Tag Archives: COVID-19 Resources

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Don’t Delay: Test Soon and Treat Early

If you are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, and test positive, treatment may be available. Get tested as soon as possible after your symptoms start.Contact your healthcare provider right away if you result is positive. Don't...

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Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines

This post is an excerpt of the CDC's webpage, COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots updated on January 7, 2021 and New Mexico Department of Health's COVID-19 Vaccine page. The recent emergence of the Omicron variant further emphasizes the...

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Important Change for SSI Recipients and Applicants

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently changed their rules about how pandemic-related financial assistance can affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or monthly SSI benefit amount. Previously, SSA had...

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Find help with rent and utilities

The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, July 31, but the New Mexico Supreme Court has ordered a temporary “stay” on evictions in March 2020. That “stay” came with no expiration date on evictions for those unable to pay...

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Resources & Guidance on Long COVID as a Disability

Guidance on "Long COVID" as a Disability The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have released new guidance on "Long COVID" as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....

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Eviction Moratorium Extended to July 31

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made extension to the eviction moratorium further preventing the eviction of tenants who are unable to make rental payments. This order may protect you from being evicted or removed from...

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