GABRIELLE ARSIAGA /NEWS-SUN Gretchen Koether, Becky Kesner, and Blanca Perez have empowered, advocated for, and been a shield for hundreds of women in Lea County who have been victims of abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking. The trio’s organization, Phoenix House, has become an integral part of the Lea County court system by being a sexual assault and domestic violence …

Christmas came early this year for the United Way of Lea County and the non-profit agencies it supports. Each year, UWoLC and similar United Way chapters around the country reach out to their communities in a massive fundraising drive known simply as “the Campaign.” And in Lea County this year, Campaign – which wrapped up recently – raised a greater …

The landscape of not-for-profit groups in Lea County would be very different today without United Way. The Lea County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) wouldn’t be helping as many children. Light of Lea County couldn’t provide monetary assistance to cancer patients to get them to the treatments they need to stay alive. Not as many children would have the opportunity …

Becca Titus has been on a non-profit journey. Before volutneering with the Light of Lea County and CASA of Lea County, and before participating in several of fun runs and fundraisers, there was the United Way of Lea County. “It all started with the United Way,” Titus said last week, after it was announced that she is the new President and CEO of …

Last year, Lea County United Way met its goal of $850,000. This year the goal is $900,000 and although the funds will be allocated in November, the fund-raising campaign will go on until sometime in December. Chairman of the campaign, Linda Blain, said, “United Way accepts donations all year long and just because the allocations have been made doesn’t mean that …

Devon Energy employees recently presented contributions totaling $30,000 to three United Way organizations in southeast New Mexico – the United Way of Carlsbad and South Eddy County, the United Way of Lea County and the North Eddy County United Way. These United Way organizations collectively support 60 unique health and human service agencies in Eddy and Lea counties, and these …