Our history

Life Link's La Luz de Santa Fe Family Shelter opened in 1987 in an eleven-unit rundown motel with three women volunteers. We began with one paid staff member, the resident manager, and financial support from a single donor. The Life Link now has a paid staff of over thirty-five, 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS (received in 1988) and city, county, state, and national funding. For more than a decade, we have been assisting homeless families (couples and single parents with children) and mentally ill homeless individuals through strategies that focus on safety-security, emotional stability, and self-esteem.

Our mission

We are devoted to helping the hungry, homeless, and displaced individuals, children and families through emergency relief, short-term interventions, housing, supportive services and self-sufficiency programs.

Beyond this mission, we are dedicated to providing the most advanced outpatient treatment services for a variety of addiction and mental health issues for the community at large.

Our Philosophy

We believe we have the responsibility for identifying and meeting individual and family needs and expectations. We strive to provide services of consistent high quality that are cost effective and beneficial.

We believe our ability to meet those needs is directly related to having motivated, devoted and skilled staff.

We believe that people function best in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect.

We believe that people function best in an environment where they are supported, challenged, and have the opportunity for self-renewal and growth.

We believe that people function best in an environment where they are rewarded and recognized for their contributions.

Our Values

Compassion
Compassion flows through all our domestic and international work. Caring people, coupled with technology, are powerful helping tools.

Community Partnership
We listen to community and people's needs, and together build successful partnerships.

Service Above Self
We strive to constantly better our performance, putting the needs of those we serve first. We derive meaning from the service we provide.

Emphasis on People
The dignity and sanctity of human life are valued in all we do as caregivers and support staff.

Self-Renewal
Change brings rebirth and growth. We strive for it personally and as an organization.