LifeROOTS has provided our daughter Virginia “Ginny” with a loving, caring environment. She loves to go to the program daily and misses everyone when she is unable to attend. We think she feels like an integral part of LifeROOTS. Socially she has matured and has many friends. She has development may ADL’s and talents due […]
LifeROOTS member Lori Davis has been an integral part of the LifeROOTS family and the Kirtland Airforce Base Custodial team since 2012 – when a family member first suggested that LifeROOTS could help her secure a job in the community that would best suit her. Prior to working with LifeROOTS, Lori has worked as a […]
Former LifeROOTS Client Featured on American Heart Association Billboard At LifeROOTS, we love to see how kids in our Early Childhood Intervention program continue to grow and thrive after completing our program … and recently, we were thrilled to see the “heights” that one of our former Early Intervention has gone to since completing our program! Weldon, […]
Since 2009, Marcus Sanchez has worked as a custodian for LifeROOTS at the Pete Domenici Federal Courthouse – where he is tremendously valued and respected by building occupants that he has known for years. Occupants recently showed their gratitude to Marcus by presenting him with dozens of “Thank You” cards – brightening up not only […]
Aaron McNeil arrived at the LifeROOTS Menaul West Day Program seeking opportunity, support and, most of all understanding after two years of extended treatments at UNM Hospital for major health issues. Aaron came to visit all of the programs at LifeROOTS and was interested in the day program – but what caught his attention the […]
Abigail is a member of our Rio Rancho Day Habilitation program – and a true “success story” in so many ways. Since becoming part of LifeROOTS, Abigail’s grandparents note how the program has given her a true “sense of belonging” – and has enabled her to have a better understanding of things and become more […]
Our employment program at LifeROOTS continues to provide important opportunities to individuals with disabilities and enable them to secure jobs throughout the community where they can. In fact, for more than 20 years, LifeROOTS has operated affirmative business opportunities that provide valuable services for area businesses while providing employment for people with disabilities – and […]
As a first-time mom, Stephanie Terchila excitedly read everything she could about child development after the birth of daughter Aubree in March, 2011. So when she had a few concerns about Aubree’s development at four months old, she brought them up to her pediatrician – never thinking that what would follow would be a barrage […]
For Stephanie Chavez, the thought of taking 19 month old son Moises Portillos to the library seemed like a daunting task. In fact, according to Stephanie, the quiet library is probably the last place that she would have thought to take Moises – who, due to developmental issues, often yells and has a hard time […]
Jesus is a LifeROOTS client who, as a young child, was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor — a type of kidney cancer that occurs in children. The disease, which is the most common form of childhood kidney cancer, occurs in 1 in 200,000 to 250,000 children, and usually attacks when the child is less than […]
