By Vanessa Dabovich
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Las Cruces, NM – HELP-NM is a state-wide community based organization that operates in thirty-one of the states thirty-three counties. The organization's mission is to assist low income families and undereducated, disadvantaged people to become more self sufficient. In southern New Mexico the organization's workforce division focues primarily on migrant and seasonal farmworkers. HELP-NM was named on of the top 25 Hispanic Non profits in the U.S by Hispanic Business magazine in 2009 and 2010. It also just received the Affiliate of the Year Regional Award from the National Council of La Raza.
The Southwest Regional Manager for HELP-NM Roni Spetalnick is with us today.