Chaves County Health Council

08/31/2026

💜 COME STAND WITH US TONIGHT. SHOW THESE FAMILIES THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

Join us this evening as we remember the lives lost to overdose and accidental poisoning, support the families who carry that grief, and come together as a community to help prevent future loss.

📅 Tonight — August 31
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Chaves County Courthouse

The evening will include:

💜 Remembrance display honoring lives lost
🎵 Music
📖 Chaves County proclamation
🗣️ Personal stories from local families
💜 Overdose prevention and community resources
✨ Glow Stick Vigil at 7:30 PM

Come learn. Come support a family. Come remember someone you love.

You do not have to have personally experienced a loss to stand with those who have.

Every life mattered. Every story deserves to be remembered.

REMEMBER. PREVENT. SUSTAIN.

Please share this post and help us turn the courthouse lawn purple tonight.

08/27/2026

🏠 Were you impacted by the 2024 flooding in Chaves County?

The New Mexico Home Recovery Program is holding Application Workshops and Town Hall Meetings in Roswell.

✅ Need help applying? Attend an Application Workshop for hands-on assistance.

💬 Have questions or want program updates? Attend a Town Hall.

The program may provide assistance to eligible homeowners for repairs, reconstruction, and other disaster-related housing recovery needs.

🔗 Program information, eligibility & meeting schedule:
https://www.dhsem.nm.gov/cdbg-dr2025/homerecovery/

🔗 Home Recovery Program application:
https://www.dhsem.nm.gov/cdbg-dr2025/homerecovery/

📞 State Disaster Case Managers: 505-670-4662

Please share so Chaves County residents affected by the floods know assistance is available.

08/20/2026

💜 HELP US PUT FACES TO THE LIVES WE REMEMBER

Behind every overdose or accidental poisoning is a person who was loved — a son or daughter, a parent, sibling, grandchild, partner or friend.

For our Overdose Awareness Glowstick Vigil, we are creating individual memorials like the one pictured here to honor the people our community has lost.

We need your photos before Monday.

If you would like your loved one included, please email:

📷 A clear photograph
💜 Their full name
🕊️ Their “forever age”

to [email protected]

There is no shame and no judgment. We will not identify how your loved one died or share details about their circumstances. Their memorial will focus on the person and the life that mattered.

We want people to see their faces. We want people to know their names.

Every life mattered. Every story deserves to be remembered.

REMEMBER. PREVENT. SUSTAIN.

08/20/2026

2026 Chaves County Health Expo Sponsors: Your support helps make a healthier, stronger community possible. Thank you!!

08/15/2026

So exciting!!

Hagerman Club Opening Update

We are getting closer to opening the doors of the Hagerman Club, and we want to thank everyone for your continued patience and understanding as we work through these final steps.

At this time, we are waiting for two remaining inspections to be completed before we can officially open. We have submitted everything we can at this point, and if anything additional is requested, we will work to complete it as quickly as possible.

One of the main inspections we are waiting on can take up to 30 days to get scheduled. Unfortunately, this timeline is outside of our control, but we will continue doing everything we can on our end to make sure we are ready when the inspection takes place.

We know everyone is anxious to hear an opening date, and we are just as excited to get started! Because we do not currently know when the remaining inspections will take place, we are unable to provide an opening date yet. As soon as we have a confirmed date, we will make sure everyone knows.

We truly appreciate the patience and support the Hagerman community has shown us as we finish these last few requirements.

If you have questions, please call us at 575-550-5001, extension 103.

Please continue to follow our social media pages for the latest updates. We can't wait to open our doors and welcome the kids and families of Hagerman!

08/14/2026

Chaves County has a new Public Health Office located at 1601 S Garden in Roswell.

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

It's official! The new 2026 Chaves County Resource Guide is now available. Join us today (Wednesday, Aug 12) from 12-1 for our monthly Health Council meeting and pick up a copy.

12-1pm
Chaves County Extension Office
1610 SE Main St (Behind EyeAssociates)

08/09/2026

Behind every overdose statistic is a face. A name. A family. A life that mattered.

“Somebody’s baby. Somebody’s parent. Somebody’s sibling. Somebody’s best friend.”

In this article, Jeneva Martinez writes about why Overdose Awareness Day is about more than mourning. It’s about remembering people as people—not by the circumstances of their deaths.

It’s also about prevention. Education. Naloxone. Resources. Supporting grieving families. And creating a community where we can talk openly about substance use, accidental poisoning and overdose without judgment.

We encourage you to take a few minutes and read Jeneva’s article.

Then look at the faces. Say their names. Remember their lives.

Because breaking stigma starts when we stop looking away.

💜 REMEMBER. PREVENT. SUSTAIN.

Families who would like their loved one included in our remembrance display may submit a photograph, full name and “forever age” by August 21 to [email protected].

Please read and share. Someone in your circle may need to see it.