Programs:

• Employment Training Programs
• Dropout Prevention Programs
• Sponsor Childcare and Adult Food Program
• Utility Assistance Program
• Rent Assistance and Childcare for Low-Income Individuals in SE and SW New Mexico.

Programs:

• Grads Program (Assists teens who have children with completing their education.)
• No worries wall
• McKinney-Vento Program (Offering services and support for children, youth, and their families who experience homelessness.)
• Clothing closet located at each school (Provides clothes to students in need of clothing.)
• Food closet located at each school (Provides some food to students who are in need.)
• Backpack Program at the Elementary School (Every Friday and over break, food is taken home in backpacks so that the students have food to eat while at home). 

The Native American Disability Law Center provides advocacy, referral information, and educational resources to all Native Americans with a disability living anywhere in the Four Corners area who feels that they have been:

• discriminated against because of their disability
• abused or neglected, or
• wrongly denied a service

If you or anyone you know has experienced these issues, please call our toll free number (800) 862-7271 or visit our office to speak with a Law Center employee. The employee will provide you with information and resources to help you advocate for yourself. If your problem falls within our priorities and we have available resources, you will be referred to an attorney or advocate for representation. Anyone who has been denied services by the Law Center or is in any way unhappy with the Law Center's services or programs may file a grievance.  For online information on your legal rights, please see our Resources page.

AMIkids is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth develop into responsible and productive citizens. AMIkids' mission is to protect public safety and positively impact as many youth as possible through the efforts of a diverse and innovative staff. AMIkids works in partnership with youth agencies, local communities and families.

Residential Programs operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with youth residing on campus. Trauma-informed programming is aimed at helping youth develop skills for successfully transitioning to community settings and/or the home environment.

Community Based Programs encompass a wide variety of AMIkids programs all provided within the community. This includes Juvenile Justice Day Treatment, Alternative Education (Charter, Infinity), After School, Delinquency Prevention, Family Services, and Pre-Apprenticeship.

AMIkids Family Centric Model services include research informed skills training for families, provided in the home or community setting once weekly. Services are designed to reduce anti-social behaviors of youth, improve psychosocial functioning of youth, and improve family functioning.

The mission of Hope Effect is to provide support, education, and resources for bio, foster and adoptive families. We look forward to the day when there are more families waiting for children than children waiting for families.

• 211 provides expert, caring help -- No matter the situation, the specialists at 211 listens, identify underlying problems, and connect people in need with resources and services in their community that improve their lives.
   
• United Way 211 is an easy to remember three-digit phone number that connects people to the help they need.

• Callers to 211 are looking for non-emergency referrals to the health and human service organizations in Curry and Roosevelt counties as well as to regional and national organizations.  There is no fee for this confidential service.

• United Way 211 seeks to inform and empower those looking for help, whether for themselves, their clients, or their families. 211 makes the social services ecosystem/network more efficient by ensuring people in need are connected to agencies that can help them.
   
• Some callers may have items they wish to donate or might be interested in volunteering in our community, 211 Associates will help callers find the organizations that are the best fit for them. 
   
• 211 provides unmatched, critical services -- 211 is a vital service leveraged by millions of people across North America. Every day, clients contact 211 to access free and confidential crisis and emergency counseling, disaster assistance, food, health care and insurance assistance, stable housing and utility payment assistance, employment services, veteran services, and childcare and family services.

A doula is a person, often formally trained or certified, who provides physical, emotional, and informational support to individuals and families during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Doulas can specialize further—some of the specialization areas are listed below. A person doing this type of work may also choose to use a different title other than doula, such as “birth companion” or “promotora.”

Community-Based Doula: Community-based doulas are birth workers serving families within varying communities that center African descended people, Indigenous families, and people of color. Community-Based Doulas understand the importance of seeing a birthing individual, baby, and partner as a connected unit. This support is responsive to the whole birth experience and considers how physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual experiences impact pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum period. Community-Based Doulas serve in a human rights framework to ensure that all people and families have access to safe, dignified, and culturally relevant care geared toward elevating the platforms of health equity, reproductive justice, and all stages of maternal health.

All treatment modalities are trauma-focused, evidence-based methods of supporting children and their caregivers. Currently, we offer the following types of therapy:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Sand Tray Therapy
• Art Therapy
• Family Therapy

Childhaven’s Forensic Interviewers and Family Advocates aid in the investigation of cases of abuse and neglect, while providing support to the child victims and their families. Children who are involved in a criminal investigation – because they have witnessed or been victims of violent or sexual crimes – are brought to our CACs where our trained staff conduct a developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, forensically defensible, interview. This interview is recorded for and distributed to involved law enforcement agencies so the child doesn’t have to repeat the traumatic events they have experienced and can move on to healing through therapy, available on site, case management, victim advocacy, and other behavioral health services that they and their families can access with help from our family advocates.

When you move into a Welbrook Senior Living community you’ll have wonderful opportunities to make new friends and form meaningful relationships with your community companions.

Enjoy a meal together, try a new activity or just relax and visit with a warm cup of coffee. Bonding with friends is one of the simple joys of retirement “living life well”.

Basin Good Neighbor Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable foundation established and entrusted to support the needs of hospice patients and their caregivers who are either uninsured, underinsured, or have other financial difficulties.

We strive to care for people the way they wish to be cared for.

Farmington Caregivers provides personalized in-home care to people of all ages, physical conditions and cognitive abilities.

Our wide range of services include:

• Personal care
• Alzheimers care
• Dementia care
• Hospice care
• Respite care when the family is out of town
• Companionship

All in the comfort of your home, hospital or an assisted living facility.

Services Provided

• SPEECH THERAPY
  • Articulation and Phonological disorders
  • Language delays/disorders
  • Social and pragmatic language/Autism
  • Augmentative an Alternative Communication (AAC)
• PHYSICAL THERAPY
  • Amplified Pain Syndromes
  • Gross motor & developmental delays
  • Muscle strains
  • Neurological Disorders/Brain Injuries
  • Scoliosis, Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Toe Walking
  • Torticollis
• LACTATION COUNSELING
  • Breastfeeding and milk supply concerns
  • Positioning and latch techniques
  • Pumping/expressing milk questions and concerrns
  • Breastfeeding emotional support
  • More
• CERTIFIED INFANT MASSAGE INSTRUCTION
  • Interaction (bonding and attachment)
  • Relaxation (normalizing muscle tone, body regulation)
  • Relief (gas and colic, constipation, gastrointestinal cramps)
  • Stimulation (sensory integration, muscular development)

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. This makes CHINS one of the larger employers in Otero County

Each center offers the NM Pre-K curriculum to assure school readiness. With the knowledge their children are well cared for, parents can then focus on producing quality work in Otero County!

Pre K and childcare with curriculum focusing on STEM with early coding and robotics as well as literacy.

Commercial private 30 minute guitar and piano lessons taught by certified instructors.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

VISION: All New Mexico families ​and young children are thriving​

MISSION: Optimize the health, development, education, and well-being of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers through a family-driven, equitable, community-based system of high-quality prenatal and early childhood programs and services.

Overview of ECECD Services

Child Care Services

The Child Care Services Bureau (CCSB) administers the Child Care Assistance and the Child Care Regulatory Oversight programs. The childcare assistance program helps parents/legal guardians who are working, going to school, or in a job training program with childcare expenses. The Regulatory Oversight Unit ensures that licensed childcare centers and homes and registered homes provide a quality, safe, and healthy environment for children.

New Mexico PreK
New Mexico PreK is a free program that equips three- and four-year-old children with the early literacy, math, and social-emotional skills they will need to enter Kindergarten ready to thrive. NM PreK is available in both school-based and community-based settings.

Family Infant Toddler (FIT)
All children grow and develop at their own pace. However, sometimes children have special developmental needs or health concerns that may put them at risk or cause a developmental delay. FIT provides early intervention services to children from birth to age three who have or are at risk of developmental delay—as well as their families. 

Families FIRST
Families FIRST case management services assists clients in gaining access to medical, social, and educational services that are necessary to foster positive pregnancy outcomes and promote healthy infants and children in New Mexico.

Home Visiting
New Mexico’s free home visiting program connects parents and caregivers with a friendly expert for regular, planned visits in the comfort of your home. Babies don’t come with instructions, but home visitors guide you to the answers you need to be a happy and healthy family. You can trust them for guidance on a wide range of topics including safe sleep, injury prevention, nutrition, childcare, breast feeding, and more.

Family Nutrition
The Family Nutrition Bureau administers two USDA Child Nutrition Programs: the Child and Adult Care Food Program,
which provides free meals year-round in child and adult care settings, and the Summer Food Service Program, which
partners with community organizations throughout New Mexico to feed children during summer months when public school meal programs are not in operation.

Early Head Start Collaboration Office
ECECD maintains a strong partnership with federal Early Head Start/Tribal Head Start programs through its Head Start State
Collaboration Office (HSSCO) and engagement with the New Mexico Head Start Association. ECECD facilitates partnership
between Head Start programs and the other services addressing the needs of low-income pregnant women, children, and families ensuring that efforts to meet local needs are coordinated and that limited resources are deployed efficiently in communities.

How to Apply for Services
• Step 1: Take the Am I Eligible Survey, at eligibility.ececd.state.nm.us.
• Step 2: Complete the five-minute survey to determine which programs you may qualify for.
• Step 3: Apply for services and request a referral by completing the Online Application.

How to Find Child Care
ECECD's Child Care Finder website can help your family find care that meets your unique needs. The Child Care Finder
allows parents and caregivers to search for one of the 1000+ childcare programs statewide, filtering by proximity, age of
child, quality rating, tuition, language, program type, and more. Childcare.ececd.nm.gov

Kathy Coleman, Childbirth Patient Educator

San Juan Regional Medical Center is committed to providing the support services and education expecting parents need to make sure their baby gets the best start in life. We offer a series of complimentary Childbirth Preparation classes that cover a range of topics important for expecting mothers and their families.

All classes are free of charge and are offered monthly, some classes can also be taken by appointment.

Schedule and registration information is posted on the San Juan Regional Medical Center website.

The Cultural Complex houses the City's:

• ⇛ Event Center
• ⇛ Fitness Center
• ⇛ Gymnasium
• ⇛ Library
• ⇛ Racquetball Court

The Event Center includes a lobby which houses a permanent art collection as well as revolving art displays and historical exhibits. Available facilities include a conference room which is ideal for meetings of small groups of up to 12 people and the main room of the center which will accommodate large groups of people up to 150; it may be divided with soundproof curtains into three separate rooms. Tables and chairs are available as well as a full size commercial kitchen. It is a perfect facility for:

• • Patron must present a library card in good standing to check out material.
• • Up to 10 items can be checked out.
• • Up to four (4) DVDs may be checked out at a time.
• • Books check out for 21 days.
• • DVDs check out for 7 days.

In prenatal yoga sessions, we will focus on learning beneficial movements, positions, helpful breathing techniques, massage, and relaxation in order to achieve a more comfortable pregnancy and labor. We will also touch on prevention of potential postpartum complications, such as diastasis recti, prolapse, and depression and/or anxiety. You will learn how to bond with your unborn baby and other pregnant moms, creating a more soulful and meaningful birth.

During the postpartum phase of pregnancy, you will learn valuable ways to heal, protect, and strengthen your core and pelvic floor and safely return to your previous exercise and activity levels. I will work with you and your body at your own comfort levels to facilitate movement and flexibility, as well as practice techniques to manage and reduce stress and anxiety. This practice helps to heal from the physical and emotional traumas from birth, and gives you the option to share your birth experience within a safe and supportive community.

The New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force promotes lactation and supports mothers, families, and communities by:

• The mission of NMBTF is to create environments in which lactation is the norm and human milk is available to all infants and children.
• NMBTF’s vision is a world without barriers to lactation.
• The values of NMBTF include evidence-based practice, respect for all, consistent messaging, support, all voices heard, diversity, inclusion, and transparency.
• The purpose of NMBTF is to bridge the gap in breastfeeding/chestfeeding disparities by ensuring all families have the support they need to reach their breastfeeding/chestfeeding goals. A breastfeeding/chestfeeding culture includes all forms of feeding human/mother’s milk, including pumping, donor milk feeding, and milk sharing.

Our club participates in a variety of projects throughout the year that involve fundraising, community service, and assisting children locally and worldwide.

• Dining with the Dead Jill and Paul McQueary: Coordinators. Dining With the Dead is a historical reenactment of San Juan County’s earliest pioneers and is held in Greenlawn Cemetery.
• Kiwanis Clothes for Kids Memorial Day Riverfest Duck Race is an annual event that partners with the River Reach Foundation. Kiwanis share of the proceeds benefit Kiwanis Clothes for Kids.
• Kiwanis Scholastic Books for Kids
• Don’t Meth With Us-  Paul McQueary-President. DMWU is an anti-drug awareness program for all 5th grade students in San Juan County and north eastern Navajo Reservation.

​​A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS​

​​Childhaven offers Private Placements to support parents and guardians in need of temporary, safe placement for their children.

​​Parents and guardians who are experiencing temporary barriers in providing care for their children may voluntarily place their children at the Childhaven Children’s Shelter. Children’s health and safety situations that may warrant voluntary placement include parent/guardian’s​:

• Short-Term Incarceration
• Rehabilitation or Treatment Stay
• Temporary Homelessness
• Safety Concerns Within the Home
• Emergency Medical Care

The Farmington Public Library provides print, media, and online resources as well as assistance with accessing and using these resources. The library also offers a wide variety of programs, classes, and services that promote reading, learning, and overall life enrichment.

Storytime:

The Self Help Center was created to assist people in the community, who wish to represent themselves in court.

The role of staff in the Self-Help Center is to provide basic, procedural information. They can not advise you what to file or how to proceed in a case, and can not provide any form of legal advice. They can provide information on other resources in the community or throughout New Mexico. Please be courteous and patient to staff and respect the limits on what they are able to do for you.

• They CAN give you court-approved forms, some forms might not be available for all legal issues.
• They CAN answer questions about what is being requested on a form.
• They CAN tell you what certain legal words mean.
• They CAN give you information on a court case, unless it is not available by law.
• They CAN give you general information on court rules, procedures and practices.
• They CAN give you court calendars and information on how to schedule a hearing.
• They CAN give you information about how to act in the courtroom.
• They CANNOT recommend an attorney, but can give you a listing of all the practicing local attorneys.
• They CANNOT tell you what to say in court.
• They CANNOT give you an opinion about what will happen with your case or what the judge might do.
• They CANNOT give you advice about whether you should file a case or whether you should take any particular action in a case.
• They CANNOT talk to the judge for you or let you talk to the judge.
• They CANNOT create documents or fill in forms for you.
• They CANNOT give any legal advice.

Remember, court staff are only allowed to provide basic, procedural information. The information provided by court staff is not a substitute for legal advise. It is recommended that you consult with an attorney before representing yourself. If you choose to represent yourself in court, you will be held to the same standards as a lawyer and will be expected to know the law and legal procedures.

• Protective Services
• Juvenile Justice Services
• Behavioral Health Services
• Early Childhood Services
• Adoption
• Counseling
• Day Care Subsidy
• Childcare Expense Assistance
• Information and Referral
• Foster Care

Primary care medical services available at this location

Families FIRST is a case management program of the New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, that provides perinatal case management to Medicaid eligible pregnant women and children 0-3 years old. See website for information about this program. Clients receive the following services:

-A case intake to ascertain the client’s eligibility and to gather information for the purposes of care coordination;
-Presumptive Eligibility and/or Medicaid On-Site Application Assistance;
-An assessment of the client’s medical/psychosocial strengths and risk factors;
-A plan of care that links clients with resources that address the problems/needs identified;
-Standardized health education and literature related to pregnancy, birth, newborn care and child development;
-Referrals to appropriate community resources;
-Monitoring and follow-up with clients to ensure that they receives the recommended services;
-A reassessment to evaluate the status of problems identified, and to identify additional areas of concern or risk.

For over 60 years, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School has maintained a long-standing tradition of love, education, moral development, and spirituality.  Our caring and dedicated staff, along with a well developed curriculum, continues to equip students in grades PreK-8th with the necessary tools to meet and exceed the challenges of secondary school and life.

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Our mission is to provide a strong Recovery Oriented System of care for the Homeless, Veterans, Domestic Violence Abuse Victims, At-Risk teens as well as those exiting incarceration and those with mental and behavioral health challenges. We envision a world in which every person lives in a safe, caring community. The under individualized resident services includes housing, financial management, employability skills with case management, nutrition, family reunification, health and hygiene, life skills, self-esteem & self-empowerment, individual/group/peer support counseling, utilizing our collaborative network we refer residents to additional local, state and federal resources.

If you and your family live in any of the following situations you may qualify for assistance:

In a shelter, motel room, vehicle or campground
Double up with friends or relatives because you cannot find or afford housing
On the street
In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations

We are a homeschool support group that offers weekly park days and various field trips and other events throughout the year.

Roundtree Children’s Developmental Services is a contract provider with the New Mexico Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program. The FIT Program provides supports and services to children who have or who are at risk for a developmental delay, and their families. The Roundtree team has 100+ years of combined experience working with children and families to enhance your child’s learning and development.

Throughout the years, the delivery of early intervention has evolved to family guided services supporting your child’s learning and development in their natural environment. Staff partner with families to develop goals and strategies that are easily integrated into the family’s daily routines.

The Early Childhood Services Center Toy Lending & Resource Library allows parents and caregivers to borrow toys, educational materials, videos and books for FREE. All you need is an ID to borrow.

Several Home Visiting programs offered that will help parents through every stage of pregnancy and child rearing, prenatal through a child’s 5th birthday.

All MECA Therapies services can be conducted via in-person or telehealth visits

• Prenatal, postpartum and infant home visits
• Diet & nutrition education, stress management, baby supplies
• Safe sleep (preventing SIDS), child developmental screenings
• Improved Maternal and newborn health-community resources
• Counseling for postpartum recovery, family planning, & newborn needs, focused education for literacy and school preparedness for your child

Evaluation, case management, and therapy services for

• Speech and language delays and disorders
• Feeding and swallowing difficulties
• Physical delays
• Developmental delays
• Neurologic/neuromuscular conditions
• Sensory integration conditions
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Nursing services
• Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Los Pasitos provides Early Intervention services to children ages birth to three years, that are at risk for, or that have a developmental delay or disability, get the support they need to reach their full potential. Los Pasitos partners with families to nurture and advocate for their child’s development through coaching and modeling in their natural environment so that parents and caregivers can shine while helping their child reach their full potential. Services include Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Developmental Instruction, Family Counseling, and Transition to Preschool.

• Parent Education/Home Visiting: This Early Childhood Service is designed for parents and guardians of children from birth through 5 years of age. This includes adoptive parents and teen parents, as well as expectant parents. The goals are to provide educational services and child development guidance, to ensure babies are born healthy, and to keep children safe and sound. Children’s psychological, emotional, and mental health are all addressed and parents are taught how to nurture their children through community support to ensure children are ready for school. This program is built on the belief that a parent is their child’s first and most important teacher.

Established in 1978, Family Crisis Center (FCC) is a 501(c)(3) agency and comprehensive domestic violence service provider, offering a broad range of services geared toward response to the crisis of domestic violence. Services are provided at two facilities including Marge's Place, a protective shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children, and our Counseling Center which provides services and support to victims, child witnesses, and offenders.

Incorporating a trauma lens approach allows FCC to address the physical and emotional needs of domestic violence survivors, support the healing and recovery process, and empower survivors to take positive steps toward their own well-being and the well-being of their children.

The primary purpose of the Child & Family Development Center (CFDC) on the campus of San Juan College (SJC) is to serve as a laboratory school for early childhood, nursing, psychology, dental and sociology students at the College. Practicum students in early childhood education courses are part of the Center staff each semester. They are supervised by qualified teachers to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for young children.

The secondary purpose of the CFDC is to provide child care and early education services. The Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC accreditation recognizes programs that comply with nationally recognized criteria for high-quality early childhood programs. The CFDC is licensed by the State of New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department.

The 180 children (grades K-8) that attend Mosaic Academy are a student body of diverse backgrounds, cultures and ethnicity. They live in San Juan County, New Mexico, and are enrolled through parent application and a lottery system. There is a consistent waiting list of 65 to 100 children, depending on the time of year.
Mosaic Academy is not a special education school, but welcomes children with special needs. Approximately 26% of the students receive special education services, and nearly half of the student body is eligible for free/reduced price lunch as economically disadvantaged.

Mosaic Academy Charter is a charter school located in Aztec, NM, which is in a mid-size city setting. The student population of Mosaic Academy Charter is 179 and the school serves K-8. At Mosaic Academy Charter, 12% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 22% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 36%. The student-teacher ratio is 17:1, which is worse than that of the district.The student population is made up of 46% female students and 54% male students. The school enrolls 53% economically disadvantaged students. There are 11 equivalent full-time teachers.