Wrapped in warmth: UNMH hosts blanket distribution event

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Representatives from community support organizations pick up bags containing emergency blankets at 933 Bradbury SE in Albuquerque on Tuesday.
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Jacqui Boyd and Debbie Tanner of the community group God’s Misfitz load emergency blankets into their car on Tuesday.
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Milly Ledwith, a director of community engagement for University of New Mexico Hospital, packs bags full of emergency blankets on Tuesday.
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Sally Acosta, a community engagement liaison for UNMH, picks up a box containing emergency blankets.
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Bags containing emergency blankets sits on table at a distribution event on Tuesday.
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The University of New Mexico Hospital’s Community Engagement Department hosted its fifth annual emergency blanket distribution event on Tuesday.

The department purchased 8,000 emergency blankets that, in turn, were given to community organizations across Albuquerque that support people who are homeless.

In addition to distributing blankets, the hospital’s Behavioral Health Services department presented information to the community groups about the services it offers to homeless people. The New Mexico Harm Reduction Collaborative also handed out Narcan, which is a rescue medication used to reverse an opioid overdose.

“We have a heart to serve, and this (blanket distribution) is in alignment with our mission,” said Sally Acosta, a community engagement liaison for UNMH. “It’s an honor to support our community.”

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