Success Stories

The Mandy’s Farm VAMOS Program is designed to provide employment training and support to individuals with developmental disabilities who are waiting for Medicaid Waiver.  In 2017-2018, the program received a $17,000 grant from UWCNM. A great example of who this program helps is a young woman named...

Meet Gilbert. Gilbert was on his way to his minimum wage job when he decided to stop at the New Mexico Workforce Connection (NMWC) office to use their computers to access the internet. Our Graduate! ABQ coach had just set up an office there and was ready to start helping adults take the needed...

In 2018, United Way tested a new pilot program. NM Legal Aid’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) received a grant in late January to hire four interns to work 20 hours per week at two Tax Help New Mexico sites. NM Legal Aid trained these interns to recognize potential legal issues.

Untreated behavioral health issues in children are associated with a variety of negative outcomes. That’s why Centro Savila received a UWCNM multi-year grant to focus on, Strengthening Families, a prevention and early intervention program to improve youth behavioral health.

Giving is a great habit to have. Julie Bowdich and John Carey have built a practice of giving to United Way of Central New Mexico and the community for many years. Their latest and very generous gift of $100,000 (with half dedicated to UWCNM) is testament to their belief that financial...