National Conferences Make Opportunities for Staff Training and Global Connections Have you ever seen one of those pictures that is made up of tiny little pictures of other things? From a distance your eye captures the confluence of all the colors together and sees one large image, but up close you notice each pixel is a tiny image in and of itself. That is how I see us as an organization at Ciudad Nueva. Up close we are a full picture of our community and all that is happening here, but we are also part of a larger picture of community development in our nation and around the … [Read more...]
Volunteering Brings Joy and a Longer-Term Involvement at Ciudad Nueva
Alison’s experience mentoring two Launch Pad students made a lasting impression on her ... and paved the way for a longer commitment Alison moved to El Paso in the summer of 2016. She and her husband were recently married and had been transferred here by the army from Washington state. Moving to a new city always provides an opportunity to try out something new and Alison was also looking for a way to meet new friends in El Paso. She had heard about Ciudad Nueva through a work friend while still living in Washington so she contacted Sami after moving here to see if there was a way she could … [Read more...]
