NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SHELTER

 

At Pete’s Place

THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SHELTER’S E-NEWSLETTER

2025

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Videos About the Shelter

December 5, 2022 – We’re All In This Together: A Story of the Interfaith Community Shelter at Pete’s Place

September 3, 2020 – Chefscapades at Home: The Impact of the Pandemic on the Shelter, a video for the Shelter’s virtual fundraiser

September 11, 2019 – History, Mission and Services of the Interfaith Community Shelter, a video by Melissa Edmon, award-winning documentary filmmaker

2019 – Young Women Create a Business to Raise Money for ICS

2018 – Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Hearts in Harmony, a street choir

2017 – Joseph Jordan-Berenis, executive director, proposing ICS begin a women’s shelter in the summer months

Homelessness Issues


An Expert’s Perspective on the Homeless Crisis and Community Response

Joseph Jordan Berenis was the Executive Director of the Interfaith Community Shelter from 2014 to 2021. His leadership and compassion resulted in May 31, 2021 being named Joseph Jordan-Berenis day by Mayor Alan Webber.

Vulnerable Adults

A KSFR Radio Series on Homelessness in Santa Fe by Ellen Berkovich

Vulnerable Adults Part 1: A Documentary Series on Homelessness in Santa Fe

Vulnerable Adults Part 2: Housing Santa Fe's Homeless

Vulnerable Adults Part 3: Traditional Healing for Veterans

Interfaith Community Shelter IN THE NEWS

2021-2020

May 2, 2021 – Santa Fe nonprofits making sure homeless can get vaccinated

May 1, 2021 – Let’s help Joe carry on good work at our shelter

April 17, 2021 – Volunteering will improve your life

February 27, 2021 – Shelter wishes Joe Jordan-Berenis a fond farewell

February 23, 2021 – Pete’s Place executive director retiring from ‘a labor of love’

February 12, 2021 – Santa Fe Braces for Bitter Cold

January 30, 2021 – Santa Fe has not had any homeless deaths due to Covid

December 27, 2020 – Continue the giving spirit year-round

December 24, 2020 – Charitable donations surge to meet increased need

December 22, 2020 – Memorial remembers Santa Fe homeless people who died in 2020

December 12, 2020 – Congress needs to act on stimulus – now – Letter to the Editor

November 2, 2020 – Falling through the cracks: Pandemic worsens Santa Fe’s housing crisis

October 28, 2020 – City Council expands private security at homeless shelters and parks

October 14, 2020 – Santa Fe City Council Oks new four-year lease for Pete’s Place

October 14, 2020 – Pete’s Place will remain

October 12, 2020 – Santa Fe shelters brace for cold, spike in cases

October 10, 2020 – Help for the Homeless is all of our jobs My View by Donald Wilson

October 1, 2020 – Shelter lease renewal is a victim of smoke and mirrors Commentary by Joe Jordan-Berenis

October 1, 2020 – Santa Fe lets homeless shelter lease expire as it struggles with pandemic restrictions

September 30, 2020 – Interfaith Community Shelter lease up for renewal

September 30, 2020 – Pete’s Place placed on month-to-month lease

August 31, 2020 – Committee recommends more lights for street near Pete’s Place

August 1, 2020 – Dealing with trauma of homelessness – a daily challenge My View by Joe Jordan-Berenis

May 16, 2020 – Homeless shelter is adapting to pandemic – My View by Joe Jordan-Berenis

April 27, 2020 – Webber says midtown shelter to stay open through summer

March 30, 2020 – Ordinary people, extraordinary times

March 21, 2020 – Shelters step up efforts to protect homeless amid COVID-19

March 21-22, 2020 – ‘I’m still mind-blown’: Jobs at Santa Fe shelter help former guests get back on track

March 21-22, 2020 – From guest to co-worker: Guests at Santa Fe shelter sometimes hired as staff members

February 29, 2020 – Compassion is where the solution begins – My View by Joe Jordan-Berenis

January 25, 2020 – Housing vouchers are no magic bullet – My View by Joe Jordan-Berenis

January 15, 2020 – Seeing homeless huddled in cold, rain spurs upgrades at Pete’s Place

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important facts

  • Staff and volunteers serve guests with dignity, respect and compassion that has become the hallmark of the Interfaith Community Shelter.
  • Resource Days available for any person needing access to services necessary to stabilize his/her life.
  • ICS is the only “come as you are” or “minimal barrier” shelter in Northern New Mexico.

ICS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization