Attention Family and Friends of Loved Ones Living in a Long Term Care Facility: Remember you can still access your LTC Ombudsman by phone or email even though we have been directed to suspend visits to care facilities at this time. Your local Ombudsman is an advocate who helps resolve…
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Turkey hunters provide 17,000 feathers for blanket – NM Wildlife Monthly Update – April 2020 04/01/2020 ISSUE NUMBER THIRTEEN • April 2020 Archeologist weaves a blanket made of 17,000 turkey feathers donated by hunters Mary Weahkee, an archeologist and anthropologist with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, was asked…
Effective 4/1/20 NM ISD Offices will have a temporary change in lobby hours. The Colfax County ISD hours will be from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Monday through Friday. During this time individuals will be greeted from their vehicles to limit any unnecessary contact. Attached are the posted hours and state contacts. If you have further questions…
It our sad decision to cancel the upcoming 2020 Health Fair on April 23rd. We hope to resume again next year 2021. We hope that all the vendors that signed up this year will come back next year. We sincerely apology, but we made this decision for all the safety…
“America has long led the world in innovation, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Indeed, US inventors and entrepreneurs are rising to the occasion, jumping in to fill urgent needs,” the New York Post editorial board writes. “With ramped-up testing the best way to discover who has the virus and…
Media Contact: Lilly Irvin-Vitela, President and Executive Director, New Mexico First lilly@nmfirst.org The need for emergency food has hit a real crisis across New Mexico. Our children are the hungriest in the nation pre-pandemic and the situation is getting desperate for families, food banks, food pantries, and meal programs statewide. The emergency…
The Cimarron Ministerial Alliance is hosting a blood drive on Monday, April 6th from noon – 3 PM at Sr. Hildegarde Parish Hall (150 W 11th St, Cimarron). Donating blood is an ESSENTIAL life saving activity and is a critical health care need. If you are feeling healthy, please call…
COVID-19 Statewide Response Referral Numbers EMPLOYMENT/INCOME LOSS OR REDUCTION • If you are unemployed/underemployed and need assistance route to Department of Workforce Solutions Call Center = 1-877-664-6984 • If you are a small business/employer and need assistance route to Economic Development Department for Small Business = 1-505-827-0300 FOOD ASSISTANCE •…
Dear Business Community, As the economic landscape quickly evolves, we want to respond to the business community as quickly as possible. In this spirit, we forged a cross-agency collaborative called the Economic Rapid Response Taskforce. This collaborative is between the Economic Development, Workforce Solutions and Tourism departments, working directly with…
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. OPPORTUNITIES FOR…