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Emergency Telephone Resources
State Emergency Response & Preparedness

Katrina, homelessness, and foodbank resources
State Services - education, employment, housing, medical, food, children, senior, and financial.

Disability Resources including ADA, ARCs,
Arthritis, Assistive Technology, Autism, Auto-Immunes Diseases, Blindness, Brain & Spinal Injury, Centers for Independent Living, Cystic Fibrosis, Deafness, Developmental Disability, Down syndrome, Easter Seals, Huntington's Disease, Learning Disability, Legal Help, Mental Health, Muscular Sclerosis, Parenting, Recreation & Arts, Spina Bifida, Resource Lists, Tourette's Syndrome , and more.
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EMERGENCY RESOURCES
Emergency First Responders - 911
Information & Referral - 211
TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)
Speech to Speech Relay 888-659-3952

New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Office of Emergency Management

13 Bataan Boulevard
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
(505) 476-9600
(505) 476-9635 Emergency
(505) 476-9695 FAX
http://www.dps.nm.org/emergency/index.htm
http://www.dps.nm.org/emc.htm

Local Emergency Management Offices:http://www.dps.nm.org/emergency/coordinators.htm

Wildfires - Are you Prepared?http://www.dps.nm.org/emergency/wildfire.htm

Family Preparedness Checklist:http://www.dps.nm.org/emergency/family_checklist.htm

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Katrina Relief
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced the availability of a toll-free hotline for people in crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255), callers will be connected to a network of local crisis centers across the country that are committed to crisis counseling. Callers to the hotline will receive counseling from trained staff at the closest certified crisis center in the network.
http://nmhelps.state.nm.us/

Toll-free NM Hurricane Relief Hotline:
1-866-638-6819
Email: disasterrelief@state.nm.us


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EDUCATION
Homeless Education
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program
Public Education Department, School Health Unit
120 S. Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-1805
Fax: (505) 984-0001
http://www.sde.state.nm.us/div/sipds/Title1/

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Center for School Improvement
500 Gold Avenue, SW
P.O. Box 1088
Albuquerque, NM 87103-1088
Phone: (505) 248-7550
Fax: (505-248-7545

New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-5800
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/contact/index.html

NM PED Special Education Bureau

120 South Federal Place,
Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-827-1457
Fax: 505-954-0001
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/index.htm

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HOUSING
Hud
625 Silver Avenue, SW Suite 100
Albuquerque, NM 87102-3185
Phone: (505) 346-6463
Fax: (505) 346-6704
TTY: (800) 877-8339

Home-New Mexico, Inc
Help with home ownership
2300 Menaul Blvd. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-889-9486

Homeless Advocacy Coalition
PO BOX 27644
Albuquerque, NM 87125-7644
505/255-8323
505/843-8624
hac505@aol.com

Escambia County Anti-Hunger Coalition
Frank Johnson
611 Delmar Ave., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

Albuquerque M. H. Housing Coalition, Inc.

P.O. Box 3041
Albuquerque, NM 87190

New Mexico Coalition To End Homelessness
PO Box 865
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-982-9000
505/984-1599
endhomelessness@prodigy.net
http://www.newmexicohomeless.org

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Low Income Energy Assistance
http://www.state.nm.us/hsd/liheap.html

Temporary Cash Assistance
http://www.state.nm.us/hsd/pdf/tempcash.pdf

Economic Council Helping Others, Inc. (ECHO)
304 South Lake, Suite D
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
Phone: (505) 325-7466
Fax: (505) 326-5025
SaraKaynor@sisna.com

Open Hands
2976 Rodeo Park Dr. East
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Phone: (505) 428-2320
Fax: (505) 428-2361
tom spray: tom@openhands.org

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EMPLOYMENT
Employment Service - Job Hunting
http://www.dol.state.nm.us/dol_jobs.html

Workforce Development & One-Stop Centers

http://www.dol.state.nm.us/dol_dirr.html

Casual Labor Office
501 Mountain Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 841-8996
http://www.dol.state.nm.us/dol_casualL.html

On the Job Training
http://www.dol.state.nm.us/ojtjobsee.htm

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FOOD ASSISTANCE
New Mexico State Information/Hotline Number: 1-888-473-3676
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/states/new-mexico.htm

New Mexico Human Services Department
Income Support Division/

Food and Nutrition Services Bureau
1425 Williams SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone: (505) 841-2696
Fax: (505) 841-2691

NMSU Cooperative Extension Service
Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE)

Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition Program (ICAN)
Box 30003, Dept 3AE
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-2009
fax: (505) 646-1889
http://spectre.nmsu.edu

New Mexico Voices for Children
801 Encino Place NE Suite F-21
Albuquerque NM 87102
http://www.nmvoices.org
nmvoices@nm.net
(505) 244 9505
(888) 671-KIDS
fax: (505) 244 9509

Food Stamp Participation Project
New Mexico Association of Food Banks
2645 Baylor SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
505) 217-1066

Roadrunner Food Bank
2645 Baylor SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505-247-2052
Fax: 505-242-6471
Melody Wattenbargerl: mwattenbarger@rrfb.org
http://www.rrfb.org/

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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Medicaid
NM Human Services Department
Medical Assistance Division

P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348
http://www.state.nm.us/hsd/mad/Index.html

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CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES
New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
http://www.cyfd.org/

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RESOURCES FOR SENIORS
New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-4799;
866-451-2901 (toll free in New Mexico)
Resource Center: 800-432-2080 (toll-free in NM)
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/

1015 Tijeras NW, Suite 200
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-222-4500
866-842-9230

2407 W. Picacho, Suite B2
Las Cruces, NM 88005
505-647-2023
800-762-8690

Gray Panthers - Greater Albuquerque

Mary Raymond
48 Paa Ko Drive
Sandia Park, NM 87047
T: 505-281-2819
E: marymeadraymond@zianet.com
&
Rosamund Evans
1417 Adams Street NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
T: 505-256-7381
E: Rosamund04@juno.com

Alzheimer's Poetry Project
12 Highview Lane
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 438-6807
http://www.alzpoetry.com

Alzheimer's Association - New Mexico Chapter
9500 Montgomery N. E. Ste., 209
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Helpline(s): 800.777.8155
505.266.4473
Fax: 505.266.0108
http://www.nm-alzheimers.org

Las Cruces Branch
1100 South Main #9
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Helpline(s): 888.588.0005
505.647.3868
Fax: 505.524.2625
Las Vegas Branch
508 Douglas Ave.
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Helpline(s): 800.777.8155
505.426.9840
Fax: 505.425.6698
Roswell Branch
404-1/2 North Kentucky
Roswell, NM 88201
Helpline(s): 800.777.8155
505.624.1552
Fax: 505.627.5456
Farmington Branch
3300 North Butler #221
Farmington, NM 88401
Helpline(s): 800.777.8155
505.326.3680
Fax: 505.324.9830

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES
ADA Center & IT Technical Center
Independent Living Research Utilizatio
n
2323 South Shepherd Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY)
(713) 520-5785 (Fax)
http://www.ilru.org

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New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael’s Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone/TTY: 505-954-8533
Phone: 800-866-2253 (In State)
Fax: 505-954-8608
Andrew Winnegar: AWinnegar@state.nm.us
http://www.nmtap.com

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The Arc of New Mexico
3655 Carlisle NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110-5564
(800) 358-6493
arcnm@arcnm.com
http://www.arcnm.org/

Taos County Arc
1030 Salazar Road
Taos, NM 87571
(505) 758-4274
http://www.taoscountyarc.org

ARCA
11300 Lomas Bld, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 332-6700
http://www.arc-a.org/

The Arc of Las Cruces
2225 East Griggs
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 525-3811
thearc@lascruces.com

The Arc of Cibola County
1447 East Roosevelt Avenue
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-3445

 

The Arc Thriftown, Inc.
200 West Broadway
Farmington, NM 87401
(505) 325-8998
thearc@sanjuanlive.net

The Arc of Curry County
2118 Carolina Court
P.O. Box 1835
Clovis, NM 88101

The Arc of Luna County
P.O. Box 1257
Deming, NM 88031

The Arc of Roswell
3010 Badnolina Drive
Roswell, NM 88201-6610

 

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Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 30846
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505) 265-1545- Phone
(505) 867-4418 – Fax
info.caz@arthritis.org
http://www.arthritis.org/communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=64

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Autism Society
PO Box 30955
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(505) 332-0306
http://www.nmautismsociety.org/

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Auto-Immune Disorders

Crohn's & Collitis Southwest Chapter
4241 N. Winfield Scott Plaza, Suite 8
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Phone: (602) 589-7233
Fax: (602) 589-0087
Toll free: (800) 582-7460

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
6001 Marble Ave NE, Suite 9
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-9081
Toll Free (800) 843-9081
E-Mail: Info@LupusNM.org
http://www.lupusnm.org/

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Association for the Education & Rehabiliation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
24 Woodpecker Circle
Tijeras, NM 87059
cquintn@nmsvh.k12.nm.us

National Federation Of The Blind (N.F.B.) Of New Mexico
P. O. Box 7900
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87194-7900
(505) 243-6165 - NFB of New Mexico
E-mail: arturo70@aol.com

New Mexico State Commission for the Blind
Administrative Office
P.E.R.A. Building, Room 553
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Tel: (505) 827-4479 or (888) 513-7968
http://www.state.nm.us/cftb/

New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
435 St. Michael's Drive
Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
http://www.state.nm.us/cftb/VocationalRehabilitation.html

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New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council - DDPC
810 West San Mateo, Suite C
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-7328 or 1-800-311-2229
TBI Resource Manual: http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/HTML/index.html

Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
11000 Candelaria Blvd., N.E., Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)

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Cancer

American Cancer Society
10501 Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste 300
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: (505) 260-2105
Fax: (505) 266-9513

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
3411 Candelaria NE, Suite M
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 872-0141
(888) 286-7846 (Toll Free)
(505) 872-2480 (Fax)

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Centers for Independent Living

State Independent Living Council
P.O. Box 7577
Albuquerque, NM 87194
459-7672
243-4051 fax

IL Resource Center
4401-B Lomas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
266-5022
800 260-5022
266-5150 fax
ilrcabq@qwest.net

ILRC / Moriarty Satellite
1208 Rt. 66, Ste. E
Moriarty, NM 87035
832-1128
877 832-1128
832-1153 fax
ILRC_M@msn.com

ILRC / Socorro Satellite

120 Plaza, P.O. Box 765
Socorro, NM 87801
835-2486
socorroilrc@msn.com

Disability Resource Center
700 1st Street, Ste. 772
Alamogordo, NM 88310
439-1112 877 439-1112
439-1113 fax

New Vistas
1205 Parkway Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87503
471-1001
471-4427
rgarcia@newvistas.org
http://www.newvistas.org

New Vistas / Las Vegas

P.O. Box 2625
Las Vegas, NM 87701
425-5044
cl_fonts@hotmail.com

The Ability Center
715 E. Idaho Ave., 3-E
Las Cruces, NM 88001
526-5016
800 376-4372
526-1202
freedom@theabilitycenter.org
http://www.theabilitycenter.org

San Juan CIL
3535 E. 30th St, Ste. 101
Farmington, NM 87402
566-5827
877 484-4500
566-5842
http://www.sjci.org
sjci@sjci.org

SJCI/Gallup
Rio West Mall 3585
Gallup, NM 87301
726-2709
726-2735 fax

CHOICES
720 E. College St., Ste. 15
Roswell, NM 88201
627-6726
800 387-4572
627-6754
choicesed@zianet.com
http://www.ilchoices.com

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
4004 Carrlisle, N.E. #B
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 883-1455
Fax: (505) 883-3998

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New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
Santa Fe Office
2055 S Pacheco Street, Suite 450
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-827-7270
Fax: 505-827-7273
Albuquerque Office
2500 Louisiana, Suite 400
Albuquerque, NM 87110
1-800-489-8536
Fax: 505-881-8831

NMCDHHA@doh.state.nm.us
http://www.nmcdhh.org/

Educational Resource Center on Deafness
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6647 (V/TTY)
E-mail: jhorvath@nmsd.k12.nm.us
http://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/

New Mexico Hands & Voices
PO Box 90813
Albuquerque NM 87199-0813
(505)401-6508
handsandvoicesnmchapter@msn.com
http://www.handsandvoices.org/chapters/nmex.htm

New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 66085
Albuquerque, NM 87193-6085
(505) 899-6674; (800) 292-8465
E-mail: nmsha@flash.net
http://www.nmsha.org

STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
Early Childhood Programs
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY); (800) 841-6699
E-mail: Rosemary.Gallegos@nmsd.k12.nm.us

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Developmental Disability Planning Council
810 West San Mateo, Suite C
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-7330
(505) 476-7320 Fax
(800) 311-2229 Toll Free
http://www.nmddpc.com/

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
2501 San Pedro NE, #116
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505)255-4005
Fax: (505)260-1430
newmexico@jdrf.org
http://www.jdrf.org/newmexico

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Down Syndrome Networking Group of Albuquerque & Surrounding Area
608 Essex Rd. NE
Rio Rancho NM 87124-7575
505-892-6363
Email: chlastawa@msn.com

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Easter Seals Santa Maria El Mirador
2041 S. Pacheco Street, Suite 100
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505 424-7700

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Heart, Kidney, Liver, & Lung Diseases

American Heart DIsease Association
PO Box 90790
Albuquerque, NM 87199
phone: (505) 823-8700
fax: (505) 823-8701
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200279&division=PMA001

National Kidney Foundation
3167 San Mateo Blvd NE # 162
Albuquerque, NM 87110-1921
(505) 830-3542
(800) 282-0190
Fax: (816) 221-7984

American Lung Association
7001 Menaul Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 265-0732
Fax: (505) 260-1739
Email: ronh@alanm.org

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Huntington’s Disease
Rocky Mountain Region
6545 W. 44th Avenue, Suite 1
Wheatridge, CO 80033
Jackelynne Herbst: herbstJA@aol.com
Tel: (303) 837-9937
Fax: (303) 837-8983

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New Mexico Learning Disabilities Association
P.O. Box 30001/3SPE
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
505-882-6221
email: epoel@nmsu.edu
http://education.nmsu.edu/projects/NMLDA
&
6301 Menaul, N.E.
P.O. Box 556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
E-mail: bp@viva.com
http://www.vivanewmexico.com/nmlda/index.html

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Legal Advocacy

Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
DNA People's Legal Services
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; Fax: (505) 566-5889
E-mail: cjohn@napap.org
http://www.nativelegalnet.org

New Mexico Protection and Advocacy System
1720 Louisiana Blvd NE Suite 204
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Call Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
(505) 256-3100
1-800-432-4682 New Mexico
http://www.nmprotection-advocacy.com/

State Mediation System
Special Education Office

State Department of Education - State Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
E-mail: dellis@sde.state.nm.us
http://www.sde.state.nm.us

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National Mental Health Association
1801 7th Street, Suite C
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
505.425.7030
Fax: 505.454.8000
Email: mentalhealth@cybermesa.com

NAMI New Mexico
6001 Marble NE Suite 8
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505)260-0154
Fax: (505)260-0342
naminm@aol.com
http://www.nm.nami.org

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Children, Youth and Families Department
Prevention and Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-9988
E-mail: dfmartinez@cyfd.state.nm.us

Depression & Bipolar Support Association
Chapters & Support Groups

DBSA Albuquerque
Michelle: (505) 889-3632
Eleanor: (505) 889-3632
Email: dbsa4albq@yahoo.com
http://www.dbsa4albq.org/

DBSA Las Cruces
Tammy: (505) 523-9096
Joe : (505) 523-0437
Email: dbsalascruces@msn.com

DBSA Valencia County
James: (505) 304-5323
Email: dbsavalencianm@wans.net

 

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Neurological Disabilities

ALS Association
P.O. Box 16495
Albuquerque, NM 87191
505-323-6348
505-268-2750 (fax)
alsa-nm@qwest.net
http://www.alsa-nm.org

MS Society
Rio Grande Division, All America
4125-A Carlisle Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: 505-244-0625
Email: nmx@nmss.org
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/nmx

American Parkinson’s Disease Association Information & Referral Center
4505 Summerhill Lane, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
APDANMCHAPTER@MSN.COM
1-866-899-5669 - (fax) 505-899-5623

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Parent Empowerment - Cross- Disability

Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3396; (800) 765-7320 (V/TTY)
E-mail: epics@swcr.org
http://www.swcr.org

Family Voices
3411 Candelaria NE Suite M
Albuquerque NM 87107
(505) 872-4774, Fax (505) 872-4780
(888) 835-5669
Email: kidshealth@familyvoices.org
http://www.familyvoices.org

Parents for Behaviorally Different Children
1101 Cardenas, N.E., Suite 202
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 265-0430; (800) 273-7232
E-mail: pbdc2000@aol.com

Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1920 B Columbia, S.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 247-0192; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
E-mail: nmproth@aol.com
http://www.parentsreachingout.org

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Recreation & the Arts

Adaptive Ski Program
1304 Calle Joya
Santa Fe NM 87501
Contact Person: Christi Hield
Phone: 505-995-9858
Email: christi.hield@juno.com
http://www.adaptiveski.org

Arts & Athletics Beyond Limits (AABL) Program
Mary Beth Schubauer, PT
1720 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Suite 202
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 243-6626 or (505) 238-2247; Fax: (505) 243-7323
E-mail: mbschu@comcast.net
Web: www.carrietingleyhospitalfoundation.org
http://www.aablprograms.com

Challenge New Mexico
2504 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Contact Person: Chris Werhane
Phone: 505-988-7621 x105
Fax: 505-424-7440
Email: Exec.Dir - director@challengenewmexico.com
Recreation Dir - rec@challengenewmexico.com
General - cnm@challengenewmexico.com
http://www.uwsfc.org/pages/

Special Olympics New Mexico
6600 Palomas NE, Suite 207
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(800) 371-5525
(505) 856-0342
(505) 856-0346 FAX
info@specialolympicsnewmexico.org
http://www.specialolympicsnewmexico.org/

VSA Arts of New Mexico
4904 4th, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 345-2872
E-mail: vsartsnm@vsartsnm.org

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Resource Lists

DRM
http://www.disabilityresources.org/NEW-MEXICO.html

NICHCY
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/nm.htm

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities - NM
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/nm.htm

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Spina Bifida Association of New Mexico, Inc.
1127 University Boulevard, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 242-1184; (800) 750-2044
E-mail: sbanm@aol.com

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Tourette Syndrome Association
Albuquerque, New Mexico
505-858-3304
e-mail sphollis@aol.com

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