Category Archives: The Good News File

The Good News File: Gorillas on the line

The Good News File: Gorillas on the line

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — In 2023, the number of global smartphone users is estimated at 6.8 billion people. Many have been using cellular devices for over a decade, leaving billions more retired iPhones, flip phones, and droids to collect dust in closets around the world. But the ABQ BioPark says there is something even more…MORE

The Good News File: Grow your lettuce and eat it too

The Good News File: Grow your lettuce and eat it too

Tijeras, N.M. (KKOB) — Roosevelt Middle Schoolers are celebrating the fifth anniversary of a special project teaching them the ways of futuristic farming. It’s all thanks to science teacher Steve Mcguinness and his Smart Farm. The journey began in 2017 when Mcguinness was teaching at Manzano High School in Albuquerque. He asked his class a…MORE

The Good News File: Access Granted

The Good News File: Access Granted

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — As we age, many of us need help from mobility aids like wheelchairs and walkers. This fact of life leaves hundreds of New Mexicans with a significant problem, lack of easy access to their homes. In this week’s Good News File, we learn about one nonprofit working towards a solution. Greg…MORE

The Good News File: New kicks, sharp minds

The Good News File: New kicks, sharp minds

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) – This fall, Julia Fitzsimmons, a Community School Coordinator at Lowell Elementary school, noticed that one of her students was not playing with the rest of the kids at recess. “He was having a hard time with his shoes, they were worn out to the point that he was limping from the…MORE

The Good News File: A sweet donation

The Good News File: A sweet donation

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) – This Thanksgiving, 82 Albuquerque families will gather with loved ones, creating memories around holiday treats they may not have had access to without a generous new initiative. Early next week, pies, cakes, and festive yule logs will be carefully crafted by 47 local bakers, then donated to Albuquerque’s first-ever Thanksgiving Match-Up.…MORE

The Good News File: Wings for LIFE

The Good News File: Wings for LIFE

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — For the last 27 years, Ann Edenfieldsweet has devoted her life to helping families of incarcerated people – and those behind bars themselves – live a better life. “Our mission is transforming lives to break that generational cycle of incarceration,” she said. Edenfieldsweet founded the nonprofit Wings for Life International after…MORE

The Good News File: Healing in nature while helping nature heal

The Good News File: Healing in nature while helping nature heal

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – This fall, Matthew Monjares will continue his mission of impacting communities through education, conservation, and meaningful outdoor opportunities across the state of New Mexico. The lives he will impact include our nation’s active duty military, veterans, and local kids. For the last four years, his nonprofit, Impact Outdoors, has helped people…MORE

Nonprofit helping veterans expands to new location 

Nonprofit helping veterans expands to new location 

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – In 2008, Shane D’Onofrio founded Heroes Walk Among Us, a nonprofit based in Albuquerque whose mission is to get veterans back on their feet. This year, the organization is expanding to a new location with more services than ever. The roughly 9,000-square-foot building located on San Mateo and Trumble near the…MORE

The Good News File: The Mecca Tree

The Good News File: The Mecca Tree

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – In 1984 Katie Braziel bought her home in the heart of Albuquerque. When she moved in, the backyard was full of Bermuda grass, some weeds, and two tiny fruit trees, one of which her dog promptly chewed down to a nub. 31 years later, Erin Garrison with the nonprofit, Food Is…MORE

The Good News File: A labor of love

The Good News File: A labor of love

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — For many, summertime in Albuquerque means time spent by the Bosque: kayaking, floating, or simply enjoying the river’s edge. But imagine sitting the on banks of a dry river bed. Cottonwoods blowing in the hot breeze, with no water to help local families cool off. Now, picture the death of those cottonwoods…MORE

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