Our Coalition To End Hunger

Roadrunner’s Coalition to End Hunger is an initiative of Roadrunner Food Bank. It is committed to empowering allies and advocates who can help give a voice to overlooked communities. Its purpose is to connect groups and organizations who serve people facing hunger and poverty while encouraging those with lived experiences to share their story to advocate for public policy change. Roadrunner’s Coalition strives to provide support, train, establish advocacy opportunities, and engage the group’s stakeholders to ensure the food and nutrition security of all New Mexicans.

Roadrunner’s Coalition invites organizations, community members, advocates, and groups to join in. There are three coalition member categories including joining as an individual, an agency member, or collaborative member.  There is no fee to join, but a commitment to actively attend meetings, participate in discussions, activate around the issue of hunger, and be a part of the solution.

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The Coalition meets the Third Wednesday each month from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.
Please complete the form below to receive a Zoom invite to the next meeting.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

JOIN IN!
Anyone who would like to join the Coalition outside of the organization or work affiliation and has a desire to address the issues around hunger in New Mexico.
SIGN UP

AGENCY MEMBERSHIP

JOIN IN!
Any organization that is currently partnering with a food bank to provide hunger relief services in their community.
SIGN UP

COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP

JOIN IN!
Any organization or group that collaborates in serving, funding, or raising the awareness of hunger in New Mexico.
SIGN UP

Roadrunner Coalition Sub-Committees

Currently, there are three active sub-committees working as part of the larger coalition to perform and carry out its goals. They include:

BLUEPRINT TO END HUNGER

The subcommittee literally creates a “blueprint” or report about hunger in New Mexico to be rolled out in the fall of 2025.

SNAP ADVOCACY

A subcommittee that works throughout the year to elevate the importance of SNAP as well as identify opportunities for a strong nutrition program.

HUNGER ACTION DAY

This sub-committee plans and implements the SECOND Hunger Action Day at the Roundhouse during the 2025 session.

Why Coalitions are Important and Why they are Formed

  • To address an urgent situation

  • To empower elements of the community – or the community as a whole

  • To obtain or provide services

  • To bring about more effective, efficient, and unified delivery of programs

  • To pool resources

  • To increase communication among groups and break down stereotypes

  • To revitalize sagging energies of members or groups trying to do too much alone

  • To create long-term, permanent social change

Roadrunner Coalition Members: Fall 2024

Agency Members

  • Albuquerque Public School: Jefferson Middle School
  • Albuquerque Public Schools: West Mesa High School
  • City of Albuquerque: Alamosa Health & Social Services Center
  • First Choice Community Healthcare, Alameda location
  • First Unitarian Food Pantry
  • Interfaith Community Shelter
  • LA Cares
  • Luna Community College
  • Mimbres Valley Mobile Food Pantry
  • MorningStar Church Food Pantry
  • New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association
  • Nourishing Nation Inc.
  • Red Doc Farm
  • Rio Grande Food Project
  • Rotary Club of White Sands
  • Storehouse New Mexico
  • Storehouse West
  • The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability
  • United Way of North Central New Mexico
  • United Healthcare
  • Western New Mexico University

Individual Members

  • Susan Baum
  • Jane Braithwaite
  • Scott Bunton
  • Marta Chavez
  • Maria Constantine
  • Shelbie Corriz
  • Matthew Cross Guillen
  • Sue Forster-Cox
  • Diana Lopez
  • Jessica Osenbrugge
  • Felicitas (fay) Schwieger
  • Abigail Stiles
  • Erica Villegas
  • Dana Yost
  • JoAnn Young

Collaborative Members

  • 100% Chaves County
  • 100% Otero
  • Alamogordo Farmers Market
  • Albuquerque Meadows Pantry
  • American Heart Association
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico
  • Casa de Peregrinos
  • Catron Food Pantries
  • Chaves County Health Council
  • Curry County New Mexico
  • Desert Verde Farm
  • Dine Introspective Inc.
  • Eastern New Mexico: Ruidoso Campus
  • Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico
  • Food is Free Albuquerque
  • Food Not Bombs
  • Four Corners Native American Ministry
  • Guadalupe Healthy Kids Healthy Communities
  • Health Care Organization
  • Interfaith Hunger Coalition
  • La Semilla Food Center
  • Lea County Health Council
  • Lutheran Advocacy Committee – New Mexico
  • Lutheran Advocacy Ministry – New Mexico
  • Meals on Wheels New Mexico
  • New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care
  • New Mexico Beef
  • New Mexico Department of Health-Public Health
  • New Mexico Dept. of Health WIC & Farmers Market Program
  • New Mexico Voices for Children
  • Otero County Community Health Council
  • ProgressNow New Mexico
  • Rancho de Santa Fe
  • Rio Grande Food Project
  • Save the Children
  • SquyreStudio Microfarm
  • State of New Mexico: Food and Nutrition Services Bureau
  • The Food Depot
  • United Healthcare of New Mexico
  • With Many Hands

Contact Us

Questions about being a part of
Roadrunner’s Coalition to End Hunger?

advocacy@rrfb.org

Email

Jason Riggs

Jason Riggs
Director of Advocacy and Public Policy

505.349.8833