ALBUQUERQUE'S HEADING HOME PROGRAM HAS AN 81-PERCENT SUCCESS RATE SO FAR … AND HAS PUT A ROOF OVER THE HEADS OF ABOUT 430 PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN LIVING ON THE STREETS. NOW ONE STATE SENATOR … DEMOCRAT GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO … IS PUSHING A BILL AT THE LEGISLATIVE THIS SESSION TO TAKE THE PROGRAM STATEWIDE.
ORTIZ Y PINO SITES THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS IN ABQ … WHICH INCLUDES HELPING TO GET RECIPIENTS CLEAN FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. ORTIZ Y PINO'S BILL IS GAINING BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT.
