Women Veterans Program of New Mexico

Women Veterans Program

 

Our mission

The Women Veterans Program (WVP) will be an advocate for women veterans throght New Mexico. We will work to ensure women veterans and their eligible dependents are knowlegeable of available state and federal benefits and that women veterans have equtable access to veteran programs and services.

Theresa Figueroa,
Women Veterans Liaison
505 372 9106 cell
4801 Indian School Road NE, Albuquerque, 87110
Building 2, 2nd floor
theresa.figueroa@dvs.nm.gov

If you are a woman and served in the military, YOU are a VETERAN and eligible to receive state and federal benefits.

  • As of 2021, women accounbted for 2 illion of the nation’s veterans. Taht number is expected to reach 2.2 million by 2046.

  • New Mexico’s veteran population: 148,377 (from 2021 VA data)

  • Roughly 16,600 women veterans live in New Mexico, which is 11% of the veteran population

  • Women veteran enrollment with the VA healthcare system will increase by 27.4% by FY29

priorities

  • Equal access to medical and behavioral healthcare

  • Military sexual trama and PTSD care

  • Homelessness assistance

  • Suicide prevention

  • Substance abuse treatment

  • Childcare’

  • Community resources

what we do

  • Perform outreach to improve women veterans’ awareness of elgible state and federal benefits

  • Identify the needs of women veterans throughout the state

  • Provide information and assistance to access healthcare

  • Help with navigating benefits

  • Provide resource information

  • Advocate, advocate, advocate!