Cloudcroft and Tularosa Municipal Schools are member schools.

Developmental Services (Birth–3)

Region 9 Developmental Services Program provides comprehensive developmental/early intervention activities that benefit the families and children from birth through age three who have or may be at risk for developmental delays.

Home Visiting Services

Child Find supports a child aged 3-9 years whoa re eligible for services that support delays and disabilities. These services are typically provided in a public school setting, with learning or educational goals that are developed using an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Child Find supports a child aged 3-9 years whoa re eligible for services that support delays and disabilities. These services are typically provided in a public school setting, with learning or educational goals that are developed using an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Child Find supports a child aged 3-9 years who are eligible for services that support delays and disabilities. These services are typically provided in a public school setting, with learning or educational goals that are developed using an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

At Apple Tree, 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 engage children in decision making and expressing their thoughts and opinions. Children learn not only academically but also learn life's social skills. All curriculums are delivered in a dynamic, ever changing method of play in an effort to provide children with exposure to many sensory experiences.

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

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.

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.

​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

​

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

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

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

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

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

The mission of the Income Support Division is to relieve, minimize or eliminate poverty and to make available certain services for eligible low-income individuals and families through statewide programs of financial assistance, food assistance, employment assistance and training services.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – better known as the WIC Program – serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and nursing (breastfeeding) women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including nursing (breastfeeding) promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

The New Mexico WIC Program provides free healthy foods, ideas for healthy eating and maintaining good health habits, support for nursing families, and connects families with other community services. This combination of services is designed to create a support system that encourages families to feel confident in their own ability to maintain happy and healthy futures.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – better known as the WIC Program – serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and nursing (breastfeeding) women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including nursing (breastfeeding) promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

The New Mexico WIC Program provides free healthy foods, ideas for healthy eating and maintaining good health habits, support for nursing families, and connects families with other community services. This combination of services is designed to create a support system that encourages families to feel confident in their own ability to maintain happy and healthy futures.

CHINS, a local non-profit organization, has provided services for children and families in Otero & Lincoln Counties for over 30 years. CHINS employs over 100 dedicated professionals providing a variety of services designed to support and strengthen families.

Child Care

Child Development Centers provide care for over 350 children combined. Both Children's House and Full House are Nationally Accredited and meet the highest standards of care. Full House Too, our newest center, has begun the process to become accredited as well. Each center offers the NM Pre-K curriculum to assure school readiness.

Chat with a lactation professional, meet other moms, and make some friends. Group meets the first Thursday of every month from 4:30-6:30pm in the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center, Maternal Child Conference Room.

Pregnancy Testing

A modern, state-of-the-art facility that provides medical and dental services.  Medical and dental services are offered to all individuals regardless of ability to pay.

Coordination and educational services are offered to pregnant women, new parents and individuals diagnosed with diabetes.

Services Offered

• Breast & Cervical Cancer
  • Screenings
• Children's Medical Services
  • Children and youth with special health care needs
• Family Planning
  • Offered Monday - Friday between 8am and 5pm (closed from 12pm-1pm for lunch); most effective methods (IUDs and implants), moderately effective methods (oral birth control pills, injectables, contraceptive ring), Plan B, pregnancy testing, Quick Start, and supply pick-up.
• Harm Reduction
  • In-person syringe exchange. If you live 10+ miles away, request a mail kit by calling 505-355-8917 
• Hepatitis
  • Counseling and testing or immunization if at risk
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • Counseling and testing
• Immunizations
  • Available for children through age 18 and limited for adults
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Testing and treatment with partner services
• Tuberculosis
  • Treatment
• Vital Records
  • Birth and death certificates.
  • Please call to verify hours
• Women, Infants and Children
  • WIC
  • Special supplemental nutrition assistance program
  • Alamogordo 437-9093, 1207 E. 8th, Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
  • Holloman AFB  572-7369, 741 W. New Mexico Ave, Open Mondays and Fridays 8:30am-4:30pm
  • Tularosa 585-2163, 404 Fresno, Open Thursdays 8:30am-4:30pm
  • Mescalero 464-0932, Early Childhood Program Building, Open Wednesdays 9am-4pm
  • Chaparral 842-4701, 317 Mccombs, Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (closed 12-1 for lunch)

Providing early childhood learning programs Pre-K for 3-4 year olds.

Providing early childhood learning programs Pre-K for 3-4 year olds.

Services begin at pregnancy or time of birth and go until the child is 36 months. Home visits, trainings for first time parents/families, focus on building strong healthy, relationships.

In partnership with Head Start, Youth Development Inc. operates 30 Head Start centers; 20 in Bernalillo County, and 10 in Taos and Rio Arriba County. The department provides high-quality free early childhood education, family development services, and child care for children from 0 to 5 years old. The Head Start curriculum supports the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children and also offers prenatal care and education for pregnant women.

Everyone deserves the power to live a meaningful life. Unfortunately, structural inequities create barriers for too many, closing off opportunities and fueling injustice. Our programs give individuals and families a seat at the table. We facilitate growth through five Areas of Impact:

Health & Human Services

• Behavioral Health services.

  CPLC offers a wide range of behavioral health services through two programs: Centro De La Familia, housed at our Maryvale Community Service Center and Centro Esperanza in Mesa.

• Domestic Violence Services

  CPLC DV programs provides a safe, secure place for families to heal from the traumatizing effects of abuse. Shelter and community-based services meet survivors where they are to help them discover their strengths and regain their freedom.

  De Colores is the only fully bilingual, bicultural program in the Valley providing tailored services to Spanish-speaking and immigrant populations. Specialized legal services are available to assist with orders of protection, immigration and visa paperwork, and court accompaniment.

  A range of supports including emergency shelter, legal advocacy, case management, support groups, sexual assault services, youth programs, and assistance with permanent housing and employment is available. De Colores helps more than 800 survivors become safe and self-sufficient each year.

• Health Insurance

CPLC can help you apply for your health insurance solution. Keogh offers FREE enrollment assistance for AHCCCS (Arizona’s Medicaid), KidsCare, Marketplace Health Insurance (The Affordable Care Act), SNAP (food stamps), and TANF (emergency cash assistance). Our Navigators are advocates and teachers who care for and support our clients on the road to self-sufficiency.

• HIV Services
• Immigration

Services include but are not limited to:

Low-cost consultations
Informational sessions
Citizenship/Naturalization
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewals
Green card renewals (I-90 Permanent Resident card renewal)
Work Permit Renewals
Family petitions
Consular Processing
Adjustment of status
U-Visas
VAWA

• Parenting Education
• Senior Services

Chicanos Por La Causa provides a comprehensive senior housing and meal program, including a center‐based program that offers advocacy and case management services. Along with assisting its residents though supportive services, the CPLC Senior Services program also provides its clients with a “Meals on Wheels” program as well a Senior Center Based Meal Program.

• Substance Abuse

CPLC Corazón is a client-centered, multicultural center with bilingual staff offering a variety of treatment modalities. We have been providing Substance Abuse treatment through our CARF Accredited Level II Residential Treatment Center since 1983. The 30- to 60-day structured treatment program incorporates best practices targeted to the clients enrolled in the program.

Housing

• HOME LENDING
  As a nonprofit, CPLC Home Lending is dedicated to helping you find the best mortgage loan option. We offer mortgage loans and mortgage counseling to help you make the best decisions for you and your family. Our services are available in English and Spanish to best suit your needs. Click here to find out more!

• HOMELESSNESS
  Are you currently experiencing homelessness or at-risk of experiencing homelessness? Click here to find resources available to you.

• RENTERS
  Are you looking for an apartment to rent? View our apartment communities and apply for a unit online.

• HOMEOWNERSHIP
  Are you currently renting but looking to own your own home? Visit us online to learn how you can buy a house.

  Are you currently a homeowner at-risk of foreclosure? Complete our online questionnaire so that we can better assist you.

• UTILITY ASSISTANCE
  Are you an APS electric customer and behind on payments? Visit us online to apply for assistance to pay your balance.

• HOUSING COUNSELING
• NEIGHBORHOOD STABALIZATION
• RURAL HOUSING
• SINGLE & MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
• FAMILY ASSISTANCESUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES

Education

• EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO)
• COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
• SCHOLARSHIPS
• BHP SCHOLARSHIP
• ADULT EDUCATION
• TEACHER APPRECIATION

Economic Development

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• SMALL BUSINESS LENDING
• WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
• REFUGEE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
• COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) formed in 1969 to fight discrimination against the Mexican American community. Inspired by Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez, we advocated for equity in education, politics, and labor conditions. Today, CPLC provides services to people of all backgrounds while honoring our Mexican-American roots.
With offices in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, we impact almost 1 million lives every year.

Participating schools with dual language programs: 

• La Casita Elementary 

• Lockwood Elementary 

• Marshall 6th Grade Academy

• Yucca Middle School

• CHS Freshman Academy

• Clovis High School

TUTORING OPTIONS
Available throughout the school year for students of the Clovis Municipal School District.

• Brainfuse an online study and homework resource provided free by the state for New Mexico students. (Professional tutors are available online daily from 2 - 11 p.m.)

Engaging LAtino Communities for Education (ENLACE) Eastern Region

• Access to Higher Education
• Family Centers
• Family Leadership Institute
• Outreach
• Scholarship Resources
• Teen Parents

Migrant Program

• For ages 21 and under
• Offers a Migrant Summer Academy for the migrant students.
• Educational activities are provided for those students that may need extra help in school.
• After school tutoring is available for students grades K-12.
• School supply distribution programs.
• Assistance with help in providing information about GED programs and ESL classes to the migrant families.
• Assistance with Scholarships information to the migrant students.
• Assistance to families with help in locating resources for food banks/pantries and clothing banks.
• Assistance to families with help in locating resources for medical, dental, and/or optical to migrant students.
• Transportation is available to those that need a ride to and from the doctor's office.

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Luna Community College is an institution of higher learning committed to serving the changing needs of its student population and the surrounding communities. Its mission is to provide comprehensive education, preparation for relevant employment, and opportunities for life-long learning.
Child Care-Center in Las Vegas, NM, for ages 2-5 years of age.

EARLY HEAD START & HEAD START

• Federally Funded
• Services provided for toddlers and preschoolers from low-income families.
• The program's purpose is to provide educational opportunities for children to develop skills necessary for school readiness, to support children’s physical, social-emotional and cognitive development.
• The programs assist families with information on parenting skills and help parents move towards self-sufficiency.
• Provide special services for children with disabilities.
• Head Start preschool services are provided to children in a classroom setting (center-based).
• Early Head Start services are provided in a classroom setting (center-based) and / or through regularly scheduled home visits (home-based).

Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

• Federally Funded
• Provides monthly reimbursement checks to Day Care Home Providers for meals served to children birth to 12 years of age.
• Its purpose is to improve children’s health and eating habits.
• Teens and adults with disabilities may be eligible to participate.
• Children receive nutritious meals while remaining in a homelike environment.

Community Service Block Grant

• Provides emergency assistance to low-income families and individuals that fall into the following poverty income guidelines.

• Food Assistance

• Rent / Mortgage Assistance

• Information and Referrals

Family Infant Toddler Program (F.I.T.)

• FREE Developmental Training
• Services children ages birth-3 years old with or without developmental concern.
• Help children meet their age-appropriate milestones.

• Our experienced developmental specialists and therapists work with parents and families to help promote developmental progress.

• Provide in-person services as well as telehealth. (We respect the preference of the family.)  

Home Visiting Program

• Services families from pregnancy to age 5
• Circle of Security
• Provides educational services
• Child development guidance
• Local community resource information
• Our mission is to promote child development and confident parenting by supporting the relationship among the family members, home visitors, and the community.
• Provide in-person services as well as telehealth. (We respect the preference of the family.)  

Respite

• Services children birth thru 18 years of age who have a current Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• This is a flexible support service that provides short term care to children, allowing families to take a break from the daily routine of care giving.

Adults with Disabilities Program

• Community Integrated Employment Services
• Customized Community Supports
• Family Living
• Supported Living
• Adult Nursing Services
• Respite Services

MECA Therapies, LLC specializes in:

• Early childhood services (F.I.T.)
• Outpatient services
• School-based services
• Young adult services

MECA Therapies, LLC Programs:

F.I.T. (Family Infant Toddler Early Intervention)

• MECA Therapies is State and Federally funded by the New Mexico Family Infant Toddler Program (NM FIT) to give families the support they need to promote strong early childhood development. Our services are:

  • FREE to all New Mexico families
  • Provided in home and community settings
  • Family-centered and supportive of family priorities and needs

*SERVICES ARE FOR MILITARY PERSONELL AND THEIR FAMILIES ONLY*

Military and Family Readiness Services 

• Family Readiness Program
• Volunteer Resource Program
• Career Focus Program
• Personal Financial Management Program
• Relocation Assistance Program
• Transition Assistance Program
• Family Life Consultant
• Casualty Assistance/Survivor Benefits
• Discovery Center

Family Support

Child and Youth Programs The Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs assist military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of the mission and family life by catering programs and services for eligible children and youth from birth through 18 years of age.

Spouse State Licensure Moving across state lines creates barriers to career longevity, and those obstacles are heightened by state and career-specific professional license regulations. Licensure portability refers to the ability to transfer a professional license from one state or U.S. jurisdiction to another so that a professional can continue their occupation after relocation.

Spouse Employment Fact Sheet Accelerating the development of interstate compacts to support professional license reciprocity for Military Spouses. 

Commissary Fact Sheet We are changing the commissary funding model to ensure the Defense Commissary Agency can provide the greatest savings possible to patrons. This action cuts grocery prices at the register to achieve at least 25% savings for commissary patrons.

Moving Fact Sheet The Military OneSource PCS & Military Moves page connects service members and their families to everything they need to master PCS moves, from making a move request to getting support for all areas of their move. 

Dislocation Allowance Fact Sheet Dislocation Allowance is a single payment intended to cover the cost service members incur when relocating their household for a PCS move. 

Expanded Military Parental Leave The Expanded Military Parental Leave Program builds on the Defense Department’s support of military families by streamlining and enhancing parental leave.

Five and Thrive Five & Thrive was created to improve quality-of-life challenges our Air and Space Force families face in five focus areas: Childcare, Education, Healthcare, Housing, and Spouse Employment. 

• NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM
• NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM - HOUSING
• SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
• HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START & CHILD ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM
• HOME VISITING & PARENTING PROGRAMS
• FATHERS AND FAMILIIES PROGRAMS
• SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, & FAMILIES PROGRAM