La Casa receives grant funding

PORTALES — La Casa De Buena Salud in Portales has received $935,225 in grant funding from the CARES Act, according to a release from New Mexico’s congressional delegation.

The grant is part of $15.47 million in emergency grants distributed to 16 community health centers in nine New Mexico counties to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am glad to see funding go directly to health centers and health care workers on the front lines of this pandemic — we must support them fully during this challenging time,” Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said in the release. “We are working around the clock to put important and newly available resources into the hands of medical professionals, states and Tribes as quickly as possible. The funding that we fought to pass in Congress is a good first step, but health centers need more resources as they continue to provide excellent care.”