YDI

🎉 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🎉

We’re getting closer to celebrating 20 YEARS of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® and we want YOU and your family to join us! 💙💚

📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Los Lunas Sports Complex
1600 Highway 314 SW, Los Lunas, NM

Come out for a FREE, fun-filled community event featuring health screenings, games & prizes, live entertainment, a car show, and plenty of family fun! 🎶🎯🚗🎉

For 20 years, this event has been about bringing our community together, getting active, having fun, and celebrating healthy families. We’re so excited to make this milestone year one to remember! 🥳

💙 Bring the kids, bring your family, bring your friends—and come celebrate with us!

📣 SHARE this post and help us spread the word! We can’t wait to see everyone on October 10!

Now Recruiting: Intensive Case Management (ICM) 💙

ICM supports adults 18+ who are ready to get back on track. Whether you need help with employment, education, housing, or reconnecting with your community, we are here for you.

We can help with:
Career and employment, education and financial literacy, housing and resources, and peer support.

We support individuals who are:
Adults 18+, navigating substance use or co-occurring challenges, having difficulty accessing or maintaining treatment, or feeling disconnected from community support.

📞 505-270-2806
📧 [email protected]
📍 3401 Candelaria NE, Suite A, Albuquerque, NM 87107
🔗 https://www.ydinm.org/program/education-employment-training/intensive-case-management-icm/

If this sounds like you or someone you know, reach out today!

This Labor Day, we honor the hard work and dedication of the people who make our communities stronger 💙

A special shoutout to our maintenance team!! THANK YOU for everything you do to keep our spaces safe, clean, and ready for our children and families. Next time you see them, take a moment to say thank you.

To our staff, partners, and everyone showing up every day for children, families, and neighbors across New Mexico, your work matters. We hope you have a safe and restful holiday.

We are here! 💙

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Community Outreach Fair today. It has been wonderful connecting with so many of you. Free health screenings, great resources, and even better company.

📍 8300 San Pedro Dr. NE, Albuquerque
⏰ We are here until 1 PM. Come say hi!

Join us TOMORROW! 💙

Get free health screenings, connect with community partners, and pick up resources and goodies. Hope to see you there!!3

Date: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: 8300 San Pedro Dr. NE, Albuquerque

FREE health screenings include: Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Total Cholesterol, BMI, Oxygen Saturation, Pulse, and Temperature.

Community partners on-site: CNM, Presbyterian, YDI, Grand Canyon University, Choice Smiles New Mexico, Presbyterian Health Plan Mobile Health Van, Meineke Car Care, UNM, and more!

A heartfelt thank you to our WIOA Central partners! 💙

Last week, we had the privilege of recognizing some of our top employers and training providers across the Central region. Your commitment to youth employment and training is helping build a stronger workforce and brighter futures for young people across New Mexico.

We are grateful for your partnership and the opportunities you create for our youth.

Thank you to our Training Providers:
PIMA Medical Institute
ABQ Truck Driving School

Thank you to our Employers:
Beast and Nuggets Doggy Day Care
H2 Academic Solutions
BeeHive Homes
Frankhouse Brothers LLC
American Tire & Service
Concrete Impressions

Your dedication makes a difference every day. 💙

Food insecurity touches too many families. We can't fix it alone, but we can show up 💙

Today, 520 individuals from 137 households received food through our distribution. Thank you to our team, volunteers, and partners who made this possible!

Celebrating our Employees of the Quarter! 🎉💙

We recognized these outstanding team members at yesterday's board meeting for their dedication to YDI's mission and the families we serve:

Steve Maldonado – Administration (Finance)

Vanessa Armenta – Early Childhood Education & Family Development (ECE)

Rutilio Castor – Education, Employment & Training (EET)

Wendy Littletree-Pino – Prevention, Intervention, & Behavioral Health (PIBH)

Thank you all for your hard work and heart. 💙

PS – A very special happy birthday to our CEO, Robert Chavez! 🎂