This month marks five years since Jordan Redmond joined the Los Alamos Family Council team as an employee. Jordan is currently serving as Los Alamos Family Council’s Executive Director. Before assuming this role in April 2019, Jordan served as Program Director for the Youth Activity Centers starting in November 2016. Prior to being an employee
Emotional Wellness Month
Good blood pressure, the right diet, quality sleep. These are well known pillars of a healthy lifestyle. We work to improve them through physical means – controlling what we eat, the bed and pillow we sleep on, avoiding caffeine and alcohol. But each of these is impacted by our emotional well-being, and our emotional well-being
Corporate Donor Highlight – LANL Employer Match
An extra 50%!! 50 cents for every dollar!! That’s the power of the Los Alamos National Laboratory employer match for donations made through payroll deductions. Generous individuals within our community help nonprofits like Los Alamos Family Council meet program and organizational needs. Those donors who work for LANL and elect to have their donations made
International Day of Charity
Many of us know the name of Mother Theresa. Born in 1910 she began her mission work at the age of 18, in Ireland. She later moved to India and became a citizen in that nation in 1948. She continued her world-famous charitable work there, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and continued
Corporate Sponsor Highlight – N3B
The programs offered by Los Alamos Family Council have received funding and support from numerous entities throughout the history of our organization. These past few years have seen the rise of new corporate funders. Among these is N3B – Los Alamos. The first time N3B – Los Alamos provided support to Los Alamos Family Council
Janet Tallman
Recently the LA Daily Post and the Los Alamos Reporter featured an obituary for Janet Tallman. In reading the obituary, it is clear that Janet was a very special woman to many people. Among those to whom Janet was special were us at Los Alamos Family Council. Janet worked for LAFC starting in 1965 and
Back to School
August is a busy month for most of us. For those of us with kids, we’re transitioning to getting them to school, ensuring they have lunches packed, completing their homework, and getting a full night’s rest. For those of us who work with kids, we’re learning new faces and names, we’re going through our checklists
New Program Announcement
Los Alamos Family Council is proud to announce that we will begin hosting SMART meetings on Tuesday August 3, 2021 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) meetings will be held weekly on Tuesdays and are free of charge thanks to funding from the Los Alamos County DWI Program. These meetings are open
Our Nation’s Healthiest Community
Last month residents of Los Alamos County learned that US News and World Report has again ranked Los Alamos County as the healthiest county in the country! This is excited news indeed! It is wonderful news to hear of an objective, statistical analysis comparing our community to others around the nation – and to confirm
Funder Highlight – Con Alma Health Foundation
For many years Los Alamos Family Council has received annual support from the Con Alma Health Foundation (Con Alma) and the Northern New Mexico Health Grants Group to directly reduce the cost of services for clients. The Northern New Mexico Health Grants Group was established in May 2002 with the sale of the Los Alamos