Maria Guzman is one of the compassionate and relational Community Connectors who serve on our team. She is from our community and has raised her children in the area with her loving husband. Having grown and watched her children grow up in our unique and dynamic region, Maria has a particular passion for her neighbors. Although she’s only been with Ciudad Nueva for nine months, Maria is already making a big impact on our community and is stepping up as a connection professional. She brings with her experience and knowledge from growing up locally that has added tremendous value to our … [Read more...]
Alma Martinez Shares How Ciudad Nueva’s Food Co-Op Feeds Body, Mind, and Spirit
At the heart of Ciudad Nueva is our passion to be a place where the community serves the community. One place where this passion is lived out is through our Food Co-Op, which is led by our own Alma Martinez. Alma radiates warmth and compassion and has steered our program through a pandemic, demonstrating the steadfast care of a servant’s heart. Alma came to Ciudad Nueva three years ago. Her nephew had been enrolled in our youth program. She had heard that it was a safe place for kids to develop healthy relationships and get dependable guidance on life and enrolled her children as well. … [Read more...]
How Ciudad Nueva’s Community Connectors are Helping Us Connect With Our Neighbors Both One-on-One and Through Our Community Advisory Board
We love growing relationships — it's how we learn about new ministry opportunities and partnerships in our community. Most importantly, we get the honor of knowing and loving the giving people around us. With Spring just around the corner, Ciudad Nueva’s community Community Advisory Board has re-launched! Facilitated by our Community Connectors, Our Community Advisory Board meets once a month and is made up of neighborhood parents, seniors, teens--people who love our neighborhood! The Community Advisory Board enables community members to serve each other by sharing their assets and working … [Read more...]
Serving Each Other – How Ciudad Nueva Balanced Safety and Ministry in 2020
Community involvement is part of the strong, meaningful foundation Ciudad Nueva is built on. We are passionate about human connection. Seeing our neighbors volunteer and serve each other fills us with joy. Throughout the last year, creating a safe co-op has been especially challenging. We love seeing our community members face to face. COVID-19 forced us to change how we interact with our community. For the safety of our neighbors and staff, our team put their heads together to work out the best way to continue our ministry and partnerships while maintaining social distance. … [Read more...]
Here’s How Our Community Art Program Is Bringing Joy to El Paso
At the end of a hall in the Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, a small table was laid out with three-inch square sheets of brightly colored paper, wire, and scissors. As curious individuals walked by, we offered them the opportunity to work on an art project while they waited for legal counsel. Some people were not sure what to make of being invited to do an art project while they were waiting to be seen, but others jumped right in. Soon many people were creating vibrant paper flowers and sharing stories from their lives. Some shared the circumstances that had led them … [Read more...]
