Las Cumbres News & Impact Stories

Seniors Day at the State Capitol
Las Cumbres' Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) Program made a heartfelt impact at Seniors Day at the Roundhouse, bringing community, culture, and advocacy under one roof. With homemade pastries, newly designed t-shirts, and powerful conversations, 14 grandparents—including three from Peñasco—showed up to represent a growing movement.

Nourishing Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Our Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program received a “special project” for the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department called New Mexico Grown. Produce from local producers such as the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market and Khalsa Farms are given to our program to distribute to the families of grandparents raising grandchildren.

Navigating Round Two of Parenting
Kylie Garcia, from the Santa Fe New Mexican, sheds light on what it is like for grandparents to raise a second generation of children in her wonderful piece, “Navigating Round 2 of parenting: Support for grandparents raising grandchildren.”

Grandparents Explore Reunity Farm in Unique Meeting
Imagine a place where food scraps are transformed into rich compost, children gleefully dig for earthworms, and the community comes together to cultivate resilience and share bountiful harvests. This is Reunity Resources, a 5-acre regenerative..

Wendy Croze Steps into Grandparent Raising Grandchildren Program Management Shoes
Las Cumbres is dedicated to assisting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) in Northern NM. The agency’s GRG Program has been in place since 2012, initially offering group meetings with educational presentations for grandparents in Rio Arriba County. Today the program serves

Grandfamilies Support Removing Income Tax From Social Security Income
Grandparents raising grandchild advocate for bill to eliminate tax on Social Security Income.

Grandparent Overcomes Multiple Challenges During Pandemic
I am a grandmother raising my eight-year-old twin grandsons in Santa Fe. I’ve been caring for them for five years.