P.O. Box 44304, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4304
Commandant Charles Walters 505.800.1199
Resources for Veterans and their Families
Suicide Prevention
- Veteran Crisis Line
- Website: www.veteranscrisisline.net
- Phone: 988 then press 1
- Text: 838255
- National Suicide Hotline
- Website: www.suicidehotlines.com
- Phone: 1.800.SUICIDE or 1.800.784.2443
- Suicide Prevention Services of America
- Website: www.spsamerica.org
- Phone: 1.800.273.TALK or 1.800.273.8255
COVID-19/Corona Virus Information and Assistance
- Center for Disease Control:
- Website: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
- Phone: 800.232.4636
- World Health Organization:
- PenFed Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Financial Relief Program:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Website: www.va.gov
- Phone for Benefits (Burial, Death Pension, Dependency Indemnity Compensation, Direct Deposit, Directions to VA Benefits Regional Offices, Disability Compensation, Disability Pension, Education, Home Loan Guaranty, Medical Care, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: 1.800.827.1000
- Phone for Beneficiaries in Receipt of Pension Benefits: 1.877.294.6380
- CHAMPVA Meds by Mail: 1.888.385.0235 or 1.866.229.7389
- Combat Call Center/Vet Center
- Phone: 1.877.WAR.VETS or 1.877.927.8387
- Website: www.vetcenter.va.gov
- Debt Management Center (Collection of Non-Medical Debts: 1.800.827.0648
- Children of Women Vietnam Veterans (CWVV), Foreign Medical Program (FMP), Spina Bifida Health Care Program: 1.877.345.8179 or 1.888.820.1756
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), CHAMPVA In-House Treatment Initiative (CITI): 1.800.733.8387
- eBenefits Technical Support: 1.800.983.0937
- Education (GI Bill): 1.888.442.4551
- Health Care Benefits: 1.877.222.8387
- Life Insurance for Service Members and/or Veterans Group Life Insurance Program: 1.800.419.1473
- All Other VA Life Insurance Programs: 1.800.669.8477
- Mammography Helpline: 1.888.492.7844
- Smoking Cessation Counselors: 1.855.QUIT.VET or 1.855.784.8838
- Special Issues Gulf War, Agent Orange, Project Shad, Mustard Agents and Lewisite, and Ionizing Radiation: 1.800.749.8387
- Status of Headstones and Markers: 1.800.697.6947
- Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD): Dial 711
- vets.gov Help Desk: 1.855.574.7286
- White House VA Hotline: 1.855.948.2311
- Women Veterans Hotline: 1.855.VAW.OMEN or 1.855.829.6636
New Mexico Department of Veteran Services
- Website: www.nmdvs.org
- Alamogordo:
- Contact: J.R. Turner 575.524.6220 jr.turner@state.nm.us
- Address: 411 10th Street, Suite 107, Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310
- Albuquerque:
- Phone: 505.346.3986
- Address: 500 Gold Street SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
- Albuquerque:
- Contact: Theresa Zuni 505.346.4810 theresa.zuni@state.nm.us
- Address: 500 Gold Street SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
- Albuquerque:
- Contact: Gordon Shei 505.383.2404 gordon.shei@state.nm.us
- Address: 5201 Eagle Rock Avenue NE, Suite 2A, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113
- Carlsbad:
- Contact: Dagmar Youngberg 575.885.4939 dagmar.youngberg@state.nm.us
- Address: 101 N. Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
- Clovis:
- Contact: Matt Barela 575.762.6185 matthew.barela@state.nm.us
- Address: 904 W. 6th Street, Clovis, New Mexico 88101
- Farmington:
- Contact: Beverly Charley 505.327.2861 beverly.charley@state.nm.us
- Address: 101 W. Animas Street, Room 104, Farmington, New Mexico 87401
- Gallup:
- Contact: Tyrra Saavedra 505.827.8387 tyrra.saavedra@state.nm.us
- Address: 908 E. Buena Vista Avenue, Room 1A, Gallup, New Mexico 87301
- Grants:
- Contact: Tyrra Saavedra 505.827.8387 tyrra.saavedra@state.nm.us
- Address: 515 E. High, Suite C, Grants, New Mexico 87020
- Hobbs:
- Contact: Dalton Boyd 575.397.5290 dalton.boyd@state.nm.us
- Address: 2120 N. Alto Street, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
- Las Cruces:
- Contact: J.R. Turner 575.524.6620 jr.turner@state.nm.us
- Address: 2024 E. Griggs Avenue, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
- Las Cruces:
- Contact: George Vargas 575.524.6124 george.vargas@state.nm.us
- Address: 2024 E. Griggs Avenue, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
- Las Vegas
- Contact: Karen Abeyta 505.454.0068 karen.abeyta@state.nm.us
- Address: 917 Douglas Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
- Raton:
- Contact: Gary Fresquez 575.445.8282 gary.fresquez@state.nm.us
- Address: 200 N. 3rd Street, Raton, New Mexico 87740
- Roswell:
- Contact: Dalton Boyd 575.397.5290 dalton.boyd@state.nm.us
- Contact: Dagmar Youngberg 575.885.4939 dagmar.youngberg@state.nm.us
- Address: 1600 SE Main Street, Roswell, New Mexico 88201
- Santa Fe:
- Contact: Jeff George 505.827.7492 jeff.george@state.nm.us
- Address: 301 W. De Vargas Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
- Silver City/Santa Clara:
- Contact: Bradley Brock 575.912.3166 bradley.brock@state.nm.us
- Address: 11990 US HWY 180 East / P.O. Box 394, Santa Clara, New Mexico 88026
- Taos:
- Contact: Karen Abeyta 575.758.9624 / 505.454.0068 karen.abeyra@state.nm.us
- Contact: Gary Fresquez 575.445.8282 gary.fresquez@state.nm.us
- Contact: Jeff George 505.827.7492 jeff.george@state.nm.us
Veteran Service Organizations
- American Gold Star Mothers:
- Contact: agsmnso@gmail.com
- Website: www.goldstarmoms.com
- American Legion:
- Contact: Ibar J. Romero, 505.346.4878 Jr. 500 Gold Avenue SW, VARO Room 3102 / P.O. Box 900, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
- Website: https://www.legion.org/
- AMVETS:
- Contact: Louis Rossi, NSO 505.346.3980 louis.rossi@va.gov
- Address: VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 900, Room 3004, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
- Website: www.amvets.org
- Disabled American Veterans
- Website: www.dav.org
- Phone: 505.346.4864
- Address: VA Regional Office, 500 Gold Street SW, Room 3116, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
- Marine Corps League, Department of New Mexico
- Contact: Charles Walters 505.800.1199 chuck.walters@nm-mcl.com
- Address: P.O. Box 45735, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174
- Website: www.nmmcl.com
- Military Officers Association of America:
- Website: www.albumoaa.org
- Address: Albuquerque Chapter of MOAA, P.O. Box 5071, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-5071
- Email: president@albumoaa.org
- The Military Order of the Purple Heart:
- Contact: Carleen Aragon 505.346.4875
- Address: 500 Gold Street SW, Room 3001, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
- Website: www.purpleheart.org
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Website: www.pva.org
- Address: Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, SCI Services (128), 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
- Phone: 505.265.1711x5046
- Tribute to Women in the Military:
- Website: www.tributetowomeninthemilitary.org
- Address: P.O. Box 91775, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87199-1775
- Email: twim@tributetowomeninthemilitary.org
- Veterans of Foreign Wars:
- Contact: Cynthia Archuleta 505.346.4881 cynthia.archuleta@va.gov
- Address: P.O. Box 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
- Website: www.vfw.org
- Vietnam Veterans of America:
- Website: www.vva.org
- Phone: 1.800.882.1316
- Address: 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Non-Profit OrganizationThroughout New Mexico
- New Mexico Veteran Integration Centers
- Website: www.nmvic.org
- Central Office:
- Address: 13032 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123
- Four Hills Office:
- 13140 Central Avenue SE, Suite
- Paws and Stripes
- Website: www.pawsandstripes.org
- Address: 617 Truman Street NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
- Phone: 505.999.1201
- Recall Report
- Website: https://www.recallreport.org/health-information/veterans-health/
- Phone: 877.850.7059