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 […]
For the past 12 years, Sharon Blankenship has been a client here at LifeROOTS and a familiar face in our Day Hab program. Those who have come to know Sharon through the years have been thrilled to notice a major turnaround in her life over the past two years – as Sharon has made some […]
How the Advocacy of Parents, And the Help of LifeROOTS, Helped Create a True “Success Story” Dr. Pamela Martin vividly remembers the moment she knew she had become a parent advocate for her twin sons – born prematurely in 1976 and each facing multiple medical problems right from birth. Standing at the front of her […]
At just one year old, Natalia came to live with the Loidolts – a move that helped to change this little girl’s life in so many ways. Having been removed from her biological parents due to abuse in her home, she was welcomed with open arms by the Loidolts family – who immediately knew something […]
She is amazing because she won a prize at the State Fair for a sculpture of a girl in a wheelchair. She made a gold-ribbon quilt for the State Fair. She has gold-medaled in several sports in the Special Olympics. She acquired a job at the Dollar Tree, initially working one day a week with job […]
