Portales Health and Human Services office expands hours

PORTALES – The New Mexico Health and Human Services Department (HSD) office in Portales, has expanded office hours.

The new hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, HSD announced in a news release.

The new schedule went into effect on Monday.

HSD stated in the release that the new hours resulted from listening to concerns from the Roosevelt County Commissioners office and the Roosevelt County Health Council about the challenges residents of rural communities have when applying for or renewing public assistance benefits.

“HSD is committed to supporting low-income families in their community,” said Karmela Martinez, Income Support Division director, in the news release. “We’re thrilled to be able to extend office hours to better serve our customers in Roosevelt County.”

HSD office is located at 1500 S Ave. D., Portales.