Four years ago, David Poole, GAHP’s Enrichment Services Coordinator, was looking for creative ways to bring health education to the residents of Cuatro, a GAHP 55+ affordable apartment community in Albuquerque. He started calling various gyms to see if he could find someone to do some on-site classes with Cuatro residents. David connected with Morris White (Moe), a personal trainer working at a local gym and owner of Moe-Fit Personal Training. “David and I hit it off really well,” recounts Moe, “It was the first time he was trying this sort of thing, so we started with one class a month.” 

The class was an instant hit, and they quickly scheduled the class for twice a month. They were just about to offer the class weekly when COVID hit, and everything shut down. While it was very disappointing, Moe stayed in contact with David and as soon as it was safe, classes resumed with participants wearing masks and social distancing.

In the meantime, construction of Luminaria Senior Community, GAHP’s newest 55+ apartment community, was in its final stages. GAHP engaged Moe as a consultant in designing the fitness room at Luminaria - from the type of flooring to the specific equipment to include. Now Moe provides weekly fitness classes at both senior communities. GAHP sat down with Moe to find out more. 

National Senior Health & Fitness Day is an annual health and wellness event for older adults. More than 100,000 older adults will participate in these local health events across the country. The goals of National Senior Health & Fitness Day are to promote the importance of regular physical activity, and to show what local organizations are doing to improve the health of older adults in their communities.  



The Greater Albuquerque Housing Partnership (GAHP) will host a health fair to celebrate National Senior Health & Fitness Day on Wednesday, October 26 from 9am – 3pm at Luminaria Community Center. Events will include health screenings, a cooking demonstration, and mini classes on senior health and safety, nutrition, and exercise. Presenters include First Nations Community Health Source, Presbyterian Community Health, Humana, and Moe-Fit Holistic Training. 

Monarch Properties, Inc. is seeking an experienced Community Manager to lease up and oversee PAH! Hiland Plaza. Greater Albuquerque Housing Partnership, in collaboration with the Deaf Culture Center of New Mexico, is nearing completion of this award winning, 92-unit community at Central and San Mateo. PAH! Hiland Plaza will have a leasing preference for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing community and will begin preleasing in February 2023.When completed, PAH! Hiland Plaza will deliver modern one, two and three bedroom layouts, becoming yet another important addition on famous Route 66. For more information and how to apply, see job posting at www.abqgahp.org/jobs.

Our GAHP Team is growing! We are pleased to announce that Kenzie Davison is joining our team as an Enrichment Services Coordinator. Kenzie comes to us from Denver, CO, is fluent in American Sign Language, and will be providing services at several GAHP properties including PAH! Hiland Plaza. 

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