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Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know
CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron has been detected in most states and territories and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases it is causing. CDC has been collaborating with global public health and industry partners to learn […]
COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Federal Student Aid
On Dec. 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) extended the student loan payment pause through May 1, 2022. The pause includes the following relief measures for eligible loans: a suspension of loan payments a 0% interest rate stopped collections on defaulted loans Visit the website.
Emergency Financial Relief for Students, Immigrants, and Workers Left Out
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is exposing what we have always known: our nation’s deep inequities and broken safety-net programs leave millions of people without help or relief. Today, we are seeing the painful reality for those who don’t have the luxuries of paid sick leave, unemployment benefits, or social safety net protections to help them […]
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19-related Deaths In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. The policy was finalized today, and FEMA is now […]
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is Transitioning to the Affordable Connectivity Program 3/1/2022
There’s still time to sign up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit! Congress recently created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion program, which will replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This investment in broadband affordability will help ensure we can afford the connections we need for work, school, health care and more for […]
Silver City Farmer’s Market / Double Up Food Bucks
Silver City Farmers’ Market accepts EBT and Pandemic-EBT cards and offers Double Up Food Bucks to double your SNAP benefits. Use your EBT card and get half off all purchases. Farmers’ Market is held weekly every Saturday 9 am — 12 pm, at the corner of Pope St. and College Avenue in the old Life […]
Omicron now 73 percent of new U.S. COVID-19 cases
Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron’s share of infections in only one week. […]
NM Eviction Moratorium to End, Homelessness Spike Worrisome
Tents and sleeping bags not only make living on the streets more bearable this time of year, they can often mean the difference between life and death. Homeless shelters in New Mexico are in need of both as the COVID-induced eviction moratorium nears an end and colder temperatures arrive. Georgia Evans, development associate for the […]
Online Depression Support Groups by LiveWell
A Free & Confidential Way To Feel Better Updated December 21, 2021 Are you looking for a confidential online support group because you haven’t been feeling like yourself? If you experience mild to persistent bouts of depression, have tried to hide it from others, or if you have anxiety and feel like you need to […]
Message from Alicia Edwards, GRMC Board Chair
Preventable Covid-19 hospitalizations are crippling hospitals nationwide and Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is no exception. Hospitals everywhere, including GRMC, are closing ICU’s and other critical services in order to manage the overwhelming number of unvaccinated Covid patients. Right now, New Mexico is operating under crisis standards of care—essentially healthcare rationing–because our state is over […]
