New Mexico

Veterans Integration Center in New Mexico New!

Provides Veterans experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis with housing, employment, training and other support services.

Apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

Information on how to file an unemployment insurance claim in New Mexico.

Business Enterprise Program

Program from the New Mexico Commission for the Blind provides employment opportunities for people who are blind to operate food service facilities.

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC): Southwest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center

Provides training, information and technical assistance on the ADA to businesses, consumers, schools and government agencies within the Southwest Region (AR, LA, NM, OK and TX).

Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) in New Mexico

DPNs serve as disability resource specialists to assist individuals with disabilities navigate through available programs and services in the local One-Stop system. The DPNs work to increase employment opportunities and the self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities by linking them to employers to achieve successful entry or re-entry into the workforce.

New Mexico Business Leadership Network

Brings together businesses, state agencies and community leaders to expand the employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

New Mexico Centers for Independent Living (CILs)

List of New Mexico CILs, which are private, non-profit organizations that provide services relating to employment, health care and living skills that support the independence of individuals with disabilities.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Adult Orientation Center

A residential program designed to equip people who are blind with the skills needed to become employed or live independently in their homes and communities.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Employment Development Center

Markets top quality products made by people who are blind in order to sell these products to government agencies, private companies and organizations.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Serves persons who are legally blind or who have a condition which will lead to legal blindness by helping them to become employed in ways that are appropriate to each individual's strengths.

New Mexico Department of Labor Employment Connection

State portal for employment, employer and business-related resources to include job search features.

New Mexico Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR) Committee Contact List

List of New Mexico ESGR Committee contacts. Each committee has trained volunteer ombudsmen who help resolve issues between employers and their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Services may include Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) information, informal mediation and referral services to resolve conflicts.

New Mexico Employment Network Program

Designed to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries in obtaining employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.

New Mexico Military Friendly Employers

Identifies businesses partnering with the Army that will interview or hire soldiers transferring to civilian jobs. Also provides a list of military friendly employers in the State of New Mexico from the ArmyPays Job Map.

New Mexico Personnel Office Veterans Hiring Preference

Adds five to 10 points to the final passing scores on job screening examinations for Veterans honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces and applicants currently serving in the National Guard.

New Mexico Ticket to Work Information

Information on a program that helps Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries get employment and vocational rehabilitation services.

New Mexico Veterans Business Resource Center

Advocates for Veterans in business and serves as a motivator/facilitator for Veterans exploring the prospects of business ownership.

New Mexico Workforce Connection

Provides job seeker services, employer services, apprenticeships and training, labor market information and service locations for the state of New Mexico.

New Vistas Employment Services

A Center for Independent Living, New Vistas offers programs to help adults with disabilities find and keep employment.

State of New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Offers programs and services that help New Mexico residents with disabilities go to work or stay independent in their homes and communities.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) District Office

Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and several counties in New Mexico.

VA Albuquerque Regional Office

Provides contact information for the Albuquerque Regional Office which administers VA benefits to eligible Veterans and family members. VA benefits include education, home loans, compensation and pension, vocational rehabilitation, life insurance and survivor benefits.

Veteran's Business Development Officers in New Mexico

Contact information for Veteran's Business Officers in the Small Business Administration (SBA) New Mexico offices, who can help Veterans prepare and plan to become entrepreneurs.

Veterans Connection for Employment in New Mexico

Links to resources for job fairs, job counselors and hiring practices and opportunities for Veterans in New Mexico
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