The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires that the ALTSD, as a provider of Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) services, collaborate with all other federally funded workforce services in New Mexico. This collaboration resulted in a comprehensive state workforce plan in 2020. This plan was updated in 2022. The plan includes an appendix specifically outlining employment services for older adults.

• The Employment Programs Bureau  
• The Department of Workforce Solutions  
• The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation  
• The Commission for the Blind  
• Adult Basic Education providers  
• Local Workforce Development Boards  
• Others

The requirement of a state workforce plan brings all the partners together to share resources, data and client referrals.

At the heart of the Aging and Long-Term Services Department’s mission is the belief that New Mexico’s older adults and adults with disabilities have the right to remain active participants in their communities, to age with respect and dignity, to be protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to have equal access to health care. The Department is a leader in developing programs and building partnerships that support lifelong independence and healthy aging.

Provide accessible, integrated services to older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers to assist in maintaining their independence, dignity, health, safety, and economic well-being, thereby empowering them to live independently in their own communities as productively as possible.