United Way of Eastern New Mexico is a local non-profit organization that serves Curry,
Roosevelt, and Quay Counties (just added Quay in 2021). Our Mission is to unite neighbors and
change lives in Curry, Roosevelt & Quay Counties by seeking partners who give, advocate, and
volunteer to benefit our local community–especially through work that promotes childwellbeing and youth success. We depend on local donors (individuals and businesses) to
support our work.

Our work impacts the community in 3 ways: Grants to vital agencies; Connecting and
mobilizing our community; and direct services.

First: UWENM gives Grants to local agencies that meet the needs of local people everyday.
Through our support of these agencies UWENM is fighting hunger; stopping sexual assault,
child abuse and domestic violence; providing decent, affordable housing, serving our elderly &
disabled, and empowering our youth.
2022 Partner Agencies:
Clovis Meals on Wheels
Curry Resident Senior Meal Assn
Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico
Friends of Cannon
Girl Scouts of NM Trails
Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt & Curry
Hartley House-domestic violence shelter
Mental Health Resources, Inc.
Ministry of Hope Tucumcari
Portales Meals on Wheels
RGH/Arise Sexual Assault Services
Salvation Army-Clovis Corps
St Vincent de Paul Tucumcari

Second: UWENM connects our community in two key ways—211 Information & Referral
Helpline and our Volunteer Action Center.
*UWENM is a 211 call center for our area, answering approx.. 2,000 calls each year from people
seeking help with their challenges. Some of the top request include: food, housing, bill paying
assistance, transportation, and health/mental health care. Our 211 Associates listen to the
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needs and refer callers to local resources when those resources are available.
*VolunteerENM.org is a Free website connecting community members to over 90 local
agencies (non-profits, organizations, churches, clubs, and groups) that are doing work in our
communities. This website great improves volunteer recruitment, retention, and
communication allowing more work to be done all across eastern NM. Last year people used
VolunteerENM.org to sign up and help over 1,500 times. *NEW* The app CauseConnect works
with our website seamlessly.

Third: UWENM has numerous projects where our volunteers and staff provide Direct Service to
community members.
Promoting Youth Success and Child-wellbeing (eastern NM statistics–30% of kids under 18 live
in poverty/ 70% of local students eligible for reduce and free lunch):
*Diaper Drive—over 20,000 diapers donated annually,
*Stuff the Bus—over 18,000 items of schools supplies donated to Clovis/Portales school
districts so that teachers have supplies for their students.
*Reality Check Day—day long adult life simulations for 9th graders from 7 school districts.
*Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library—local affiliate serving Roosevelt County children birth to 5
years old with free books mailed to their homes monthly. Currently we have 489 children
enrolled.
*Ready4k—parent engagement and support texting program based on the developmental age
of their children. 600 parents enrolled currently. Seeking to expand this program to more
school districts.
*No Worries Wall—project to provide teens at area middle and high schools with hygiene items
like: deodorant, tooth brushes, tampons/pads, soap, laundry detergent, etc.
Decreasing Homelessness:
*Game Changers—in 2021 UWENM assisted 332 local families with rent and utility bill
assistance totaling over $52,000. Plus we help people move from homelessness to housing.
*Winter Warmth & Home Repair—UWENM provides heaters & window A/Cs and minor home
repairs for families in critical need so they can stay safe in their homes.
*new*100% Community Initiative:
Working with local governments, organizations, and service providers to make sure all our
residents have access to 10 vital resources: health and dental care; transportation, affordable
housing, food, mental and behavioral health, early childhood learning, parent supports, teen
mentors, job training, and community schools. Currently we are collecting data to identify the
obstacles area residents face in getting their needs met, next we’ll form Action Teams to
address those