The UNM LGBTQ Resource Center serves the UNM community by providing education, advocacy, and support through events, trainings, and student groups. The LGBTQ Resource Center was founded in 2010 by students, staff, faculty, and community members to create a space where the LGBTQIA+ community can thrive. Services include educational programming, counseling, HIV testing, library through the LIBROS system (UNM affiliates only), a lounge area, safer sex resources and safe zone training.

Genders & Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities. GSAs have evolved beyond their traditional role to serve as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in middle schools and high schools, and have emerged as vehicles for deep social change related to racial, gender, and educational justice. For additional resources go to https://gsanetwork.org/resources/new-mexico-gsa-network-santa-fe-mountain-center/

The New Mexico Center for Self Advocacy is a place where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities go to meet, organize, work and train others on how to improve their quality of life. Their goal is to help and support people with developmental disabilities in becoming empowered, making their own decisions, speaking up for themselves and others, taking control of their own lives, creating awareness about disability issues and achieving maximum independence and quality of life.

New Mexico Allies for Advocacy, Inc. (NM Allies) is a non-profit organization run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. Their mission is to unite and educate the general public about disability issues. NM Allies brings together all stakeholders including self-advocates, advocates, and community members from across the state through social media, conferences and telecommunications. Their results are to improve inclusion, decrease discrimination, enhance quality of life and community participation with full access to effective and qualified communication.

Self-Directed Choices consultants and administration have diverse experience helping to educate, assist, and guide individuals in all areas of New Mexico. They embrace self-direction principles and inclusive communities. Self-Directed Choices promotes the Know Your Rights campaign and provides information to people and their supports. They support persons of all ages. Their consultants are well-versed to serve people who speak Spanish and Navajo.

Best Buddies in New Mexico offers One-to-One Friendship, Integrated Employment, and Leadership Development programs for individuals with and without disabilities. One-to-one friendships between individuals with and without IDD heightens social and emotional development. Integrated employment secures jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), allowing them to earn an income, pay taxes, and continuously and independently support themselves. The leadership programs educate and empower people with and without IDD to become leaders, public speakers and advocates.

San Juan Center for Independence is a community based non-profit agency that was established by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. The Agency serves as a consumer driven community action program that provides services which help maximize independent living choices for all people regardless of the individual’s disability. Necessary Services, Assistive Technology, Housing Recreation Vocational, Opportunities, Transportation, Attendant Services, Legal Rights, Benefits, Counseling, Newsletters, Home Modifications

The City of Albuquerque's East Central Center staff helps provide emergency food, utility assistance and rental assistance. Other offerings include seasonal services and activities to residents of the Northeast (Montgomery to Central and Tramway to Carlisle) and Southeast (Gibson to Central and Tramway to Carlisle) areas of Albuquerque. Year-round services include TEFAP food boxes, emergency diapers, utility and rental assistance (based on available funds), information and referrals to other collaborating agencies and a notary public. Please call for specific program and service eligibility requirements. Seasonal services include Toys for Tots and Operation Christmas Cheer (Kirtland Air Force Base). On-site social services and health care agencies include ECHO Commodities, 505-242-6777; Public Health Division, 505-841-8928; WIC, 505-841-8929 and UNM Young Children's Health Center (YCHC), 505-272-9242, 505-272-0411.

LifeWORKS program offers quality contract and business services to the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho government and commercial industry consisting of a disabled and committed workforce. They are committed to providing a caring and stimulating environment where disabled, developmentally delayed or behaviorally challenged children and adults in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and surrounding areas will achieve their highest potential.

A national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community, advocating for systems change and ensuring that the voices of autistic people are heard in policy debates and the halls of power. 

Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) work at the state level to protect individuals with disabilities by empowering them and advocating on their behalf. There are 57 P&As in the United States and its territories, and each is independent of service-providing agencies in their states. Find local P&A Agency information at the bottom of this page.

As a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind, they are a national membership and advocacy organization of families and friends of blind children. They help families and blind children themselves maximize the child’s skills, independence, and opportunities, and we hold high expectations for all of our children. The NOPBC is well informed about the societal, legislative, and technological issues that affect blind people.

A downloadable video resource for people with Cerebral Palsy and their families. Free service. Allows viewers to create an individualized playlist of CP video materials. Covers topics such as Intervention & Therapy, Communication, Family Dynamics, Building Independence, School & Work, and includes CP advocates such as Comedian Zach Anner, Comedian Maysoon Zayid, Actor Micah Fowler, and Sports Announcer Jason Benetti. Provided by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.