November 27th, 2019 The Thanksgiving Feasts preparation that Joy Junction does for the community was covered by KOB TV 4 Reporter Casey Torres. Click the image below to read the article and watch the video on KOB.com.
MVD Now Supports Joy Junction This Holiday Season
Albuquerque & Bernalillo, NM – MVD Now, a privately owned motor vehicle department in Albuquerque & Bernalillo has decided to host a canned food drive at their eight locations to support Joy Junction and their incredible mission to impact the local community. MVD Now chose Joy Junction as a non-profit to support because they have been actively helping the less … Read More
Will you join our life-saving mission to help those in need?
2019 November By a Joy Junction Staff Member (JBF) When a person is in their youth, they most likely do not sit around planning to spend the rest of their lives as a homeless person. Many “fall into” the situation of being without a home by unforeseen circumstances. Some are single moms who wound up not having the support of … Read More
Unity is a Powerful Thing!
2019 October By a Joy Junction Staff Member (JBF) The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines unity as: A: the quality or state of not being multiple: ONENESS B: a condition of harmony: ACCORD C: the quality or state of being made one: UNIFICATION All three of the definitions cause a person to imagine many people choosing to join together for the same … Read More
Hope Offered for Thanksgiving Season
2019 September By a Joy Junction Staff Member (JBF) It’s that time of year again; school has started, we are back to our regular routines, and we begin to think about and plan for upcoming events. Autumn brings the thought of switching from the summer heat to much cooler temperatures. Days are filled with transitioning from outdoor water activities or … Read More
The Face of Homelessness is Changing…
2019 August By a Joy Junction Staff Member (JBF) Homelessness used to be thought of as an excuse for those who just didn’t want to work. In days of old, we might see men with their change of clothes wrapped up in a bag, and hung on the end of a stick – which was propped up on their shoulder … Read More
Joy Junction’s Apartment Complex Grand Opening!
Joy Junction’s Apartment Complex Grand Opening will be on Friday, October 19th at 3:00 pm For over 30 years, people in need have known that they can depend on Joy Junction for a safe place to stay, a warm bed, and a good meal. Regardless of their ethnic background, color, religion, or gender, our doors are open to … Read More
Joy Junction Commemorates the Life of Leader and Founder
Joy Junction Commemorates the Life of Leader and Founder Dr. Jeremy Reynalds Was a Champion for Albuquerque’s Homeless Families For Immediate Release: July 11, 2018 Media Contact: Tom Garrity (505) 898-8689 x201 Albuquerque, NM – Joy Junction today announced that founder and CEO Dr. Jeremy Reynalds has died after courageously and prayerfully fighting a long-term illness. He … Read More
Is Easter More Than Eggs and a Bunny to You?
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. Nobody can deny that we live in a seriously troubled world. 2018 has so far seen increasing evidence on a daily basis; international terrorism, the murder of innocents, more ongoing and seemingly endless partisan political bickering than we’ve ever seen before, and so the list goes on. What a depressing … Read More
The Homeless Shelter: A Picture of Easter
Guest Post by Pastor Brian Nixon I remember the first time I spent the Easter holiday at a homeless shelter. I did so, not as a homeless person, but as an evening counselor. The year was 1989. I recently began working for the Tri-City Homeless Shelter in the Bay Area of California, acting as the evening counselor for the … Read More
New Mexico: We’re Better Than This! Restaurant Refuses to serve Homeless Man. Is a Boycott in Order?
by Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. A Chinese restaurant in Carlsbad New Mexico refused service recently forr a homeless man because of the way he was dressed and his odor. He was also refused a take away meal. This whole scenario occurred when a citizen wanted to pay for his meal. I wanted to take … Read More
Son of Viciously Attacked Albuquerque Attorney Comforts Dying Friend and Finds Meaning in Helping Others
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. When veteran Joy Junction employee Harold Eansor passed into the arms of Jesus recently, it was his friend-and a fellow shelter employee-Linus Carver-who had helped him navigate as comfortably as possible his final days on earth. They became friends soon after Linus was hired at Joy Junction. Linus sad, “I … Read More
Joy Junction Founder Uncloaks Hidden Truths about the Homeless in New Book
Media Release from Jeremy Reynalds at Joy Junction info@joyjunction.org Joy Junction Founder Uncloaks Hidden Truths about the Homeless in New Book Enumclaw, WA—What does being homeless in America look like? Dr. Jeremy Reynalds knows. Immigrating to America with fifty dollars in his pocket in 1982, he ended up homeless on the streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Four years later, … Read More
Welcome Home, Harold. Joy Junction Employee Enters Eternal Reward
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. Just a few days ago, long time Joy Junction employee and friend Harold Eansor passed into the welcoming arms of Jesus after a brief but courageous fight with inoperable cancer. While we will miss him, our loss is heaven’s gain. I thought you would enjoy reading his story which he … Read More
Valentine’s Day at Joy Junction
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wondered if our Joy Junction guests had any special plans for the day. We asked them, “Will you be celebrating with your partner/significant other while you’re staying at Joy Junction? If so, what do you have in mind and how easy will … Read More
Going the Distance
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. It was the waning hours of the second day of the KOB TV Health Fair at EXPO NM’s Lujan Building and we were really enjoying the event. Something we attend most years, it had proved yet again another opportunity to share the homeless story, make new friends and reconnect … Read More
These Heartwarming New Year’s Resolutions Will Have You Holding Back the Tears
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. With Thanksgiving, Christmas and now even the new year behind us, are you still thinking about new year’s resolutions? You know, stuff like resolving to be a better person, changing jobs, quitting smoking, eating less and exercising more, or some other personal goal you hope to achieve in the upcoming … Read More
The “Season of Giving” is Over, but as Hunger and Homelessness Continue – Assistance Still Needed
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. For about two months out of each year, the telephone at Joy Junction, New Mexico’s largest emergency homeless shelter, practically rings off the hook with calls from happy sounding voices offering food, volunteer help and monetary gifts. Our online giving portal at www.joyjunction.org is also a hive of activity, with … Read More
Winter: The Enemy of Homeless People Nationwide.
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. Winter is hard on those who do have a house and a nice, safe and warm place we can call home. But how about for those who have nothing other than the streets? Can you imagine spending the nights outside, justclutching onto a pillow or blanket? I’d be miserable, … Read More
The Homeless Share Touching Thoughts about Christmas.
By Jeremy Reynalds P O Box 27693 Alb., NM 87125 It was chilly early evening in Albuquerque, and close to sunset – not a time to be out walking the streets of Albuquerque lugging heavy backpacks. However, that was exactly where my wife Elma and I saw three guys. Two put their luggage on the ground, while another gave his … Read More
Why Do They Send all Those Requests for Money?
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. It’s that time of year when your mailbox fills up quickly with holiday solicitations from charities-both local and national-all asking for your donation. I know, because Joy Junction contributes to your mailbox infusion. While we mail all of our regular donors monthly, during the holiday season we make an extra … Read More
Menu Items Have Changed and our Patience Is Getting Shorter. The Homeless Rate Auto Answer
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. Sometimes the word frustrating doesn’t even come close to describing it! You have a few minutes to make a phone call, and so you dial your company of choice and get immediately stuck in auto answer. Gritting your teeth because you know what you’re in store for), you determine to … Read More
Skeptical Homeless Speak Out about their Hopes from the New Mayor.
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. One compares politicians to addicts and says they lie, deceive and manipulate With Albuquerque’s mayoral runoff on the home run and the partisan jabs going back and forth, we asked a few shelter guests whether they thought the new administration would make any difference in services provided by the city … Read More
What’s So Special About 1440?
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. All the partisan political sniping, pious pontification and nastiness that’s still being unleashed over social media does nothing except take away time and valuable creativity from the 1440 minutes available daily that we have to make a difference in the lives of the needy. If we spend the discretionary portion … Read More
Being Homeless is Tough But You Can Help
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. There’s probably not a day that passes when you don’t see a homeless person, or a panhandler who is possibly homeless, in Albuquerque. Here’s a shocking statistic. In 2016 the estimated average life expectancy in the U.S. is 79 years old and a 2014 article pointed out that the normal … Read More
Half Full or Half Empty?
by Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. The sun’s shining and you feel great. The job interview you had yesterday for your dream job with a much needed pay increase seemed to go well – much better than you had ever thought – and you feel on top of the world. You decide to celebrate with a … Read More
True Love Starts with the Kiss of Hearts
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. What makes the “other heart” of Joy Junction beat with such a resounding passion for the needy? As the old song says by veteran Christian musicians Steve and Annie Chapman “True love starts with the kiss of hearts.” It continues to say, “Though a kiss may be the end result, … Read More
The Never Dull Life of a Mailbox Missionary
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. While we didn’t start off that way, many of us who stay working for non- profits very long turn into mailbox missionaries – which can be conveniently shortened to the letters MBM. But what, you may ask, is an MBM? Well, a MBM was once defined as someone who goes … Read More
Joy Junction at 31. Turning 60, Shelter Founder and CEO Has Spent More Than Half of His Life There
By Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. Joy Junction is three decades plus old. It is hard to believe the shelter I founded turned 31 this year, and turning 60, that I’ve spent almost half my life at what has obviously now become a lifetime calling. Looking back, it seems just like a short time ago that … Read More
Joy Junction Guests Speak out about Playboy Publisher Hugh Hefner’s Eternal Destiny
by Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Joy Junction Inc. I (and Joy Junction) take the issue of eternal destiny very seriously. However, it has concerned me how quickly some believers/preachers are to consign people to hell. After Hugh Hefner’s recent passing, I was saddened to see on social media his immediate condemnation to hell by some. I guess from … Read More