Community Calendar
Our calendar highlights local events for Otero County residents. Do you know of an event that’s missing from our calendar? Let us know! Also, see what’s happening for kids and families on our Kids Calendar.
Events in May 2025
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April 27, 2025
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April 28, 2025(1 event) – Those interested in encouraging more physical activity, gardening spaces, and outdoor activity opportunities in your communities - YOU ARE INVITED! Please see attached flyer, announcing the VIVA Summit to be held in Mescalero on Monday April 28th. The event is free, with breakfast and lunch provided. Registration is required; there are a limited number of spots! See registration link on flyer, or below here. Please register to help us ensure an accurate participant count: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1lCGhyIpV1jECth1cs4ikWB3oGg-jTyJesZI9TSsOXWXSmA/viewform The focus of this summit, held by UNM Policy Research Center - VIVA Program is: Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) changes to create more opportunities for physical activity, outdoors time, gardening and nutritional foods in NM rural communities. This event is funded through NM Health's Comprehensive Cancer Program. There are also local sponsors in support of the meals! (please see attached flyer.) The event includes a mid-morning walk along Lake Mescalero. Dress in layers! Inn of the Mountain Gods |
April 29, 2025(5 events) – 
Participate in one of the following Program Acquisition Institutes. The next training is in Las Cruces, NM. It is a 3-day in-person training and will take place from April 29th-May1st, 2025. Training will be in English. The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors curriculum is a family-informed, research-driven program meant to increase parent engagement and leadership skills and promote early development. In the Institute, participants will learn how to provide the AP/OD curriculum directly to families and caregivers with children 0-5. Scholarships are available for participating in the Institute. Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico – 
– This workshop will explore what trauma is, how to recognize its impact on ourselves and others and practical strategies for personal healing and selfcare. Additionally, we’ll discuss ways to support those around us who have experienced trauma, fostering resilience and understanding in our communities. In person at the GSSC Rm 216 or online (zoom link to be sent with RSVP) – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
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Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
April 30, 2025(2 events) –
Participate in one of the following Program Acquisition Institutes. The next training is in Las Cruces, NM. It is a 3-day in-person training and will take place from April 29th-May1st, 2025. Training will be in English. The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors curriculum is a family-informed, research-driven program meant to increase parent engagement and leadership skills and promote early development. In the Institute, participants will learn how to provide the AP/OD curriculum directly to families and caregivers with children 0-5. Scholarships are available for participating in the Institute. – New Mexico State University Alamogordo Student Union Building |
May 1, 2025(10 events) –
Participate in one of the following Program Acquisition Institutes. The next training is in Las Cruces, NM. It is a 3-day in-person training and will take place from April 29th-May1st, 2025. Training will be in English. The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors curriculum is a family-informed, research-driven program meant to increase parent engagement and leadership skills and promote early development. In the Institute, participants will learn how to provide the AP/OD curriculum directly to families and caregivers with children 0-5. Scholarships are available for participating in the Institute. – Our signature interactive virtual experience will feature keynotes, multiple options for learning sessions, thriving sessions, robust poster presentations, and networking opportunities. Via our virtual platform, Whova, we will offer myriad virtual features that will connect with one another and learn together.
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A FREE diabetes workshop (six-sessions) will be offered beginning in February: On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes Participants will receive free resources at each class. Free A1-C and blood pressure tests will be provided during the first class and last class for those attending four classes. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Contact Kelly (575-437-0231, kelknigh@nmsu.edu) to register. Additional information is included on the attached announcement. Please feel free to share with others! Otero County Extension Service – In person at the GSSC Rm 216 or online (zoom link to be sent with RSVP) – Topic: United in Resiliency! – In person at the GSSC Rm 216 or online (zoom link to be sent with RSVP) – 
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
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May 2, 2025(4 events) – Our signature interactive virtual experience will feature keynotes, multiple options for learning sessions, thriving sessions, robust poster presentations, and networking opportunities. Via our virtual platform, Whova, we will offer myriad virtual features that will connect with one another and learn together.
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Alamogordo Public Library – 
Developmental Screenings and Kindergarten Registration Tularosa Elementary School |
May 3, 2025(1 event) – 
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May 4, 2025
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May 5, 2025(4 events) – https://zoom.us/j/98075490620?pwd=stER8dALV4aci1eSLZk5Rj8a5vAbeY.1 – 
Alamogordo Public Library – Program Details Mondays, Weekly Virtually via Zoom through iECHO.org This program is available in English with Spanish interpretation. Individuals and organizations interested in starting a National Diabetes Prevention Program. Questions? Contact us! DiabetesECHO@salud.unm.edu – |
May 6, 2025(4 events) – This 2-day free virtual training event presents an integrative framework for understanding and communicating across systems about how trauma can affect a child, a family, and a system. The Ripple Effect translates complex trauma concepts using metaphor, visual models, common language, and rich case examples. – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
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Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 7, 2025(5 events) – We cordially invite you to join us for the upcoming Community Collaborative Forum, on May 7th, 2025, for a pivotal convening where elected officials, public health leaders, and community partners will come together to debrief on the 2025 NM Legislation for leveraging public health, updates regarding federal changes and its implications, and together discuss and identify collaborative solutions for improving the health and wellbeing across New Mexico. Be part of this critical statewide action-driven conversation, identifying where efforts align, and where we can collaborate and together navigate these unprecedented times to ensure our communities have access to the essential services they need for their health and wellbeing. Join over 120 public health leaders, state agencies, County & Tribal Health Councils, coalitions, community-based partners, higher education, and elected officials and engage in meaningful discussions and together explore how we can collaborate to serve our communities more effectively. Why You Should Attend: This gathering is more than a discussion—it's an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and drive action. Together, we will: · Gain Insight into 2025 NM Public Health Legislation: Learn how 2025 New Mexico legislation and policies will leverage public health efforts. · Gain Insight into Federal changes and implications on public health: Learn how federal legislation and policies may impact public health in New Mexico. · Align Priorities Across Sectors: Engage with state agencies, key partners, legislators, community coalitions, service care providers, nonprofits, for-profits, care management organizations and advocates to identify shared goals, alignment efforts, and explore collaborative opportunities in service of communities statewide. · Map Our Public Health System & Assets: This mapping tool will be accessible post the event as a way to continue to engage with each other and align our work for improving population health. An interactive public health systems asset mapping will highlight strengths, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for collaboration in public health. · Actionable Networking Opportunities: Build aligned and lasting connections with key partners dedicated to increasing access to primary care and essential services, advancing health equity, and improving the health and wellbeing of communities. · Identify Collaborative & Actionable Solutions: Identify potential collaborations and actionable strategies to improve population health and build a healthier and thriving New Mexico—today, and for generations to come. · Join the Online CCF Hub: For connecting with each other, networking, collaborating, sharing resources and funding opportunities, post events, host a livestream, access the CCF meetings slides, and survey key findings. Your leadership, voice, and expertise are essential in shaping a public health system that is aligned, proactive, well-coordinated, and prepared to meet the challenges ahead, address health barriers, and improve the health and well-being of New Mexico. Let’s build momentum, drive solutions, and forge a path toward lasting and meaningful impact. We look forward to your participation! Together, we can create a healthier New Mexico–Today! 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 from 8:30am to 5pm Embassy Suites by Hilton – 
Delores C. Wright Community Center – This 2-day free virtual training event presents an integrative framework for understanding and communicating across systems about how trauma can affect a child, a family, and a system. The Ripple Effect translates complex trauma concepts using metaphor, visual models, common language, and rich case examples. – – 
This ECHO program seeks to support healthcare workers and allies in their capacity to treat and support youth experiencing mental health challenges, providing education on psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, behavioral/psychotherapeutic interventions, integrative approaches, medication management, and navigating behavioral health referrals and systems. |
May 8, 2025(6 events) – 
Developmental Screenings and Kindergarten Registration Cloudcroft United Methodist Church – – – PRESENTED BY: This workshop highlights how early childhood experiences shape emotional well-being and security. When nurturing and care are absent, children can develop anxiety, insecurity, and lifelong mental trauma, leading to health challenges. Emotional imbalances such as mood swings, low energy, and insomnia often follow, making individuals vulnerable to addictions. A sense of spiritual emptiness and disconnection from life’s purpose may arise. Kundalini Yoga provides practical tools for healing and restoration. Through simple exercises, breathwork, and nutrition, this course promotes recovery, offering mental clarity, a sense of safety, and renewed hope for a healthier, more connected life. Identifying the Issue Mental Trauma Training Flier 5.08.2025 –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
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May 9, 2025
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May 10, 2025(1 event) – 
Alamo Senior Center |
May 11, 2025
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May 12, 2025(1 event) – Program Details Mondays, Weekly Virtually via Zoom through iECHO.org This program is available in English with Spanish interpretation. Individuals and organizations interested in starting a National Diabetes Prevention Program. Questions? Contact us! DiabetesECHO@salud.unm.edu |
May 13, 2025(4 events) – Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
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Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 14, 2025(2 events) – Join us to learn about and meet transportation needs in our community. Zia Therapy Center – The library Advisory Board meets each month. The meetings are open to the public. Alamogordo Public Library |
May 15, 2025(4 events) – Counties/Tribal Communities involved in this area’s conversation: Lea, Eddy Chaves, Lincoln, and Otero Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89261006858#success – In this 6-part interactive series, participants will begin to learn concepts of trauma and Session 1: An Overview of Trauma and Trauma-Responsive Care *Training Dates: Kassandra Gonzales, MA, LPCC, IMH-E –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services – Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection. Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
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May 16, 2025(1 event) – 
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May 17, 2025
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May 18, 2025
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May 19, 2025(2 events) – https://zoom.us/j/99099057000?pwd=ZEBK0zj9DTlmb4dtTwHD7LMcnEDj5Y.1 – Program Details Mondays, Weekly Virtually via Zoom through iECHO.org This program is available in English with Spanish interpretation. Individuals and organizations interested in starting a National Diabetes Prevention Program. Questions? Contact us! DiabetesECHO@salud.unm.edu |
May 20, 2025(2 events) – This course will illustrate the connection between trauma and its impact on regulation, relationship and academic, social, and behavioral struggles, all while working towards a better understanding of what influences behavior and what behavior is communicating. With better understanding comes a better response, one that supports healing, facilitates connection and builds resilience. This course will offer a working definition of trauma and will explore a simple antidote to the trauma response that is surprisingly at the fingertips of anyone at any time. This experience gives participants the opportunity to put on a trauma sensitive lens and explore the “trauma goggles,” to deepen understanding of the impact of trauma on the mind, body, and soul. A practical overview of basic brain function and impact of trauma on the brain’s organization, function, and structure, especially the stress response system. This course incorporates current research and perspectives from neuroscience, including the work of Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr.Besse van der Kolk, as well as numerous other sources. *Training Dates: *Before registering please note: Donna Lucero, MA, LPCC, NCC,IMH-E –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 21, 2025(3 events) – –
This ECHO program seeks to support healthcare workers and allies in their capacity to treat and support youth experiencing mental health challenges, providing education on psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, behavioral/psychotherapeutic interventions, integrative approaches, medication management, and navigating behavioral health referrals and systems. – |
May 22, 2025(1 event) –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 23, 2025
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May 24, 2025
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May 25, 2025
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May 26, 2025(1 event) – Program Details Mondays, Weekly Virtually via Zoom through iECHO.org This program is available in English with Spanish interpretation. Individuals and organizations interested in starting a National Diabetes Prevention Program. Questions? Contact us! DiabetesECHO@salud.unm.edu |
May 27, 2025(1 event) –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 28, 2025(2 events) – 
This year’s summit will focus on the Opioid Settlement Solutions plan we created for Roswell/Chaves County to help direct the funds that flow to local governments from the various lawsuits and settlements stemming from the opioid epidemic. Join us as we advocate for the creation and expansion of strategies. Fifteen breakout sessions will inform and inspire. Nick Boukas, Director of the Behavioral Health Services Division of the New Mexico Healthcare Authority, will host the keynote address to share promising strategies New Mexico has launched to help those in need. Representatives from providers and organizations who help those facing substance misuse or mental health concerns are encouraged to attend. All are welcome. ✳️ Space is limited to 100 guests and tickets can be requested at https://www.100chavescounty.com/event-details/opioid-solutions-summit ENMU - Roswell Instructional Tech Center – A community public service presented by the State Bar of New Mexico. Consumer Debt/Bankruptcy Workshop Each workshop includes: Dates for 2025 Time: 6-8 p.m. If you require special accommodations, please call two weeks prior to the date of the workshop to make arrangements. |
May 29, 2025(3 events) – In this 6-part interactive series, participants will begin to learn concepts of trauma and Session 1: An Overview of Trauma and Trauma-Responsive Care *Training Dates: Kassandra Gonzales, MA, LPCC, IMH-E –
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
May 30, 2025(1 event) |
May 31, 2025
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