• This program serves:
  - Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women.
  - Infants, and children up to age 5.
• This program helps people with income at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines.

Documents Required

• Identification:Proof of identification
• Proof of Income:Proof of income including Proof of eligibility for Medicaid, SNAP (Food Stamps), TANF (Cash Assistance), and/or FDPIR (if someone in your family is eligible). If your family received WIC services in the past, the WIC EBT card should be brought to each appointment, including application for new services.
• Proof of Residency:Proof of home address in the state of New Mexico (no P.O. box addresses)

Services

• Breast & Cervical Cancer(screenings)
• Family Planning -Offered Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 10am and 3pm (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
• Health Promotion
• 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)
• Medications for Opioid Use Disorder( (treatment with medications containing Buprenorphine (like Suboxone)))
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases(testing and treatment with partner services)
• Tuberculosis(treatment)
• Vital Records(birth and death certificates)

The City of Socorro will be accepting applications on behalf of the City of Socorro’s Summer Youth Employment Program from youth ages 16-19.

For further information, please contact Stephanie Saavedra at ssaavedra@socorronm.gov or 575-835-0240.

Local churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals donate clothing and household items to us every week. These items are available for free to our clients and their children.

Prevention, Intervention, Alternatives to Detention

Eligibility for Services: Third grade students at Parkview Elementary School are eligible. Contact the principal at Parkview if you would like your child to receive services.

Eligibility for Tutors: NMT students in good standing are eligible to work for MATCH. Service Details: The Literacy Mentorship program hires dedicated NMT students to mentor third graders at Parkview Elementary School. Working as a mentor requires a 5 to 10-hour weekly commitment. NMT student mentors are expected to participate in after- school programs at Parkview Elementary two days per week, either on a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule. Additional opportunities to mentor are available. Pay is $12-$14/hour, depending on training and experience. NMT mentors must enroll in Mentoring and Leadership, a weekly seminar that meets on Friday afternoons and provides mentor training.

Contact Jim Jackson

FIRST programs provide an opportunity for kids throughout Socorro &
Catron counties and the Alamo Navajo reservation to get hands-on experience working
with robotics. Different programs for different levels are available including Lego
League, Tech Challenge, and Robotics Challenge.

New Mexico Tech boasts a long-standing reputation for academic excellence, distinguished faculty, and exceptional students. Our campus is a place where you can learn and grow, surrounded by people who want to help you succeed. Tech offers degrees spanning the range of STEM, including physical and biological sciences, computer science, engineering, and mathematics, with research opportunities starting as soon as freshman year.

Eligibility: The Summer STEM Experience at NMT is open to high school students entering their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year with a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. Participants must have completed Algebra 1.

Service Details: The New Mexico Tech Summer STEM Experience is an opportunity to be a college student, earn college credit, and learn about a specific science or engineering discipline. The Summer STEM Experience provides a week long opportunity for participants to collaborate with fellow students, faculty, and staff who share the same interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

Information and forms for coaches and athletes.

Eligibility: Clover Buds (age 5-8 years), General 4-H (8 years old 3rd grade - age 18)

4-H offers youth membership in positive peer groups, school enrichment programs, and leadership experiences. The 4-H program is dedicated to providing opportunities for young people to develop positive self-esteem, leadership and management skills, effective communication skills, a solid sense of personal responsibility and the ability to make sound decisions. The life-skills learned in 4-H enable youth to become productive, well-informed, self-reliant, responsible adults.

• Promote the healthy development of school-aged youth and prevent violence.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive plan of culturally competent and developmentally appropriate, evidence-based school and community based Mental Health Services.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) School staff and Community
• Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA) Teens 15-18 years of age
• Questions, Persuade and Refer (QPR) School Staff and Community Goals

Goals

• Increase awareness of Mental Health (MH) concerns among school-aged youth.
• Provide training for school personnel and other adults who interact with school-aged youth to detect and respond to MH concerns
• Connect school-aged youth who may have MH concerns to needed services.
• Develop the infrastructure to sustain MH services & supports for school-aged youth after funding ends.
• Utilize program evaluation to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Eligibility: Open to any New Mexican with access to a computer. (Cell phones or tablets are not permitted for GED testing portion.)
Service Details: After filling out the form on the website, applicants will receive a welcome email with a link to the online orientation. They will meet with Allison online and be set up with an online assessment (TABE) and then be placed in appropriate online classes and online learning platform. Students must complete a minimum of 10 hours a week.

Interested clients may drop-in on Tuesdays from 4–6 pm at the Socorro Public Library. The Socorro Public Library has a grant that pays for GED testing and books. Michelle Herron offers tutoring on Tuesdays. Individuals are free to use the Socorro Public Library computers to access GED testing and learning materials online.

Eligible: Those with Physical or Mental Disabilities

Our agency helps people with disabilities return to work. If you have a physical or mental disability that is a barrier to work, you may qualify. A broad range of services are available. What services you might need depend on your individual situation and goals.

Services include:
● Career Guidance and Counseling
● Disability & Employment Assessment
● Interpreter Services
● Information & Referral Services
● School to work transition for High School
● Rehabilitation Technology Assistance in Small Business Plan Development
● Vocational & other training
● Occupational License, tools & other Equipment
● Job Search & Placement Assistance

Assistance with resume building, job applications, interview skills/practice, navigating the process of applying for a job, and help with looking for open positions.

Victims – Any individual experiencing domestic violence.

Offenders – Any admitted offender or individual who has been court-ordered to participate in a Batterers Intervention Program.

Service Details - Provides shelter and services to victims of domestic violence. El Puente also provides legal services, orders of protection, counseling and 24-hour crisis intervention and assistance, along with food, clothing, supplies and transportation to participants.

For offenders, El Puente has a state-certified Batterers Intervention Program.

The WIC program aims to help low income and nutritional at-risk women, infants and children. Though federally funded, each state manages their own WIC program. This includes determining the WIC eligibility requirements, provide benefits, services and determining what foods WIC participants can purchase using their voucher/checks or in some cases, their EBT card, at WIC authorized food stores.

Circle of Security Parenting Classes
Child Safety Seat Education and Reduced Fee Seats
Safe Sleep Education and Free bassinets
Monthly Play Group for families
Layette and Baby clothing

K-8th grade students

Cottonwood Valley Charter School offers a rigorous academic program designed to meet the individual needs of each student while developing habits of success, civic responsibility, and global awareness. The school offers the community a parent-driven public school choice in which teachers, students, and parents are partners.

The mission of the Socorro Public Library is to meet the evolving educational, cultural, and recreational needs of local residents by providing modern library resources and services. The library strives to acquire materials, plan programs, and provide services that reflect an understanding and consideration of the community served with concern given for all ages, backgrounds, interests,
abilities, and levels of education.

Mission:
o DWI and Distracted Awareness and Education
o DWI enforcement activities
o Public information activities aimed at the driving public
o Other activities and programs aimed at reducing DWI related problems

The Socorro County DWI Program has become active in collaborating with area agencies in providing information and referral to organizations and the general public, as well as encouraging involvement, developing and engaging a viable and active DWI Council. The SCDWI program has partnered with organizations throughout the county playing an active role with Socorro County’s Health Council; SCOPE (Socorro County Options; Prevention and Education), City of Socorro Mayor’s Drug Task Force and the SW Regional Substance Abuse Collaborative (SAC).

The Socorro County DWI Program has an active Advisory Council who has been actively working together towards educating and providing positive programming in Socorro County to combat DWI issues. This board is representative of the County ethnicity and concerned organizations with DWI and alcohol abuse; has continually reviewed and followed the bylaws for the council ratified by the Socorro County Commissioners. The SCDWI Advisory Council meets, once a month conduct.

Casa de Luz is a family advocacy center contracted with the state Children, Youth and Families Department to provide community-based prevention, intervention and reunifi-cation services. Its goal is to prevent child abuse and maltreatment.

Casa de Luz can help with individual or family counseling, parenting education and strategies, life skills and sometimes accessing inpatient services.

Staff members do their best to avoid further traumatizing children by taking them from their home. If it’s necessary to take a child out of their home, they try to place the child with extended family or fictive kin, someone the parents or children already
have a strong rela-tionship with.

Washing machines and Drying Machines

The equity council has to assess and create a framework for how the district meets the needs of vulnerable learners in an equitable manner. Vulnerable learners include low income students, students with disabilities, English language learners
and Native American students.

The ultimate goal is that the council will create a culturally and linguistically responsive framework that says, ‘this is how we meet the needs of students in an equitable manner.’

The ultimate deliverable is that we create an advisement package and present that to the school board and say ‘these are the recommendations we have in terms of how we can better meet the needs of vulnerable populations.'

Socorro Consolidated Schools participates in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. SFE offers several hot entrée selections and side dishes daily from our Culinary Creations. Our Executive Chefs are already hard at work creating nutritious, made from scratch recipes to add to your schools’ menus.

INTERVENTION NM GRADS provides training, technical assistance, assessment, and resources for all NM GRADS programs. Each site focuses on the ten NM GRADS competencies, including reducing repeat pregnancies. NM GRADS key elements are user friendly for district and school Educational Plans for Student Success that target at-risk youth and teen parents. NM GRADS Competencies are aligned with NM Performance Standards and Benchmarks in Health Education and the National Family And Consumer Sciences.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS Our CYFD licensed Child Development Centers (at 14 sites) model effective parenting in an educationally stimulating setting with highly qualified staff . GRADS CDC’s promote healthy best practices including breast feeding, nutrition, developing secure relationships and work with parents to encourage and educate positive life-style choices.

FATHERHOOD Young fathers are supported both in the classroom and through additional case management support by fatherhood mentors to meet their unique needs. Through relationship building, father-child focused activities and the 24/7
Dads Curriculum, GRADS fathers are supported in their parenting and personal journeys.

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS NM GRADS focuses on both short and long term goal setting with young families to support high school graduation. Through dual-credit, advanced placement and alternative educational opportunities, GRADS students receive comprehensive support in College and Career Readiness and develop a Career Plan and Portfolio including letters of recommendation, resumes and certificates.

Eligibility-Self-Referred, School Referred, JPO Referred, Parent Referred

Girl's Circle: Sarracino, Cottonwood Valley Charter School, and Parkview

Teen Diversion Program: Sarracino and Socorro High School based on referrals (self, parent, school, JPO).

Services provided:

Associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in science and engineering. 

Related fields: Technical communication and management of business (technology-oriented). See our catalog for complete degree information.

Other Offered Classes: Music, fine arts, poetry and creative writing, golf, martial arts, Celtic dance. yoga, aerobics, scuba diving, ballroom dance, and much more fun stuff!  See Community Education for more information.

SCOPE offers several services, including creating and distributing directories and information across the county; participating and partnering in multiple community programs with a variety of organizations, including the Department of Health, Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Medical Services, MRGEDA, JJB, NAMI, Healthy KIDS, NMT ASAP, Students Offering Solutions, and MORE!

SCOPE also coordinates local service providers and partners to address various issues affecting our
county, plans and participates in community events like the Youth Summit, Community Forum, and Fun Fest. SCOPE offers a variety of free trainings for our community members including Narcan, QPR, Mental Health First Aid, and CPR.

Program Manager: Kristen Griego (kmgriego@socorroschools.org)
Data Coordinator: Jill Madrid (jmadrid@socorroschools.org)

We provide the following services:

• tutoring

• academic advising

• student leadership opportunities

• career exploration

• campus tours

• family workshops

• SAT prep

• assistance with college applications

• financial aid counseling

• credit-recovery

We also support the HS AVID classes and the MS Math180 Class.

We are located in Room 105 at Socorro High School.

● Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) is a free program for 9th-12th grade students at Manzano, West Mesa, and Socorro High Schools interested in pursuing a college degree in math or science.

● We cater to first-generation, low-income students who are U.S. citizens desiring extra support and advisement.

● UBMS provides several services including after school tutoring, occasional Friday programming, a 6-week residential program at New Mexico Tech or the University of New Mexico, occasional workshops for students and parents, cultural events, and opportunities to travel nation-wide visiting university campuses.

● New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (NM MESA and/or MESA) is a pre-college program that prepares students for college and careers in mathematics, engineering, science or technically related fields. The MESA program is coordinated through six regional offices, each staffed by a Regional Coordinator, that is hosted at a local higher education institution, including: University of New Mexico main-campus (UNM), New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), UNM Gallup, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and Eastern New Mexico University Roswell (ENMU).

● NM MESA also offers a senior “Loyalty Award” to graduating high school seniors who enroll in college the fall they graduate from high school. This award, which can be as much as $1,000 per student, is based on the student’s MESA participation during middle and high school, academic grades and standardized test scores.

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

● Section 8
● HCV Vouchers and Continuum of Care for the Homeless
● Disabled Veterans Home Rehab (Repair)
● Regular Home Rehab (Repair)
● Socorro Village and Vista Montano (Disabled or Elderly
● Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)

The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program combines HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HVC) rental assistance for homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA provides these services for participating Veterans at VA medical services centers (VAMC’s) Community based outreach clinics (CBOC’s), through VA contractors, or through other VA designated entities.

Must be a current client of Socorro Mental Health.

● Open to current clients of Socorro Mental Health who “have difficulty living independently and successfully in the community and may become homeless or institutionalized without these support services.”
● Must have an income at or below 60% of the Socorro County median income.
● Must have a “substantial, long term disability.”

Service Details:
● We offer support services, including:
- Helping you find resources in the community.
- Providing medical equipment.
- Arranging a caretaker or aide, if necessary.
- Helping you with your taxes.
- Assisting you to recertify your benefits.

PSI Safe Harbor provides shelter and life skills. We seek to meet our clients' immediate needs and provide long-term assistance to remedy individual needs.
● Fresh, homemade meals three days a week.
● Day shelter with shower facilities, clothing and food, and connection to services.
● PSI Safe Harbor serves an average of 53 client visits per day, three days a week.

Founded in 2002, Socorro Storehouse is an emergency food pantry feeding the
hungry of Socorro County one box of food at a time.

Apply online or in person for SNAP Benefits

The Transportation Department’s Mission is to provide safe, reliable and efficient student transportation to and from school; and all extra-curricular activities.

Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 12:00 noon 

Closed for lunch 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Closed Week-ends and the following Holidays:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Indigenous Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Primary Contact: Tana Hudson, LCSW

● Primary Care Behavioral Health
- Clinical Support
- Suboxone Program
● Medical Services Unit
- Evaluations for Behavioral Health ( by Physician Referal)
- Telemedicine
● ER (by Physician Referral)
- Behavioral Health Assessments & Evaluations
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

● Mindfulness Classes for Children & Adults
Courses can be custom tailored to the needs of the attendees.
● Mindfulness for K−6th grade students using the Mindful Schools Curriculum.
● Elementary Student: 15–20-minute classes.
● 6th Grade Students: One class period/week.
● Teachers: Provide guided practice, as requested.
Developing mindful practices for teachers to use with their students in both
Elementary and Middle School.
● Community College: I teach a community college-level class at NMT on stress
management using mindfulness practices.

● This program is to educate participants how potential harm associated with injection substance use and other related activities can be reduced. This includes:
- Transmission of blood borne infections such as Hepatitis C and HIV;
- Physical injury such as abscesses and damage to veins;
- Other diseases such as endocarditic and septicemia.

● Services include:
- Syringes & Syringe Exchange
- Related Harm Reduction Services
- Overdose Prevention Training
- Naloxone Distribution

● STD Testing Once a Month

● Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

● Individual therapy for adults and adolescents who struggle with drug and alcohol use
- Individual Consultation
- Trauma Therapy
- Family Counseling
- Couples Counseling

● General Mental Health Services
- Anger Management Group
- Parenting Group
- Anxiety & Depression Care
- Trauma / PTSD Care

● Biopsychosocial Assessments

Some of the concerns that are commonly addressed in short-term counseling at the Counseling Center are:

• Personal Concerns: Stress, anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, guilt, low self-esteem, grief
• Relationship Concerns: Romantic relationship, roommate problems, family problems, social life
• Developmental Concerns: Adjustment to college, healthy lifestyle choices, decisions, life transitions
• Academic Concerns: Performance anxiety, perfectionism, academic difficulties, low motivation, underachievement

Staff works with families to link juveniles to available resources and provide support. Juveniles can be self-referred through an Family in Need of Services Referral, by self-referral, or through contact with law enforcement for delinquency.

Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Community Support Services (CCSS)
GED Support
Support Groups
Trainings/Classes

Comprehensive Community Support Services assist with:
Independent and Community Living
Education and Learning
Work and Employment
Social Skills
Recreation

Groups Offered
Anger Management
Relapse Prevention
Anxiety
Depression

PTSD
Grief/Loss
Narcan
Hepatitis Prevention
Suicide Prevention
And more

● Therapy Services
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- MST

● In home services (Therapy) for family’s support

● Youth 12-17 years of age with anti-social and /or delinquent
behaviors

● CCSS (Comprehensive Community Support Services)

● Certified Peer Support Worker
- Substance abuse
- Mental Health Self-Harm
- Suicide Prevention

● Substance Abuse Counseling & Group Counseling

● Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Community Support Services
● Diagnosis of Behavioral and Learning Disabilities
- Autism
- Attention Issues
- Behavior/Mental Health
- Dyslexia
- Developmental Delays
- Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities
● Behavioral Mental Health Therapies for Diagnosed Disabilities
● Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
● CBT for PTSD, Grief, Trauma, Ect.
● Limited Telehealth