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Our mission is to provide quality services, public awareness, and integrated community supports for children, adults, and families facing social, emotional, and/or developmental challenges. |
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NEWS AND EVENTS
Las Cumbres Community Services will be the featured non-profit at the Santa Fe Bandstand music on the plaza on Wednesday, August 13 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. We will have an information booth at the event, and make a brief presentation in between musical acts. Los Tropicales (described as romantic Latin jazz) will begin the evening at 6 p.m., followed by Cheverendongo with Nacha Mendez (Santa Fe’s salsa band). Please come join us on the Santa Fe plaza. It’s a fun and wonderful community event, with enthusiastic participation by people of all ages from all walks of life. For a full music schedule for the summer, visit the Santa Fe Bandstand website at: www.outsideinproductions.org/santafebandstand. See you on the plaza!
For more information contact Delfinia Romero, (505) 753-4123.
Las Cumbres congratulates the first class of Trainees to graduate from our Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute. The Institute is an intensive, two-year program, post-graduate certification program for providers of early childhood services throughout New Mexico. On May 3rd, 23 individuals received their certificates of completion in an intimate ceremony at the El Dorado Hotel, joined by their families. This first graduation marks a milestone for the Institute, which is one of only a handful in the nation. Its goal is to build a competent, experienced workforce across the state in the field of infant and early childhood mental health, with a specific focus on systems of care in rural, culturally diverse areas. The Institute is now accepting applications for the next cohort, which will enroll in August 2008. Application information may be found on the Institute page of this website, entitled "Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute". Dealdine has been extended! Applications must be postmarked by July 30th to be eligible for review. Congratulations again to all the graduating Trainees for their commitment, dedication, and achievement! We wish them all well in their future endeavors as they continue their critical work with at-risk young children and their families throughout our beautiful state.
The Board of Directors of Las Cumbres Community Services is pleased to announce the appointment in January of W. Azul La Luz as the new executive director of the 37-year-old non-profit social service agency, which serves New Mexicans with special needs. Mr. La Luz brings a substantial depth of non-profit and business leadership experience to Las Cumbres, along with considerable expertise and research background in the area of drug abuse. He holds two Masters Degrees (one in the Sociology of Gender and Crime, the other in Human Geography) and is a PhD candidate in Medical Sociology, having completed all but his dissertation. He comes to Las Cumbres from a teaching position at University of New Mexico, where he has been pursuing his PhD. Previously he has served as a City and County Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Director for various public and private entities. “Mr. La Luz is a perfect fit for this large non-profit agency which offers such a broad range or services in such a multicultural community,” said Al Hernandez, Board President, and President of Valley National Bank in Española. “His management expertise, educational focus, multicultural background and bilingual skills, and his commitment to helping people in need are exactly what the agency has been seeking to lead us forward.” We extend a warm welcome to Mr. La Luz, and look forward to working with him to further the agency's mission.
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