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Encantado Foundation Funds Tech Training

Encantado Foundation Funds Tech Training

Adelante DiverseIT is offering Google IT Support Professional Certifications and several Intro to Tech courses thanks to a $100,000 impact grant from the Encantado Foundation. The funding is designed to provide certification and training for potential STEM workers....

Adelante Volunteer Heather Brislen Recognized

Adelante Volunteer Heather Brislen Recognized

Adelante volunteer Board Member and senior care provider, Dr. Heather Brislen, recently was recognized as a “Top Doc” by Albuquerque the Magazine. In fact, her image is on the front of the March 2023 issue. Dr. Heather Brislen, a geriatrician, has devoted her career...

Adelante Co-Hosting City-Wide Senior Tech Fair April 14

Adelante Co-Hosting City-Wide Senior Tech Fair April 14

The goal of DiverseIT®, one of Adelante's newer programs, is to improve diversity in tech. As part of that effort, DiverseIT offers training for people with disabilities, seniors, and people who have been traditionally excluded from tech. This year, that has meant...

Women’s History: Adelante’s Influential Women Leaders

Women’s History: Adelante’s Influential Women Leaders

March was Women’s History Month. Strong women have defined Adelante’s history and we are happy to celebrate their influence. Five of our seven executive leaders are women. We have a woman CEO, a woman board chair, and several directors and managers who are women....

Grocery Stores Create Essential Disability-Friendly Jobs

Grocery Stores Create Essential Disability-Friendly Jobs

Have you ever stopped to think about just how important grocery stores are to our community? Studies show grocery stores boost peoples' satisfaction in their neighborhoods upon opening. Additionally, they serve as retail anchors for small businesses. In rural areas,...

Create Scarves & New Skills

Create Scarves & New Skills

Connor Lites from Adelante's marketing team is a quilter and fiber artist. He has also been a job coach for Adelante and truly cares about helping people with disabilities live fun and enriching lives. So, as part of this year's Kivitz Innovation Fund grants, Connor...

DiverseIT® Won an Innovation Award from SourceAmerica

DiverseIT® Won an Innovation Award from SourceAmerica

Neil from the DiverseIT team was one of the instructors for classes taught at senior centers across Albuquerque. One of the highlights of 2022 was that Adelante DiverseIT was nationally recognized for their innovation in support of people with disabilities and...

ISO Audit 2022 at Adelante Enterprises

ISO Audit 2022 at Adelante Enterprises

Quality is important to Adelante and our customers. When people or businesses pay for a service like our shredding, scanning, or facilities services they expect the work to be done well. The same holds true for our government contracts. Work must be completed on a...