Albuquerque Speech, Language, and Hearing Center (The Center) has made its sole mission a commitment to providing professional services to New Mexico’s children and adults who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language impairment. The central purpose of the Center is to improve the quality of life for people of all ages and income levels. A primary goal is to work, on a community level, for the prevention, detection, and rehabilitation of hearing, speech, and language disabilities. Through development and initiation of programs that strengthen the educational and economic outcomes for people with communication disorders, the Center provides a vital role for their advocacy in New Mexico.

Not Forgotten Outreach is dedicated to motivating disabled military veterans and Gold Star families of fallen heroes to participate in recreational and/or therapeutic activities in order to facilitate the healing process.

Our mission: To prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, deceptive, or unfair to consumers

PROMOTE ALBUQUERQUE

• Speak highly of, and be a cheerleader for Albuquerque!
• Send a virtual visitor’s guide to a friend or family member.
• Invite your regional and national groups to meet in Albuquerque.
• Participate in our Bring Your Meeting Home program.
• Tout Albuquerque while you are promoting your own business.
• Use ACVB`s messaging while creating your own.
• Be consistent with the Albuquerque brand.
• Link to www.ItsATrip.org.
• Spread the word about the joys of traveling to Albuquerque by placing a link to itsatrip.org on your web site.
• Invite your friends and relatives to visit Albuquerque.

After a large investment in Spaceport America by the state of New Mexico, a change in liability law is needed to keep the Spaceport healthy. This change won't cost taxpayers a dime, and maintains the rights of New Mexico citizens. Four other states have already passed it, and they are now winning space business that should have gone to New Mexico.

SRMC’s vision is to be the healthcare and medical education provider of choice for Sandoval County. Our mission is to improve the overall health of the community we serve by providing the highest quality healthcare services that meet the needs of Sandoval County’s diverse population while working closely with the UNM School of Medicine, UNM College of Nursing, UNM College of Pharmacy and Central New Mexico Community College to provide, increasingly over time, healthcare and medical educational opportunities.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night.

Make a Difference Day, the national day of neighbors helping neighbors, is a day of doing good! Created over 20 years ago by USA Weekend Magazine and joined by Hands-On Network, Make a Difference Day is celebrated the fourth Friday and Saturday in October, in every city, and every state in the U.S.

To be a part of the largest day of community service, log on to www.centerfornonprofitexcellence.org, select the “Get Involved” tab, scroll down to “Make a Difference Day”, view the available projects looking for young and old, families and individuals….pick your favorite(s) and make a difference, TODAY!

Provides comfort, care and a home away from home for families with children in local medical treatment.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters Vision is that all children achieve success in life.

Everyone is invited as ABQ RIDE holds a 100th Birthday Ceremony for New Mexico at the Alvarado Transportation Center, built on the site of the historic Alvarado Hotel.

Dignitaries will proclaim the state’s 100th birthday, followed by blasts from a railroad whistle, locomotive horn blasts and blasts from ABQ RIDE buses and car horns across the state at the approximate time New Mexico was first signed into statehood one hundred years before.

The New Mexico Territorial Brass Band will play 1912-era songs.

The Mind Research Network (MRN) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and brain injury.

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Our Mission is to empower adults with the literacy and language skills they need to participate fully and effectively in family, work, civic life, and community. We do this by offering free one-on-one and group tutoring in basic literacy, GED preparation, and English and as Second Language. Our tutors are all volunteers.

METRO Teen Court is based on the philosophy that a youthful law violator does not continue to be an offender when a peer jury decides punishment. It will provide a way for first offenders to keep their records clean. The program focuses on youth accountability and development. METRO Teen Court is designed to interrupt patterns of criminal behavior by promoting positive feelings of self-esteem, motivating self-improvement, and developing a healthy attitude toward authority.

Mission: Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity builds community - one home, one family at a time - by making it possible for low income families to own simple, decent, affordable homes. It seeks to mobilize the resources to make decent housing for all people a matter conscience. www.habitatabq.org

United South Broadway is a non-profit Community Development Corporation that works within older historic neighborhoods of Albuquerque to address affordable housing opportunities, commercial revitalization, crime prevention and youth development. Neighborhood Revitalization depends on all of these in order to improve and/or maintain the communities'' quality of life.

APNM's mission is to advocate the rights of animals by effecting systemic change, resulting in the humane treatment of all animals.

The New Mexico Activities Association was formed in 1921 as a private/non-profit organization whose principle purpose is the regulation, direction, administration and supervision of interscholastic activities in the State of New Mexico. The NMAA prides itself in its leadership, providing educational and social experiences for the students and communities of New Mexico. The NMAA has taken a leadership role nationally in several areas, including sportsmanship, media relations, coaches preparation, corporate development and interscholastic activities.

The Asbury Cafe is a State Fair Tradition and the fair's longest operating charity business. All proceeds go to feed the poor and homeless of the state. This year is the 50th Anniversary, and we'd like to really get the word out so we can help as many as possible...and with the state fair open four less days, we would like to call on our broadcasting friends to help us help others. We have media kits, written PSAs, and recorded ones available...one of which won an NMBA award this year (thank you!). You can also get some information at www.asburyabq.org/cafe.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and NM Human Services Dept has asked broadcasters to help them get the word out. Stations are asked to use the attached script as best they can… read it live, produce a PSA, incorporate in newscasts or all of the aforementioned.

The NMEAF and NMSLGC DBA New Mexico Student Loans is a private, nonprofit corporation created by the New Mexico State Legislature in 1981. To fulfill our commitment to the future of education in New Mexico, we work with educational and lending institutions, state and federal government agencies, and individuals interested in education in the state, funding educational loans for New Mexico's students. **Please contact Sylvia regarding questions about the PSA Partner and PEP Program. Thank you!