This summer has brought a whirlwind of activity for Crossroads Village. Major developments have been underway in the northside of the building as well as a small annex building located on the property. When Crossroads for Women purchased the building in 2021, the annex was an abandoned records storage facility with leaks in the ceiling, boarded up windows, and deteriorated floors. That same year, RMCI, Inc., a local construction company in Albuquerque, committed to renovating this space so that it could be integrated into the master plan for Crossroads for Women. Over months and months of hard work, the building was revitalized and turned into the Butterfly Boutique. An important part of Crossroads’ mission is to provide a base level of support by providing essential items needed by each of our women. These items include clothing, home goods, and hygiene items, and they are crucial basic needs that must be fulfilled before they can begin to work toward recovery. Not only does Crossroads for Women believe in providing this service, it believes the women should be able to access these resources in a beautiful, clean, and welcoming space where they are treated with dignity. The Butterfly Boutique was created with this in mind, offering generous space, a friendly atmosphere, and high-quality items to choose from.
The southside of Crossroads Village and the future permanent home of Maya’s Place has undergone a drastic change since the start of the summer. Prior to purchasing the building, the southside sat abandoned for years with a leaking roof that caused decay in much of the building. Before tackling the structural changes to the building, contractors began removing every wall for the entire wing of the building, which effectively took the structure down to the studs. To ensure the safety of staff and community members, the southside of the building was sealed off from the rest of the building during the two-month process. Since the remediation, workers have begun structural changes which include building a new roof (which is now 100 percent complete) and installing modern drainage. The photos below show the transformation that has taken place so far, and with a goal to have Maya’s Place ready by the end of the year, we expect to share exciting new pictures of the changes in the next newsletter. As we fund the project to build a permanent home for Maya’s Place, we ask our supporters to help us meet our goals by contributing to our “Resiliency” mosaic, the proceeds of which go toward the costs of building this new home for 30 women.
Robert Fontenot
Development Director
robertfontenot@crossroadsabq.org