Who are we?

A comprehensive health council for ALL of Socorro County.

Our Mission: We will work Together!

· To provide a method for community health decision making.

· To identify and prioritize health safety needs.

· To establish and plan strategies for community health goals.

For the improvement of the health and quality of the life in families and individuals of Socorro County.

What do we do?

· Create and distribute resource directories and information across the county.

· Participate and Partner in multiple community programs with a variety of organizations, including; Department of Health, Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Medical Services, MRGEDA, JJB, NAMI, Healthy KIDS, NMT ASAP, Students Offering Solutions, and MORE!

· Coordination of local service providers and partners to address various issues affecting our county.

· Plan and Participate in community events such as; maze of life, community forum, fun feast and more.

Offer a variety of free trainings for our community members including Narcan, QPR, Mental Health First Aid, CPR and More!

WE CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND RESOURCES!

Our Goals:

Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living.
Relationship building & collaboration activities.
Informing citizens about available resources and addressing priority areas.
Public awareness campaigns centered around public health.
Addressing the stigma related to mental health and substance misuse.
Collaborating with stakeholders and community members to address the needs of our community.

Empowering Community Organizations and Individuals to make Socorro County a safer and healthier community.

Check Us out in the El Defensor Cheiftain!

Ground broken at new community garden - El Defensor Chieftain Volunteers spread mulch across the 12,000 square feet of Socorro’s newest community garden Saturday. The plans for the garden include 12 vegetable lots, eight fruit trees, pollinator plants, bush plants, vining plants and sunflowers. Socorro County already has two community gardens, one behind the Teen Center in Socorro and one behind the Wellness Center […]

Federal funds will help SCOPE prevent e-cigarette use by kids - El Defensor ChieftainSCOPE Health Council received a five year federal grant that will bring $125,000 per year into Socorro County for substance misuse prevention. SCOPE will use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to target underage alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use, with a specific focus on e-cigarettes, said SCOPE Coordinator Sam Winter. “With the younger […]

Movie series aims to raise awareness of suicide, bullying and mental health - El Defensor Chieftain At the Loma Theater Wednesday night, teens and families gathered to enjoy free concessions and watch a documentary about suicide prevention and awareness for the first Wellness Wednesday event. The rate of youth suicide in Socorro County is 21.7 per 100,000 people. On a survey of 291 Socorro middle school students conducted by Students […]

Life for four of Socorro’s homeless - El Defensor ChieftainSOCORRO – Anthony Ramsey, Katt and Chris, and Dennis Torgersen are just four of the estimated 25 to 30-plus people who are homeless in the city of Socorro. An estimated three times that number in the county are by definition homeless but are living either with family or friends or are “couch surfing,” according to […]

How can I help?’ - El Defensor ChieftainPuerto Seguro Adorned in a Santa hat, Jane Sposito greets people coming into Puerto Seguro. She keeps track of who is there and why—do they want to grab a shower, a meal, clean clothes. Puerto Seguro-Safe Harbor Inc has been serving people experiencing homelessness and poverty since 2001. Visitors can access laundry, case management, a […]

Mental health and social and emotional learning will be in focus during the upcoming school year - El Defensor Chieftain QPR stands for question, persuade and refer, an approach to suicide prevention that Socorro High School social worker Frances Fuller hopes will become as common knowledge as CPR. Two staff members in the district were certified to train other staff in QPR in 2020, and the entire middle school staff was trained in the […]

SCOPE coordinator works with county to help those in need - El Defensor ChieftainFor the past two years, Samantha Winter has worked as the coordinator for SCOPE. She came to Socorro from Tennessee six years ago with her husband and their dog, cat and horses. After arriving in New Mexico, she worked with a veterinary clinic in Los Lunas. During the past two years, Winter has been very […]

SCOPE hosts mental health virtual run - El Defensor ChieftainOver the weekend, roughly 50 people participated in SCOPE’s Stomp Out the Stigma virtual 5K. This is the first time that SCOPE has hosted a 5K themselves. In the past, they have helped out with the Presbyterian Run for Your Life by paying for the t-shirts. The idea came to host a run when the […]

Community gardens in Socorro and Alamo offer much more than produce - El Defensor Chieftain Community gardens are flourishing in Socorro and Alamo. The gardens run on volunteers, donations and grant funding. The gardens provide fresh produce, a green space for the communities and ample opportunity to learn. Socorro Volunteers talked about mulch and chickens in between pulling weeds on a rainy Wednesday morning in Socorro. Weeding is one […]

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