Hands Across Cultures, Corp. (HACC) Organizational Mission- HACC was
formed in 1992 to address the high rates of families and youth
experiencing human service related problems, particularly through
disease prevention and health promotion efforts. A major focus is
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse behavior in Northern
Santa Fe and Southern Rio Arriba Counties. The mission of HACC is:
Improve the social functioning, health, education and well-being of the
people of Northern New Mexico through culturally appropriate, youth and
family-centered approaches deeply rooted in the multicultural
traditions of the communities.
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HACC has been a community leader in this area when it comes to substance abuse prevention. The La Vision del Valle Coalition, which is conducted by HACC, has been working with the Pojoaque Valley area and discussing the issues that community members believe is most affecting our community. The issues have been mentioned most through meetings and community forums has been binge drinking amongst youth, low perception of risk, and low enforcement of alcohol laws.
Hands Across Cultures, Corp. has conducted an in-depth assessment of resources available in the greater Espanola Valley and Pojoaque areas. The assessment sought to determine the level of capacity throughout our area for delivering prevention, treatment and aftercare services. Secondarily, we sought to understand the various capabilities for developing and implementing new programs to fill gaps.
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| Harry Montoya-President/CEO
Mr. Montoya founded HACC in 1995. He has a masters degree in Counseling and Community Services and has worked at a “grass-roots” level for over 20 years in this community. He has been a community mobilizer, taught cultural competence to community members and brought prevention services, and quality after-school programs to the Espanola and Pojoaque schools.
Email: harrymontoya@handsacrosscultures.org
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| Mike Chavez-Program Director
Mr. Chavez has been working at HACC for over five years. He is responsible for general oversight of all grants, grant writing, reporting to HACC President/CEO and managing the HACC staff. He manages all day to day functions at HACC. He is currently working with the Para Los Ninos programs at two different sites with the Espanola Public Schools as well as the current duties he has at HACC.
Email: mikechavez@handsacrosscultures.org
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| Christa Trujillo |
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| Christa Trujillo, MS, LSAA
Ms. Trujillo has worked for the Behavioral Health Services Division as a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention graduate intern. She assisted the division by creating hot spot maps that identified substance abuse rates by county, calculated percentages of evidence based programming being implemented in the state of New Mexico for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, and created the annual substance abuse prevention provider directories.
Ms. Trujillo graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Master of Science in Community Health Education. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of New Mexico with a double major in Health Education and Spanish. She is a Licensed Substance Abuse Associate, a member of the New Mexico Addiction Education Network as well as a member of the Northern New Mexico Implementation Team.
Email: christa.trujillo10@gmail.com
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| Diego Lopez-Project Success Coordinator
Mr. Lopez has extensive experience working with youth in Northern New Mexico. Currently, he is serving as a community organizer delivering evidence-based services throughout the Española and Pojoaque school systems. Throughout his 4-year term at Hands Across Cultures, Corp., he has served as the Chair for the La Vision del Valle Coalition, and on various planning commissions to generate alternatives for youth. Mr. Lopez brings an enthusiastic and culturally skilled background, and has established rapport and respect within communities he serves. He is also a certified prevention specialist.
Email: diegolopez@handsacrosscultures.org
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