Los Alamos County

Los Alamos Senior and Retired Organization (LARSO) was selected through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to provide home-based services for older and frail adults. LARSO will coordinate home-based care services to older and frail adults residing in Los Alamos, and who are without other means for receiving such care. LARSO also identifies participants, evaluates care services provided, and works with local organizations also serving older and frail adults to provide support services including, but not limited to, transportation, meals, access to social events, counseling, legal advocacy, access to medical programs, coordination with agencies also serving older and frail adults, other community services.

The Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) provides ongoing coordination, development, administration, and evaluation of juvenile services and programs, including education, assessment, prevention, and early intervention for Los Alamos County. The areas of focus for programs administered by JJAB include:

• Alcohol and/or substance abuse assessment, prevention, deterrence, and treatment.
• Delinquency prevention.
• Leadership development and mentoring.
• Parent and juvenile education and support.
• Gender specific programming to improve self-esteem and decision making.
• Multi-generational engagement in the community.
• Restorative justice.
• Healthy living and productive life skills.

The Senior Centers are operated for the County under contract with a local non-profit organization, Los Alamos Senior and Retired Organization (LARSO). Two centers are available to seniors. The Los Alamos Senior Center is located at 1101 Bathtub Row (next to Mesa Public Library) while the White Rock Center is located at 133 Longview Drive in the Municipal Complex. LARSO provides congregate and home delivered meals, transportation services, educational and social programs, entertainment, and volunteer opportunities to the Los Alamos senior citizen population. An Adult Day Care (Day Out) program is also funded to give caregivers respite. The program provides a variety of supervised activities in cheerful safe surroundings. Adults of all ages who may be lonely or homebound due to short-term or long-term physical problems can benefit from some time away from home with new friends.

The Los Alamos Teen Center provides a safe place for teenagers to gather, study, and have fun. Los Alamos County funds the contract that is administered by The Family YMCA. The Teen Center is free for all teenagers in Los Alamos County.  For more specific program information, please visit the Teen Center's Facebook page.