, youth in crisis, and the families who carry them. The Sankofa philosophy is universal: heritage as compass, dignity as ground, knowing where you come from as the foundation for moving forward.
Our doors are open. We meet families where they are.
What We Do
Seven programs, one promise.
Direct support, advocacy, and education across seven program areas — designed for the realities of the communities we serve in New Mexico.
Refugee & Immigrant Services
Linguistic, cultural, and economic support for refugee and immigrant families of all backgrounds settling in New Mexico — without losing their mother tongues or culture.
Learn MoreHousing Stability
ERAP support, hotel vouchers, utility assistance, and relocation services. Eviction prevention before crisis. Stability before everything else.
Learn MoreYouth Mentorship & Education
Mentorship, advocacy, and educational pathways for youth navigating school, the justice system, and CYFD custody — including our founding focus on African American young people.
Learn MoreFamily & Caregiver Support
Job-seeking, education, training, and social service referrals for parents, guardians, and caregivers — the people who hold our communities together.
Learn MoreSankofa Center
Services that target the senior population, ages 55 and over.
Learn MoreReadiness Pilot
In partnership with Kamili and the BRSA Foundation — behavioral readiness assessment and certification for participants pursuing housing, work, or education.
Learn MoreVoices
Who we are, in our own words.
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Founder & Executive Director
Khadijah
"I built Vizionz Sankofa because I saw families with nowhere to turn, and I refused to look away. Sankofa means we go back for the wisdom we need to move forward — and we bring that wisdom to whoever walks through our door, regardless of where they come from. This work is about dignity. Always."
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Coalition Partner
Denise Kennedy
"Women with Vizionz exists alongside Vizionz Sankofa because the work is too big for one organization. Together we cover ground neither of us could cover alone."
Recent Events
View All EventsThe work, in moments.
Monthly food distributions, community gatherings, partnership events, and the daily work of meeting families where they are.
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Coalition & Support
We do not do this work alone.
Our coalition strengthens what each organization can do alone — institutional partnerships, family alliances, and major funders that share both mission and accountability.
Coalition Partners
Burque Against Racism
UmojaABQ
God's Warehouse
Los Jardines
Tenderlove
Lea County Sage
Future Innovate Academy
Women With Vizionz
Led by Denise Kennedy — focused on women in our community navigating healing, work, and family stability.
BRSA Foundations
Funding access to readiness evaluation and certification programs for the communities we serve.
State Office of African American Affairs
State Martin Luther King Commission
Center of Black Excellence
Cultivate Coders
Maddox Foundation
United Way of Lea County
Habitat for Humanity Hobbs
Funders & Institutional Support
Housing New Mexico
State of New Mexico
Senator Mimi Stewart
Albuquerque Community Foundation
Major New Mexico grantmaker supporting our community programs and capacity building.
United Way of North Central New Mexico
Sustained civic support for our community service work across the region.
If You Need Us
We meet you where you are.
Housing, family support, refugee resettlement, food assistance, educational pathways — whatever the need, we hear you. Begin a confidential intake. No appointment needed.
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The work needs partners.
Every dollar funds direct services for families in crisis. Every volunteer hour expands our reach. Every partnership compounds what we can do alone.
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