Silver Hill Access Point for Education (SHAPE) is a 501(c)3 non-profit with a purpose to cultivate stable, sustainable communities that respond to harm by meeting people where they are at—on their terms—with a practice of humility, compassion, and equity. We build spaces of transformative care, networking education, and community resources to develop widespread awareness of systemic discrimination and the scarcity of healthcare access that alienates and marginalizes multitudes of people in our community.

Our mission at SHAPE is to advocate for marginalized community members by providing low-barrier access to resource navigation, wellness, & holistic community care.

SHAPE is brought to you by a collective of individuals at the forefront of Community Health Work, Peer Support Work, Hard Reduction Education, Case Management, Sexual Health Education, Community Members, etc. who have experienced the gaps in care provided in New Mexico. We are those at the front of provide tools to foster care frameworks oriented toward well-being, compassion, and resilience to promote a balanced response to patient self-sufficiency and provider accountability.

SHAPE Values

• Every person’s life is innately valuable and dignified.

• Evidence-based data and lived experience jointly expand our perspectives.

• Seeking support ought to be free of shame or judgment. 

• We build on existing strengths without expectation. 

• Progress can be more than linear or solitary. 

• Every step of positive change is worthy of celebration–there is no small step.

• The pursuit of pleasure is worthwhile in its own right 

• Autonomy informs our self-awareness and personal care against trauma.

• We acknowledge that resilience and fostering a connection with others are continual practices.

• Selfhood and supportive resources—food, housing, and freedom—cultivate healthy and stable neighborhoods and communities.