November 6th, 2020 | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
We miss being with you. We miss hearing your cheers, your words of encouragement, and your applause. Our work is difficult, but you’ve always been there as an integral part of the side and front lines.
In the spirit of continuing our work together as a team, we’d like to invite you to Halftime with HopeWorks, our creative take on our Lunch and Learns. Halftime with HopeWorks is a new, collaborative, and virtual approach to remaining connected. We want to share with you what’s been going on in the “HopeWorks locker room,” as well as highlight key ways our resolve and commitment to those without homes have strengthened.
Please join us for our third event on Friday, November 6th, at 2pm. Each Halftime is short, meant to serve as an intermission to your day. In thirty minutes only, we will cover various topics, as well as offer you the opportunity to share your thoughts or questions. As you are our fans, we are yours.
Please RSVP today, and let’s get you back in the game!
Schedule: 15 minutes with Greg Morris, Executive Director and John Ames, Director of Supportive Housing, to share information about housing and homelessness; 10 minutes of Q & A; 5 minutes of Call to Action
If you have any questions, please email Annam Manthiram, Chief Development and Communications Officer, at amanthiram@hopeworksnm.org.

John Ames | Director of Supportive Housing
John is the Director of Supportive Housing at HopeWorks. He grew up in Albuquerque and earned a Bachelor’s of Business Degree from the University of New Mexico and a Master’s of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. John’s career has been devoted to working with marginalized people through the provision of housing and services. He recently worked at the Supportive Housing Coalition of NM where he managed their “Housing First’ program for 12 years. As a Pastor, he encouraged his congregation to open the church doors at night to provide shelter, and coordinated a county-wide, church-based shelter program in Lake County, IL. He worked in an AIDS hospice and was the Executive Director of an AIDS housing organization in Chicago. In 2016, he was awarded “Non-Profit Leader of the Year” by the NM Coalition to End Homelessness and “Industry Champion” by the NM Apartment Association. The Hopeworks Supportive Housing Department is growing under John’s leadership and now includes 3 Supportive Housing Case Managers, a new Rapid Re-Housing program and emergency funding for housing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. John is passionate about providing permanent supportive housing and ending homelessness in ABQ. He enjoys hiking, camping and gardening.