Cardiology

Heart and circulation

Laboratory and pathology

Blood draw and clinical testing

Primary care

Family and internal medicine

Social work

This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant, 1, 2, 3, 4 years old.

Located in Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

Turquoise Lodge Hospital (TLH) provides substance abuse treatment services to New Mexico residents. We specialize in medical detoxification, social rehabilitation services, and Intensive Outpatient services.

Priority patients for services include pregnant injecting drug users, pregnant substance abusers, other injecting drug users, women with dependent children, and women and men seeking to regain custody of their children.

About Us

Mission

We strive to provide the opportunity for those struggling with substance use to begin healing in a safe environment with compassion and kindness utilizing evidence-based practices, while supporting their transition to recovery programs throughout the greater New Mexico community.

History

Turquoise Lodge Hospital was founded in 1953. TLH has proudly provided substance misuse services to over 85% of New Mexico counties.

Treatment

Turquoise Lodge Hospital (TLH) provides substance misuse services to adult New Mexico residents 18 years and older in a Tobacco free environment.

Our Clinical Team consists of professionally licensed Medical, Psychiatric, Pharmacy, Nursing and Counseling staff. Our Professional staff have specialized training and expertise in the field of addiction medicine.

Priority patients for services include pregnant and parenting women, injecting drug users, and men & women in the process of regaining custody of their children. Our programs consist of:

Medical Detox

We provide Medical and Nursing care twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week in a hospital setting. A medical detox stay is typically 5-10 days. As you complete detoxification, you and your treatment team will determine your next level of care.

Social Model Rehabilitation

We provide an inpatient program with counseling support 7 days a week, structured daily programming, and exposure to various recovery opportunities and community supports. A social rehab stay is typically 18-21 days. As you complete your social rehab stay, you and your treatment team will determine your next level of care.

Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

If you live in the greater Albuquerque area and would like some structure and support for relapse prevention on an outpatient basis, contact us to schedule an Evaluation for IOP Services. IOP services meet multiple times weekly and typically last 3-6 months.

Our Commitment to you during hospitalization is to:

• Provide you with a safe and protective environment.
• Help you to resolve your acute symptoms.
• Orient you to new and healthy recovery/coping skills.
• Encourage your participation in a program with a community of peers.

The team at Peak Behavioral Health Services offers several levels of care to meet the needs of our community for adolescents, adults, seniors and the military. These mental health programs are structured and designed to support those who are struggling with a mental health challenge in their lives. Discharge planning with family or caregiver involvement begins upon admission.

Acute Inpatient Care

Adolescent Acute Care Program

Provides crisis-stabilization for adolescents who are suffering from emotional/behavioral and or substance abuse concerns. This program is designed to treat ages 12-17 in a therapeutic and structured environment.   Adolescents will participate in group therapy, family therapy, individual therapy and recreational therapy as part of their treatment. Discharge planning for aftercare begins the day of admission with family/guardian involvement.

Adult Acute Care Program

This program is designed to provide stabilization for adults ages 18 and older in severe distress and or exhibiting unsafe behaviors.  Adults will participate in group therapy, family therapy, individual therapy and recreational therapy as part of their treatment. Discharge planning for aftercare begins the day of admission with family/guardian involvement.

Acute Inpatient Treatment Components Include:

• Group therapy
• Individual therapy
• Case management
• Activity therapy
• Life skills
• Medication management and education
• Discharge planning

Residential Treatment Services

Peak Behavioral Health Services provides a safe, therapeutic environment for adolescent boys and girls, ages 12-17 who exhibit a persistent pattern of severe emotional and/or behavioral issues. These behaviors are frequent, disruptive and cannot be treated in a lesser level of care. Our trauma informed care approach: Treatment is individualized for each resident, and we encourage parents/guardians to participate actively in their child’s treatment. Each PRFT unit has its own licensed therapist, and residents are seen regularly by psychiatrists. To ensure resident safety and to promote the skills, each unit is staffed by licensed nurses and trained mental health technicians. Residents attend a licensed on-site school.

Residential Treatment Components Include:

• Gender-specific programs
• Trauma informed program
• Individual therapy
• Family therapy
• Substance abuse education
• Recreation therapy
• Licensed school
• Psych-educational and process groups

Mission Recovery Program

The Military Recovery Program at Peak Behavioral Health Services is an inpatient military services building on our campus where we treat all branches of the military and veterans. The Mission Recovery Program’s goal is for the service member to be capable of returning to duty while having addressed the issues that initially brought them to our facility; providing each individual with the necessary tools to achieve a more productive and fulfilling life. We are honored to treat those service members who have served our country and have developed a program to meet that will each individuals unique needs.

Military Program Features:

• Direct Admissions for Active Duty Military
• Structured Environment
• Military Veterans on Staff
• Command Consultation and Involvement
• Tricare formulary observed
• Military Specific Issues Groups
• Focus on Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth
• Evidence-based Therapeutic Modalities
• Emphasis on Reintegration
• Anger and Domestic Violence Management
• Individual, Group & Family Therapy
• Daily Physical Training
• Transportation arrangements
• 12-step Program (AA)
• Art therapy
• Relaxation Therapy
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Transportation

Outpatient Programs

Partial Hospitalization

The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is designed for adolescents and adults who do not require the intensity of an acute-care setting, but have impairment in their daily lives. Clients attend PHP five days per week. They return home in the evening and attend treatment at our facility during the day. The program provides support and treatment for individuals facing emotional or mental difficulties and/or substance abuse problems.

If you or a loved one suffers from any of the following, PHP may be the answer you are looking for:

• Mood Swings
• Anxiety
• Loss-related grief
• Anger
• Flashbacks
• Sleep deprivation
• Problems with alcohol or drugs
• Decrease in social interaction
• Marital difficulties
• Stress

Intensive Outpatient Program

The Intensive Outpatient Program provides further stabilization in a therapeutic environment for adults who do not require the structure of a full day program like our PHP. Patients attend IOP three days per week. This allows patients greater flexibility to manage other commitments with their families, school, work, or with other treatment professionals.

Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

The Adult Intensive Outpatient Program provides a therapeutic, structured environment while maintaining a work-life balance. Adults in this program meet three days per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. While continuing to live at home, patients are able to gain extra support in their daily lives by working on their psychiatric and substance abuse concerns.

Programming includes group therapy, individual therapy, recreational therapy and family therapy. Treatment team members include: Psychiatrist, Registered Nurses, Licensed therapists and Social Workers. Dinner and/or snacks and beverages are provided during the program. Transportation may be arranged for most patients. Telehealth services are available.

​We have options for: ​

• PET DOG TRAINING & SOCIALIZATION (ALL AGES) 

  • Canine Good Citizen (CGC), STAR Puppy, CGC Urban Canine, CGC Community Canine, and Trick Dog

• HELPING DOGS - SERVICE DOGS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOGS AND THERAPY DOGS

• CANINE BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION

• CANINE-ASSISTED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY

• EDUCATION & CONSULTATION FOR DOG TRAINING PROFESSIONALS & ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS

We serve Alamogordo NM,  Las Cruces NM and surrounding areas for in-person instruction. 

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We have interactive video call sessions for clients in any location or for those who prefer this format.

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Licensed to provide mental health counseling and alcohol/drug counseling.

Conduct mental health and/or substance abuse assessments for insurance companies, courts, MVD (DWI related), personal request, etc.

Counseling available to adults, couples and teens, both individual and group counseling.

Counseling Services:

• Addictions
• Co-occurring disorders
• Substance abuse intervention
• Intensive outpatient program (IOP)
• Trauma
• Anger management
• Anxiety/depression

The purpose of our child advocacy center is to minimize trauma of children and families, to improve the collaboration of community agencies, and to respond to child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. Forensic interviewing of children 3-17 years of age, family advocacy services, and crisis counseling services.

Offers a variety of services for individuals, couples and families with psychological issues to include:

• Anxiety
• Anger Management
• Depression
• Addictions/Substance Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Grief Issues
• Psychological issues related to medical illness
• Insomnia/Sleep Disorders
• Relationship Issues
• Trauma
• Various Groups Offered
• Psychology Testing On Site
• Medication Management on-site

EDMR Certified and Medication Certified

Therapy is intended to help heal or treat an emotional-psychological, social or behavioral concern. Our goal is to work collaboratively with you to explore your personal options and to plan and execute the life changes you desire.

The following therapeutic mental health counseling services are offered:

Individual

Adolescent

Family

Group

EMDR Certified, Juvenile Drug Court, Adult Drug Court, Moral Reconation, Life Skills and Relapse Prevention. 

APS Health Services provides quality care, education and advocacy by promoting health and wellness to APS students and offers support to their families for the future of our community. Also have a mobile nurse’s station, an access point for students and families when it comes to preventative care, setting up doctor appointments and connecting families with health resources including behavioral health services.

Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes the importance of providing families with access to quality, affordable child development programs. Childcare is a work force issue that directly impacts the efficiency, readiness, and retention of the total force. All programs are accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and are certified by the Department of Defense USDA Child Care Food Program. 

Programs Include Child Development Centers (CDC), School Age Care (SAC); Programs and Family Child Care/Child Development Homes (FCC/CDH)

Infants 4 weeks through 12 months

Pre‐toddlers: 13 through 23 months

Toddler: 24 through 35 months

Preschool: 3 through 5 years (or before entering kindergarten)

School Age: 6 through 12 years old, or attending kindergarten through sixth grade and enrolled in a SAC program.

CHINS The Learning Tree House formally Full House Too helps with children ages infant through age 12 years.

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides core funding to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and to empower low-income families and individuals to become fully self-sufficient.

The Community Service Block Grant is awarded by the New Mexico Human Services Department to SNMCAC for Chavez, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln and Otero counties. The CSBG program can help low-income families and individuals meet their obligations and put them on the path to stabilization. As funding allows, the program offers emergency help in a variety of forms. Low-income families can receive rent or mortgage assistance, prescription assistance, utility bill assistance and more. Clients will also have access to information and referrals.

Program services

• COVID-19 related emergency assistance
• Rental assistance
• Utility assistance
• Mortgage payment assistance
• Prescription assistance
• Referrals to partnership agencies and community resources

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with skilled workers.

WIOA Youth Services assists individuals 16-24 years pf age in overcoming barriers to education and employment. Do you need to complete your GED/HiSet? Are you considered low income? Do you need work experience? Do you need supportive services to be successful? Speak with your local youth career coach to determine eligibility. Skills and training including one-on-one coaching, resume building and job interview preparation are available in order to enable individuals to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

Contact Angelica Gonzales, WIOA Youth Career Coach (575)655-0486, agonzales@nmwcc.com

WIOA Adult Services serves any eligible person 18 years and older to obtain training in fields that are considered in demand. This program provides assistance with tuition, fees, and books for qualifying students as well as on-the-job training for skilled positions in a variety of fields. A student must be enrolled in an approved program at one of many institutions. Some individuals may be eligible for support services that can include training related transportation, training materials, required tools, uniforms or work attire, and various other needs required for training completion.

Contact Victoria Gandarilla, Adult WIOA Lead Coach (575)437-9210, vgandarilla@nmwcc.com

The PACE program works collaboratively with Allied Health, a certificate program in the NMSU-Alamogordo system. This program prepares individuals for transition into a certificate program or secondary degree plan that is part of high school equivalency (HSE) attainment. PACE works closely with Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center for those needing to attain an HSE enabling these individuals to continue to be employed and apply for higher paying jobs.

Class Offerings:

• High School Equivalency Preparation
• Workforce Readiness Skills
• Career Pathways
• English Language Learner (ELA)
• Computer Skills
• Food Manager Skills

Sites:

• Tays Center
• Mescalero Apache Reservation
• Otero County Detention Center

NMSUA offers a wide variety of programs, degrees, and certificates in workforce‐ready career and technical areas and 4‐year educational pathways, (https://alamogordo.nmsu.edu/areas‐of‐study/index.html).

Financial Aid and Scholarships are available, (https://alamogordo.nmsu.edu/student‐services/financial‐aid/fafsa.html).

Student support is available with Accessibility, Career, Computer Services, Military Programs, Online Student Resources Tutoring, and other services and resources. Title V Student Success Coaches can support students through initial steps to start college, career assessment, and financial support with childcare, transportation and more.

Job Corps is the largest, free job training and education program in the country. Learn in the classroom and practice on the jobsite. Ages 16‐24 can apply to Job Corps to learn a trade, obtain graduate support, finish high school, obtain free training, free housing, and other amenities.

We are committed to ensuring that every New Mexican with a disability achieves their employment goals and thrives in their communities.

What is Continuing Education?

Continuing Education offers a wide variety of non-credit courses for lifelong learning in the areas of

Community Education and Professional Development/Training. Additionally, Continuing Education offers

Workforce Development, which includes Contractual and/or customized training.

• Community Education classes are designed for all ages with subjects on health & wellness, art, golf, dance, and languages.
• Professional Development/Training classes are designed to help individuals, businesses, agencies, and industries by providing classes that will improve individual and/or employee performance and productivity.
• Workforce Development/Contract Training classes are developed in response to specific business needs and may be taught either on campus or at the business location.

Many courses help students prepare for a new career. Students may choose from a variety of online and face-to-face classes. In addition to the website information, Class Schedules are distributed throughout the NMSU-A service area three times a year: fall, spring, and summer; flyers are distributed throughout the seasons.

Online third‐party training sessions are available through a partnership with Ed2Go https://careertraining.ed2go.com/nmsuace/. These are open online enrollment programs that are designed to provide skills needed to acquire positions in many in-demand occupations.

Christian, non‐profit, preschool. Although a mission of St. John's Episcopal Church, the school is non‐denominational and accepts students from various denominations, including those that don't affiliate themselves with one particular religion or belief. Along with preparing students for Kindergarten, they also provide a basic introduction to the bible, chapel, prayers, and bible verses.

Pre‐K 3 and Pre‐K 4 programs are offered.

Early‐Childhood educational curriculum encompasses the foundational skill areas of social, cognitive, emotional, fine/gross motor and self‐help while inclusively and uniquely introducing basic Catholic Christian spiritual awareness primarily through age‐appropriate structured/non‐structured and hands‐on activities while nurturing a child’s intrinsic motivation. Pre‐K 4 also integrates social, personal, and emotional development as well as oral language development, early literacy skills along with math, science, social studies, art and religion.

Misson

The mission of Kids Planet Development Center is to provide services to families that create a "peace of mind' trust alliance by establishing a collaborative partnership that benefits children, families and the professionals who work with them This partnership allows parents to go to work and be productive while knowing their children are being provided for in a physical environment that is nurturing, strengthens families' heritage, support interactions and relationships that foster self-reflection, child friendly, safe, clean, and healthy. Enabling parents to gain advocacy skills that positively impact the life of their child and advancing advocacy practices that build upon the uniqueness of every child, their families and community. Were every child has access to appropriate and supportive services that are unique to every individual child that enables every child to reach their potential by valuing all children and their families.

Vision

At Kids Planet Development Center, it is believed that children need the opportunity to explore, to experience, to play, to learn and ... to succeed. This is accomplished through a variety of activities designed to enthusiastically engage children in decision making, analyzing, comparing and by expressing their thoughts and opinions. Through the opportunity to make choices and experience their consequences, children learn not only academically but also learn life's social skills. All curriculums are delivered in dynamic, ever-changing method of play in an effort to provide children with exposure to many sensory experiences. For example, science exploration is conducted with hands on age-appropriate experiments which demonstrate a lively result/lesson; dramatic play allows children to act out a variety of scenarios and for them to experience the different viewpoints of characters firsthand. Kids Planet Development Center

Offers childcare for children 6 weeks - 12 years of age. 

Children's World Child Development Center has been teaching and caring for childern for over 20 years. 

Care is available for children 6 weeks to 12 years old. 

Full Day care is available 6 AM - 6 PM.

Administers the Child Care Assistance and the Child Care Regulatory Oversight programs.

The Child Care Assistance Program helps parents/legal guardians who are working, going to school, in a job training program or searching for employment with childcare expenses.

CCA is committed to providing a Christ-centered education that nurtures the individuality of the stidents within a climate of academic excellence. 

Pre-K through 4th Grade

5th through 8th Grades Waiting List

Summer Pre-School available.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Public transportation offering routes throughout Alamogordo, Alamogordo to/from Mescalero, Alamogordo to/from Las Cruces and Alamogordo to/from Holloman AFB.

Bus Riding Tips

Arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

Although every effort is made to remain on time, delays may occur. 

Wait for the bus at designated bus stop locations only. 

Have the exact change, or bus pass ready when boarding the bus. 

If you need to transfer to another bus to complete your ride, tell the driver you are transferring as soon as you board the bus. You may only transfer at Wal-Mart, White Sands Mall, Inn of the Mountain Gods, or the Chamber of Commerce in Ruidoso.

Be considerate to others. Seats in the front of the bus are designated for individuals with disabilities, and senior citizens.

Please remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.

Watch your step as you exit the bus.

For Your Safety and Comfort

NO SMOKING, EATING or DRINKING on the bus.

Do not talk to the driver while the bus is in motion.

The use of audio devices without earphones and other disruptive behavior is prohibited.

Baby carriages, strollers, or small shopping carts, which cannot be readily collapsed or secured so that they do not block aisles or resent an impediment to other passengers are prohibited on the bus.

Service animals are allowed on the bus but must be under the control of the passenger at all times. Small animals are allowed if they are in a secure small carrier that can be carried without danger or offense to other passengers.

Firearms and hazardous materials (e.g., batteries, gasoline) are prohibited on the bus.

BIKE RACKS

Ztrans buses are equipped with bike racks. All racks hold two bikes.  If the bike rack is full, drivers, depending upon passenger loads, will allow bikes inside the bus. There is no additional charge to use the bike rack.

Sportworks® and BykRack designed the Bike-Rack-for-Buses to make as low an impact as possible on transit operations. All loading and unloading of bicycles can be done by the bicycle rider. Sportworks® suggests that children’s bicycles be loaded by an accompanying adult, but the rack can be easily loaded by young children. These steps should be followed when using the rack.

Loading Bikes

Prepare your bike for loading. Remove water bottles, pumps and other loose items that could fall off while the bus is in motion.

Inform the bus driver that you will be loading your bike. You must load your bike from the curb or in front of the bus. Do not step into oncoming traffic to load your bike.

Squeeze handle up to release latch, then fold down the bike rack. You only need to use one hand to unlatch and pull the bike rack down, so you can hold your bike with your other hand. It is not necessary to lean your bike against the bus.

Lift your bike onto the bike rack, fitting wheels into labeled wheel slots. Each wheel slot is clearly labeled for the front wheel. (NOTE: The rack operates properly even if a bicycle is loaded in the wrong direction.) The purpose of the directional placement is to make the bike nearest the bus easier to unload.

Raise the Support Arm up and over the front tire so that the hook rests at the highest point on the front wheel. The Support Arm adds lateral support for the loaded bicycle. Many bikes will sit in the wheel well without the use of the Support Arm, but the rack must not be used without the use of the Support Arm.

Board the bus and enjoy the ride! Choose a seat near the front of the bus to keep an eye on your bike. DON’T FORGET you have a bike with you when you get off at your stop. New riders often do!

Unloading Bikes

Inform the bus driver that you will be unloading your bike as you approach your stop. Unload your bike from in front of the bus or from the curb, not from the street side.

Raise the Support Arm off the tire. The Support Arm automatically folds down to a secure position.

Lift your bike out of the bike rack.

Squeeze the handle and fold up the Bike-Rack-for-Buses if there are no bikes on the rack and no one else is waiting to load a bike. The bike rack locks in place with a snap so you know that it is secure.

Step away from the bus with your bike. Always step to the curb, for your own safety and to allow the bus to proceed onward.

WHAT IS THE PARA-TRANSIT BUS?

Para-transit is a special transportation service offered by the Ztrans Public Transportation Service,
providing “origin to destination,” or “door to door” on demand service for individuals with disabilities,
unable to use conventional public transportation. The Para-transit bus is fully Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Compliant. The bus is operated by drivers who are specially trained in providing service to
individuals with disabilities.

Application for Para-Transit Bus

ParatransitApplication2021.pdf (secureservercdn.net)

Fares and Passes

Studies show that children who have role models are more likely to improve in school and in their relationships with family and friends, and less likely to skip school or use illegal drugs or alcohol. Students who are successful in school are less likely to drop out, abuse drugs, or commit crimes.

COULD YOUR LITTLE ONE USE A BIG?

It starts with the right role models, and Big Brothers Big Sisters is the place to start a relationship with one. For over 100 years, due in large part to private donations, we’ve been able to recruit, screen, match and support mentoring relationships that have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people across the country — one Little at a time.

When it comes to the future of our children and the well-being of our communities, we’re all in this together. So, it should come as no surprise that we need the parents and guardians of Littles to be involved every step of the way, starting with the initial match.

Not only will you provide information about your child’s strengths and needs, but you’ll also approve the selection of the Big Brother or Big Sister. Once the match is made, you remain closely involved in many ways, including:

• Approving activities and outings for your child and their Big

• Asking your child questions about those outings, and sharing what you learn with the agency staff

• Reporting your child’s progress and milestones to the agency on a regular basis (Big Brothers Big Sisters will contact you, but we welcome your feedback any time)

• Participating in training on child safety offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters staff and communicating with your child about the training he or she receives.

We are pleased to offer a wide range of services for both adults and children.

Our team of experienced dentists provide comprehensive family dentistry.

We are proud to offer on-site same-day Crowns, Implant services, Clear Correct teeth straightening solutions, Children’s dentistry and much more!

We employ the latest dental care technology and techniques available to ensure your experience is pleasant and is a positive one.

Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC) is a grassroots, community agency founded in 1989 to encourage and empower individuals with disabilities to participate fully in family, community, and work life. We provide advocacy and services to people with all disabilities in 16 New Mexico counties.

As a consumer-controlled organization, people with disabilities comprise the majority of both our Board of Directors and our staff. ILRC is one of five Centers for Independent Living in New Mexico. Independent living philosophy promotes the full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in work, family, and community life. A commitment to dignity, freedom, and choice for people with disabilities drives the delivery of independent living services, programs, and activities.

Cottonwood Commons Details

• 60 units, 1, 2, 3 bedroom.
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.

• Rental Assistance Available
• Rent Based on Income
• Bedroom Count 0,1
• Appliances Furnished
• Close to Shopping
• Community Room
• Laundry Facility
• Mini-Blinds
• Refrigerated Air
• Sewer Included
• Trash Included
• Water Included

• Rental Assistance Available
• Rent Based on Income
• Bedroom Count 1,2,3
• Appliances Furnished
• Close to School
• Close to Shopping
• Laundry Facility
• Mini-Blinds
• Playground
• Storage

Although this organization is located in Las Cruces, they take referrals from Otero County agencies to help people experiencing homelessness. 

Refer Someone to MVCH

If you know anyone who may be in need of our services, please use the link below to refer the individual to our Outreach coordinators:

http://www.mvcommunityofhope.org/mvch-referral-form/

Contact the Grajeda-Huckaby Low Barrier Housing Fund by email: gh.housing.fund@gmail.com

The Grajeda-Huckaby Low Barrier Housing Fund supports individuals in need of immediate housing assistance. These community funds are available for people experiencing or recovering from substance use disorders. The purpose of the fund is not to provide ongoing housing support, as we know there are many great organizations and funds already doing that in Southern New Mexico. The purpose of the fund is to fill the gaps in existing programs.

Example of ways to use this fund include but are not limited to:

• Paying for a one-night hotel stay while someone is waiting for an appointment or an assessment
• Paying for a weekly hotel while waiting for other funding to kick in
• Paying for a client portion of a deposit that is required to get into permanent housing

This is not meant to be comprehensive, please inquire by email if you have questions.

Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department

Provides Weatherization Assistance in Otero County

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHAs). The PHAs receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program.

A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA.

A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Under certain circumstances, if authorized by the PHA, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home.

Eligibility for a housing voucher is determined by the Public Housing Agency (PHA) based on the total annual gross income and family size and is limited to US citizens and specified categories of non-citizens who have eligible immigration status. In general, the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live. By law, a PHA must provide 75 percent of its voucher to applicants whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income. Median income levels are published by HUD and vary by location. The PHA serving your community can provide you with the income limits for your area and family size.

During the application process, the PHA will collect information on family income, assets, and family composition. The PHA will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank, and will use the information to determine program eligibility and the amount of the housing assistance payment.

If the PHA determines that your family is eligible, the PHA will put your name on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a housing voucher.

What is Habitat for Humanity?

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat works toward this vision by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of a decent and affordable place to live.

How does Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership program work?

Families and individuals in need of decent, affordable housing apply for homeownership with their local Habitat for Humanity.

Each local Habitat’s family selection committee selects homeowners based on three criteria:

• The applicant’s level of need.
• Their willingness to partner with Habitat.
• Their ability to repay a mortgage through an affordable payment plan.

As part of their willingness to partner, Habitat’s homebuyers invest hundreds of hours of their own labor, called sweat equity, working alongside volunteers and other Habitat homeowners.

Habitat for Humanity follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat’s homeowners.

The Eastern Regional Housing Authority is a federally funded entity that strives to consistently offer housing to low and very low-income families in the City of Alamogordo.

Our mission is to promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity, and a suitable living environment free from discrimination.

The housing authority administers three programs to achieve its mission maintaining 220 low-rent homes at two developments, Alta Vista and Plaza Hacienda.

Please note: to submit an application, applicants must have the original birth certificates and social security cards for every member of the household, and a photo ID is required for anyone over the age of 18, copies are not accepted. Applicants cannot have any open criminal/drug cases, cannot be on probation/parole, and must have been off of probation/parole for one year with no incidents. 

​Early Childhood Intervention Services

​Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a service provided for families of children (birth to three years of age) with developmental delays, disabilities, or certain medical diagnoses that could impact the child's development.  This service is provided at no cost to the family, as part of the federal Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program. Zia's ECI professionals support families in meeting their child's developmental and health-related needs by giving families ideas and suggestions for activities that reinforce their child's development during the family's daily routines and activities. 

​Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) are developed in collaboration with the family and Zia's ECI professionals to identify goals and strategies to meet these goals. Furthermore, IFSPs also include descriptions of the supports and services the family will receive from Zia's ECI professionals. Each family is assigned a Family Service Coordinator to ensure all services are being provided and to help families access other services and learn how to advocate for their child. In addition, the family and family's team will determine who will be the lead provider of services for their child. ​​

Once an IFSP is established, services can be provided in any setting where the child spends his or her day, including the family home, childcare facility, or other community setting.

​Services available through Early Childhood Intervention

• Service Coordination
• Developmental Screenings​ (birth - 3yrs)
• Developmental Evaluations
• Speech & Language Evaluations & Therapy
• Physical Evaluations & Therapy
• Occupational Evaluations & Therapy​
• Nutritional Assessments & Services
• Cognitive Intervention​
• Functional Vision Services

Referral Sources for Early Childhood Intervention include:

• ​Families with concerns about their child's development
• Physicians suspecting a delay in one or more areas of development
• ​Community agencies referring children who could benefit from ECI services

Child Care and Development Program

​Young children learn best in the context of meaningful, day-to-day interactions with adults and other children. They learn by building on what they already know and through play and repetition. They learn by doing. They are energetic, inquisitive, enthusiastic, and filled with wonder about the world around them. They are eager to learn and every activity is an opportunity for learning. 

​Our hands-on approach to early childhood education takes advantage of young children's natural abilities and interests. Children have enormous energy and they don't enjoy sitting for long periods of time. Our teachers plan and present activities that can be done while children move around. Our classroom learning centers encourage children to actively explore their environment. 

​Our Early Childhood Educators use the Focused Portfolio assessment process to follow the development of each child. As children achieve new developmental milestones, the information is recorded and shared with the family. The information gained from this assessment process is used to design curriculum and learning instruction specific to each child. 

​Zia's Child Care and Development Program provides an inclusive, safe, fun place where children can learn and grow. We have a beautiful playground that is grassy, shady and accessible to all children. And all that activity works up a big appetite! Zia serves breakfast, lunch and snacks at no added cost to families. Meals are cooked onsite and are nutritious and delicious. They are served family style, with children learning to serve themselves and take part in the clean-up. 

​Our well-designed classrooms are clean and bright and are equipped with video cameras to help ensure safety for all. 

Open from 7:00am to 5:30pm for infants and toddlers under two years of age.

​Open from 6:30am to 6:00pm for children two to five years of age.

Services Available Through Child Care and Development Program

• Observation-based assessments
• ​Portfolios that include child's work and developmental milestones
• Thematic units that encourage curiosity and self-direction
• Hands-on activities designed to develop math and science skills
• Small group activities
• ​Developmentally appropriate curriculum
• ​Books read daily to enhance language development

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Direct Services

​Zia Therapy Center was started as a grass roots effort in 1960, at a time long before there were community based programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Zia began providing services for children, and as the children grew, so did our services. We now provide a myriad of services that support people with I/DD as they live, work and take part in our community.

​We believe in and celebrate the rights of people with I/DD to have full inclusion and access to our community and we believe in their rights to choice, self-determination and self-direction.

​Our staff must pass rigorous background checks that include nation-wide fingerprint criminal screening and pre-employment drug screening, to ensure we hire the best applicants. We also take training very seriously and each direct care provider is highly trained before providing services. 

Direct Services Offered​​

• ​Family Living Supports
• ​Customized In-Home Supports 
• Community Integrated Employment (Individual and Group)
• ​Customized Community Supports (Individual and Group)
• Adult Habilitation
• ​Respite

MISSION

To prepare children for school while providing families access to community resources and comprehensive support services to ensure their children’s success.

WHY IS THIS PROGRAM IMPORTANT?

Early Head Start/Head Start is a federally funded program that prepares America’s most vulnerable children to succeed in school and beyond. Head Start programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Because the program focuses on the family as a whole, children receive early screenings which may lead to early identification of developmental delays, lead poisoning, and dental, health care, and mental health service needs. The program also provides nutritious meals to children and referrals to community resources for families.

WHO / WHAT AGE GROUPS IT’S FOR:

Early Head Start has two options:

The Home Based program serves children prenatal to 3 and is available for working or non-working families.

Center Based programs serve children 6 weeks to 3 years old and are designed for working families.

Both options support families to transition to Center Based Head Start when age appropriate, or for those in Home Based to transition to Center Based Early Head Start when needed for working purposes.

Head Start provides preschool services for 3- and 4-year-old children in a Center Based model