New Mexico Allies for Advocacy, Inc. (NM Allies) is a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to unite and educate the public about disability issues impacting the community.

NM Allies recently achieved a huge milestone for the organization. We had multiple proposals covering the history of the disability movement in New Mexico and personal stories of individuals with disabilities in the community that were submitted to a national conference in Washington D.C. These proposals were accepted by the American Association for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). NM Allies successfully attended and presented the following poster presentations on June 24, 2025 as a result of generous donations provided through this Go Fund Me. Thank you.

Synergy of New Mexico Allies for Advocacy: Growing into Leadership with Joan Curtiss, MEd, New Mexico Allies for Advocacy, Inc.

The Advocacy Seed: The Growth of a Disability Leader with Amelia-Ann Dickey, Self Advocate, New Mexico Allies for Advocacy, Inc.

Life and Love with Co-Occurring Disorders with Jaime Campbell, Certified Peer Support Worker, New Mexico Allies for Advocacy, Inc.

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NM Allies has a vision to continue offering presentations statewide and nationwide to spread the awareness and application of inclusion and importance of all people, including people with disabilities. We need your help and partnership.

Our current goal is $2,000. NM Allies is looking for organizations or businesses that can give to us or even sponsor attendees. We are a local non-profit organization for people with disabilities run by people with disabilities. Thus, we don’t have a large budget that many larger non-profits have.

Your generous donation will allow us to share the story of how New Mexico became a key NM state in the movement to promote the rights of people with disabilities. In doing this, NM Allies will fulfill a key step in its mission to unite and educate individuals with disabilities.

~Thank you~