Get to Know Los Alamos County Social Services
Whether you live, work, or play in Los Alamos County, the Social Services team is here to support you. Learn how their dedicated staff connects individuals to essential resources.
Donor Spotlight
Becoming monthly donors felt practical and meaningful because it gives Self Help a more dependable source of support instead of having to rely entirely on grants and fundraising efforts.
Planting Seeds for the Future: Our Acorn Fund
Beverly has been our longest-serving intake volunteer, with ten years of experience. She started during Ellen Bond’s time as Director and has continued through three different leaders.
Volunteer Spotlight: Beverly
Beverly has been our longest-serving intake volunteer, with ten years of experience. She started during Ellen Bond’s time as Director and has continued through three different leaders.
SEED Grant helped fund entertainment company now premiering a film at SALA
So how exactly does a multi-media entertainment company begin? For Jonathon Ebanks’ Invisible Hand Entertainment, it was with a website.
Volunteer Spotlight: Patrice Goodkind
Meet Patrice Goodkind. Yes, that is her real name! A Self Help volunteer since 2017, being of service seems to be her life calling. Before joining our team, Patrice worked on the Los Alamos Public School’s clinical counseling team, was a volunteer mediator and ESL (English as a Second Language) instructor, served on the Keep Albuquerque Beautiful Committee, and was on the Board of the Los Alamos Concert Association.
Self Help supports queer youth struggling with housing issues
Whether struggling with a temporary life stressor or a chronic illness, many of us find ourselves in need of mental health support at some point in our lives
Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month?
Whether struggling with a temporary life stressor or a chronic illness, many of us find ourselves in need of mental health support at some point in our lives
Self Help Thanks Los Alamos Red Kettle Campaign Volunteers and Contributors
You probably heard bells ringing while shopping at Smith’s grocery stores in Los Alamos or White Rock last December. Thanks to thirty-seven dedicated volunteers and numerous generous community members who donated coins and cash to the kettles, nearly $11,000 was raised through this annual fundraiser, which Self Help organizes in partnership with the Salvation Army.
SEED Money Grant Supports Organic Skincare Business in Taos
Missy Jennings, SEED money grant recipient.