RSS FeedGRANTS - The cry for help has been heard around the state and some of the biggest names in non-profit ministries in New Mexico are extending their services to the victims of the recent beatings.
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Dr. Reynalds, founder and CEO of Joy Junction of Albuquerque, said Joy Junction will open its doors for any of the Native Americans who were attacked and Junctions' guests may stay as long as they need. Dr. Reynalds is the author of “The Face of Homelessness Series” of books. His and the work of other volunteers and staff have effected the lives of tens of thousands, who sometimes just need a little help.
The Junction provides shelter and food for 300 people every day and 100,000 meals in a year. The private ministry is church based and relies on donations alone.
Talks and meetings between Reynalds, Grants' Community Outreach Center and Grants Police Department took place to see what could be done. While nothing was set in concrete, talks of a transportation system to Joy Junction or payment for a bus ride there took up some of the main conversation.
“If we got (the money) available, we can get them to Albuquerque,” said Pastor Garland Moore, director of the Grants center, “from there Joy Junction will pick them up in a van.”
The minister said if enough of the victims were willing to travel at once, he would take them down himself.
Moore says he knows many of the victims, who frequent the COC on a regular basis. The victims, while indigent, do not have a place to stay in town, said the pastor.
“A lot of these people are not homeless, (they) have homes on the reservation,” said Moore. “I'm hoping that those who need funds, the people getting beat up, can get it soon. We need to take care of our own.”
The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission will meet with Grants police on July 8 to discuss financial and other needs for victims.
The commission will hold a public meeting July 23 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at Grants City Hall to take comments.
No other arrests have yet been made in the case.
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