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This year we are doing a Six Mile walk from Monte Bello RV Park, Hwy 64, (Gorge Road) TO The Gorge Bridge.

Homelessness has always been a difficult concept to understand and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier. DreamTree has come up with a way to educate and inform our community while raising funds for a much needed emergency youth shelter.

The walkathon is a symbollic reclaiming of the bridge. Many teens and adults have chosen the bridge for suicide and our goal is to continue to provide services for youth and open a shelter for youth in crisis.

Many see Taos as a small town with gorgeous vistas and light that has inspired artists for over a century. But, as in any community, there are a number of youth who are homeless because they have aged out of foster care, don't have the skills to live independently, have been recently released from juvenile detention facilities or come from unsafe and abusive home environments. Currently, there is no emergency shelter in the region. In addition to suicide prevention, the Tree House will provide shelter for up to 14 days, individual, group and family therapy, referrals to other services and assistance with health concerns.