Main Street in Clayton, New Mexico | Wikimedia Commons/Wordbuilder
Main Street in Clayton, New Mexico | Wikimedia Commons/Wordbuilder
The New Mexico Human Services Department has opened an Income Support Division mobile location in Clayton, so Union County residents no longer have to drive hundreds of miles to apply for assistance.
Residents can apply for financial assistance, food assistance, medical assistance and employment assistance at the new location. On its first day of operation, Jan. 31, six residents applied for assistance at the mobile location. The office, located at the Union County General Hospital at 300 Wilson Street in Clayton, will be open every second and fourth Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“I’m thankful the department is reaching out to the citizens who live in rural areas and look forward to working with them in building a better life for New Mexicans,” New Mexico State Rep. Jack Chatfield told KFDA.
ISD director, Karmela Martinez, told KFDA that they're happy to expand their services to Union County and are committed to improving and promoting independence for the people in the community.
The mission of the Income Support Division is "to relieve, minimize or eliminate poverty and to make available certain services for eligible low-income individuals and families through statewide programs of financial assistance, food assistance, employment assistance and training services."
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