COMMUNITY FACTS
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
City of Rio Rancho

Department of Administration (Main Number) 505-891-5000
Department of Senior Services/Meadowlark Senior Center (Assistance with services, problems or other information for persons over 55 or their caregivers. Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 505-891-5018
Department of Senior Services FAX 505-891-7288
Department of Senior Services Web Site www.comcon2.com/~mscc    or
ci.rio-rancho.nm.us
Department of Tourism 505-891-7258
Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce 505-892-1533
Sandoval County Senior Programs
Information & Assistance 505-867-7535
FAX 505-867-7600
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. 505-867-3351
AARP Information Center (Mon-Wed-Fri)-Albuquerque 505-830-3096
Albuquerque Department of Senior Affairs 505-764-6400
ASK United Way - Albuquerque
Refers people of all ages who are in need to the agencies which serve that need.
505-245-1735 or 505-245-1756
New Mexico State Agency on Aging 800-432-2080


VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS  

CITY  
City of Rio Rancho 505-891-7258
Meadowlark Senior Center 505-891-5018
COUNTY  
Homebound Network - Provides social and emotional support (visiting, telephone assurance and recreational field trips) to homebound elderly. 505-896-8312 or 505-896-8314
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. 505-867-3351
Peer Counseling (Sandoval Senior Connection) Trained volunteers provide in-home emotional reassurance for seniors with depression problems. 505-243-2551
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program - Volunteer placement with community agencies for persons 55 and over. 505-867-8687
Senior Companion Program - Volunteer opportunity for income-eligible persons over 60 to work with homebound elderly for a stipend. 505-867-8687
AARP  
Mature Driving: 55 Alive, American Association of Retired Persons 505-891-5018
Tax Aide: American Association of Retired Persons (Call For Info) 505-892-4038
TRIAD: SALT (Seniors and Lawmen Together), Sgt. Mike Padilla 505-891-5923
Voting: American Association of Retired Persons 505-898-2887
Widowed Persons: American Association of Retired Persons 505-892-0712
Women's Initiative: American Association of Retired Persons 505-867-0978
   


EMPLOYMENT 
  

New Mexico Department of Labor (JTPA) Employment Security Division (ESD). Assists with job placement and information on unemployment benefits. JTPA prepares unskilled income eligible adults for entry into the labor force, training and employment prospects. 505-891-1911
Senior Community Service Employment, Call Art Lopez. American Association of Retired Persons - Hire low income seniors over 55 to work part-time in non-profit organizations (20 hours) as a stepping stone to permanent employment. 505-248-0052


CONSUMER AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE   

Advance Directives - Packet containing the following forms: living will, power of attorney, cremation authorization, and values history. Available at the Meadowlark Senior Center and all Sandoval County Senior Centers. 505-891-5018
Attorney General's Office, Santa Fe -  Consumer Division - Assistance with consumer complaints. 505-827-6060 or 800-678-1508
Better Business Bureau - Provides information on local companies and charities and mediates consumer complaints. 505-884-0500 or 800-873-2224
Birth Certificates - Certified copies of certificates of births occurring in New Mexico, a $10.00 fee. Information on how to get out-of-state birth certificates. 505-841-4185
Consumer Credit Counseling Southwest - Help solving financial problems through counseling and management. Statewide 800-308-2227
Death Certificates, Santa Fe 505-827-2338
Desert State Life Management Services - Bill paying, trust management, agent for power of attorney, representative payee, conservatorship, and guardianship services. 505-843-7535
District Attorney's Office 505-867-2386
Financial Counseling - Service provided to all communities by AARP Women's Initiative volunteers. American Association of Retired Persons, Rio Rancho, NM 505-867-0978
Investment Fraud, Securities Division, Santa Fe - Investigates investment brokers and investment products. 505-827-7140 or 800-704-5533
Lawyer Referral for the Elderly Program (NM State Bar Association) Statewide 800-876-6657
Legal Aid Society of Albuquerque 505-243-7871
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth & Families - Abuse, neglect and exploitation 800-933-6274
Northern New Mexico Legal Services 800-373-9881
Public Regulation Commission 800-947-4722
Senior Citizens Law Office, 3117 Silver SE, Albuquerque 505-265-2300
Sandoval County Legal Department 505-867-7500
State Guardianship.Conservatorship Program Desert State Life Management Services 505-843-7535
   
   


EMERGENCY NUMBERS

EMERGENCY - POLICE/FIRE/EMS 911
   
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety  
Main # (Administration) 505-891-5900
Police/Fire/EMS/Dispatch 505-891-7226
Animal Control 505-891-7237
Burn Line 505-891-7268
   
Bernalillo:  
Fire Department (Non-Emergency) 505-867-2301
Police Department (Non-Emergency/Animal Control) 505-867-2304
   
Sandoval County:  
Sheriffs Office (Non-Emergency) 505-867-7526
Sheriffs Office (Emergency) 505-867-4581
Fire Marshall 505-867-0245
   
Adult Abuse and Neglect, New Mexico Department of Children, Youth & Families  
Rio Rancho - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday 505-892-3663
After hours, Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety (Dispatch) 505-891-7226
Sandoval County - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday 505-867-2373 or 800-933-6774
District Attorney's Office 505-867-2386
Domestic Violence, Sandoval County - Crisis Hot Line, 24 hours 800-773-3645
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos - Substance abuse prevention and treatment, WIC, energy assistance, services for the elderly, and food distribution. 505-867-3351
New Mexico Poison/Drug Information 505-843-2551 or 800-432-6866/6868
New Mexico Victims Assistance 505-843-0815
Project Sandoval County, Inc. - Domestic violence interventions 505-896-4869 or 800-219-0958
Rio Rancho Ambulance, Emergency Medical Service 505-891-7229
   


UTILITY EMERGENCIES

Public Service Company of New Mexico Electric & Gas Services: (serving Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, Corrales, Cuba, Los Lunas and Rio Rancho)  
To Report Electric Power Outages 505-246-5911
To Report Gas Leaks 505-246-7300
To Get Outage Information 505-241-2525
Gas Leaks TDD/TTY 505-241-7889
After 7:00 PM - Weekends - Holidays 505-345-1841
Electricity:  
Cuba Electric 505-289-3241
Jemez Mountain Electric 505-829-3550
Gas:  
AAA Gas Company (Bernalillo) - Propane Service, Rural 505-867-6616
Ferrel Gas (Propane), Cuba area:  
Weekdays 505-289-3206
After 5:00 PM & Weekends 505-289-3524 or 505-289-3797
Ferrel Gas (Propane), Jemez area: 505-843-7342
Water:  
City of Rio Rancho:  
Water Department - Customer Service Water & Sewer 505-891-5020
Bernalillo:  
Weekdays 505-867-3311
After 5:00 PM & Weekends 505-867-2304
Jemez Springs Domestic Water Co-Op:  
Weekdays 505-829-3083
After 5:00 PM & Weekends 505-829-3723
   
   


EDUCATION

Approved by the State Board of Education in July 1993, the Rio Rancho Public School District took effect July 1994. For more information, please contact: Rio Rancho Public Schools, 500 Laser Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 (505-896-0667).

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PHONE PRINCIPAL  
Colinas del Norte Elementary, 1001 23rd Avenue NE 505-896-3378
FAX: 505-896-3387
Suzanne Harper  
Enchanted Hills Elementary, 5400 Obregon Road, NE 505-891-8526
FAX: 505-892-9808
Cathy Baehr  
Ernest Stapleton Elementary, 4477  9th Avenue, NE 505-891-8473
FAX: 505-891-8498
Linda Sanasac  
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary, 1301  27th Street SE 505-892-2575
FAX: 505-892-9862
Cathy Corbin  
Puesta del Sol Elementary, 450 Southern Blvd, SE 505-994-3305
FAX: 505-994-3316
Bernadette Bachtel  
Rio Rancho Elementary, 46601 Pepe Ortiz, SE 505-892-0220
FAX: 505-892-5724
Tina Krattiger  
Vista Grande Elementary, Chayote Road in Enchanted Hills Opening in August 2002 Linda Banker  
ENROLLMENT 4,725    
       
MIDDLE SCHOOLS      
Eagle Ridge Middle School, 800 Fruta Road, NE 505-892-6630
FAX: 505-892-6909
Ruth Miller  
Lincoln Middle School, 2287 Lema Road, SE 505-892-1100
FAX: 505-892-9728
Richard Von Ancken  
Mountain View Middle School, 4101 Montreal Loop, NE 505-867-0711
FAX: 505-867-7901
Kathy Pinkel  
Rio Rancho Mid School 8th & 9th Grades, 1600  40th Street 505-896-5628
Opening August 2002
Scott Affentranger  
ENROLLMENT 2,533    
       
HIGH SCHOOL      
Rio Rancho High, 301 Loma Colorado, NE 505-896-5600
FAX: 505-896-5901
Gary Tripp  
Independence High, 7100 Idalia Road, NE 505-771-4922
FAX: 505-771-4928
Buck Glenn  
ENROLLMENT 3,307    
TOTAL ENROLLMENT 10,565    
       
PRE-SCHOOLS      
Children's Center, 1598 Sara Road, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-6388    
Early Learning Pre-School, Inc., 2704 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-5105    
Happy Days Christian Day Care Pre-School, 2001 Golf Course Road SE, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-6529    
Kinder Care Learning Center, 4031 Barbara Loop SE, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-1161    
La Petite Academy, 501 Quantum, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-3660    
La Petite Academy, Barbara Loop, Rio Rancho 87124 505-891-5722    
La Petite Academy, 2800 Southern SE, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-4644    
Little House on the Mesa, Inc., 2009 Grande Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-8700    
Memorable Moments (opening August 2002), 4351 Jager Drive, Rio Rancho 87124 505-891-9305 or
505-730-9305
   
Pinewood Playhouse Pre-School, 2750 Pinewood SE, Rio Rancho 87124 505-892-3925    
       
PRIVATE SCHOOLS      
Albuquerque Academy (College Prep) 6400 Wyoming NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-828-3200  
Bosque School (Grades 6-12) 4000 Learning Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-6388  
Christian Life Academy (K-12) 3910-A  19th Avenue, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-1419  
Manzano Day School (Grades K-12) 1801 Central NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-243-6659  
Montessori School, Inc. (Grades K-6) 3821 Singer Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-344-7447  
Sandia Preparatory (Grades 6-12) 5320 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-344-1671  
Sunset Mesa Day School (Grades K-5) 3020 Morris NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 505-298-7626  
       
PAROCHIAL      
Catholic Contact the Catholic Schools Administration 505-831-8173  
Gospel Light Baptist Academy (Grades K-12) 1500 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9463  
Hope Christian School (Grades 1-12) 1801 Central NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-822-8868  
Hope Christian School (Grades K-5) 900 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-4565  
Immanuel Lutheran School (Grades 1-8) 300 Gold SE, Albuquerque, NM  87102 505-243-2589  
Menaul School (Presbyterian) (Grades 9-12) 301 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM  87107 505-345-7727  
Parkview Baptist Elementary School (Grades K-8) 1404 Lead SE, Albuquerque, NM  87106 505-242-4648  
St. Thomas School (Grades K-12) 1100 Hood SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-3221  
Western Heights Christian School (Grades 1-6) 6415 Sage Road SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121 505-247-2079  
Westside Christian School 3021 Todos Santos NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-839-4877  
       
COLLEGES      
National American University RR Branch 1601 Rio Rancho Blvd, #200, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-1111  
New Mexico Highlands - Rio Rancho Branch 1700 Grade Ct, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-2046  
TVI-Rio Rancho Branch State Rd 528 & Sundit Rd, Rio Rancho, NM  87124 505-892-7113  
University of New Mexico - Rio Rancho Branch 4100 Southern Blvd, #180A, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-4722  
University of Phoenix - Rio Rancho Branch 2600 The American Road SE, #245, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-899-6000  
       


CHURCHES

There are many religious services available in the Rio Rancho area. The following listing is of the Rio Rancho area. There are more places of worship in the Albuquerque Metro Area.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD    
Aposento Alto Praise Chapel 2501 Alamogordo NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-839-7116
Church of Christ 1006  22nd Street SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-7676
Calvary Chapel Rio Rancho 138-A Frontage Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-2990
Calvary Temple Assembly of God 5331 Montano NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-899-0594
First Assembly of God 274 Camino Don Tomas, Bernalillo, NM 87004 505-867-7226
Grace Temple 2900 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-9786
Rio Norte Christian Fellowship 4041 Barbara Loop, Suite #E, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-8719
BAPTIST    
Celebration Baptist Church 5620 Larado Rd, NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-994-0430
Sunrise Baptist 5645 Paradise Blvd, NW, Albuquerque, NM  87114 505-899-4009
Bethany Baptist Church 1603 Inca Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-4998
Charity Baptist 5501 Obregon Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-4707
Bernalillo Independent 105 Academy Drive, Bernalillo, NM 87004 505-867-2505
Gospel Light 1500 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9463
Mesa Baptist Temple 1411 Golf Course Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-0511
New Life Baptist Church 3301 Coors Blvd NW, Suite K, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-839-9801
Agape Community Church 12 Unser Blvd, SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-6803
Cottonwood Church (meets at Cibola High School) Call for information 505-792-9191
Emanuel Missionary Baptist 2345 Southern Blvd, SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-1054
Community Missionary Baptist Church 224-C Unser, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-8488 www.communitymissionary.org
First Baptist Church/Alameda 8818 - 2 NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-2625
First Baptist Church/Rio Rancho 3906  19th Avenue SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-1323
Harvest Community Church 4611 Greene NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-792-8737
Northdale Baptist Church 123 Osuna Road NW, Albuquerque, NM  87107 505-345-2380
Taylor Ranch Baptist Church 6400 Golf Course Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-899-0665
Trinity Baptist Church 5915 Bluewater Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-831-1899
BIBLE    
Alameda Bible Church 220 El Pueblo Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-2311
CATHOLIC    
Lady of the Rosary 333 - 58th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-831-3244
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church 9502  - 4th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-5253
Our Lady of Guadelupe 1860 Griegos Rd, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-345-4596
Our Lady of Sorrows Parrish 301 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004 505-867-5252
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church 5415 Fortuna Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-836-5011 or 505-831-2525
St. Jude Thaddeus 5712 Paradise Blvd, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-0826
St. Thomas Aquinas 1502 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-1511
Felician Sisters Convent 4210 Meadowlark Lane, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-8862
Our Lady Queen of Angels 1030 C Veranda Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-1611
CHARISMATIC    
Church Alive 9621 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-890-2800
Tabernacle of Praise 6013 Paradise Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-4508
CHRISTIAN    
Convent Church 6380 Iris Rd NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-867-0603
Rio Rancho Christian P. O. Box 15255, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-5255 505-892-1515 (meet at Stapleton Elementary School)
West Mesa Christian 8821 Golf Course Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-898-8226
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE    
First Church 1607 Golf Course Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-6987
CHURCH OF CHRIST    
Rio Rancho Branch 1006  22nd Street SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-7676
Avalon Road Church of Christ 6008 Avalon Rd, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-836-1282
Church of Christ-Riverside 3100 La Orilla Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-898-2627
Westside Church of Christ 3320 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-839-9880
CHURCH OF GOD    
Church of God 6253 Apache Plume Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9677
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS    
Star Heights/Panorama Heights/Corrales Wards 2807  19th Avenue SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-0866
505-892-4821
Paradise Hills/Taylor Ranch/Volcano Cliffs Wards 6009 Kachina NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-899-1208
505-899-1201
CONGREGATIONAL    
St. Paul's United 2701 The American Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-898-7026
EPISCOPAL    
St. Francis Episcopal Church 2903  19th Street SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-1999
EVANGELICAL    
Rio West Community Church 1424 Deborah Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-2818
EVANGELICAL-FREE    
Faith Evangelical 900 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-0393
FOURSQUARE GOSPEL    
Westside Foursquare 6020 Juniper Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-831-7112
INTERDENOMINATIONAL    
Church on the Rock 5300 2nd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-342-2687
New Covenant Worship Center 6007 Paradise Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-890-5633
Victory Love Fellowship 7201 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121 505-831-0961
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES    
Alameda Congregation 8812  - 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-897-0251
Mountain View Congregation 312  - 20th Street SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-8529
Volcano View Congregation 1700  57th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-831-6789
JEWISH CHRISTIAN    
Rio Rancho Jewish Center 2009 Grande Blvd., Rio Rancho, N M 87124 505-892-8511
Baruch Ha-Shem 4041 Barbara Loop #E, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-3195
LUTHERAN    
All Saints Lutheran -ELCA 4800 All Saints Road, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-3932
Calvary Lutheran-LCMS 20th & Abrazo, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9407
Community of Joy - ELCA 4351 Jager Drive, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-8208
www.communityofjoy.com
Cross of Hope Lutheran-ELCA 6104 Taylor Ranch Road, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-897-0047
Peace Lutheran Church 2800 19th Avenue SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-8246
Our Saviour Lutheran - LCMS 4301 Atrisco Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-836-7007
Rio Rancho Lutheran Mission Church 300-C Frontage Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-7677
Peace Lutheran Church 2800 - 19th Avenue, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-8246
MENNONITE    
Family of Faith Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-3630
METHODIST    
Mesa View United 4701 Montano Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-898-3506
Rio Rancho United 1652 Abrazo Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-0404
Paradise Hills United 4700 Paradise Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-1327
NAZARENE    
New Hope Community Church 224 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-0445
Rio Vista Church 8701 Golf Course Rd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-898-8205
NON-DENOMINATIONAL    
Alameda Bible Church 220 El Pueblo Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-898-2311
Church of the Living God 382  58th NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-831-6466
Corrales Mission Church 5220 Corrales Rd, Corrales, NM 87048 505-897-1400
Family Worship Center 5200 Iliff Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-831-5365
The Salvation Army of Rio Rancho 1520 Deborah Rd, Suite E, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-0594
PENTECOSTAL    
Aposento Alto Praise Chapel Ministry 2501 Alamogordo NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-839-7166
Aposolic Living Word United Church 1201 Golf Course Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9557
Living Hope Christian Center 4800 Rockaway Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-6400
PRESBYTERIAN    
Rio Rancho Presbyterian Church 1004  24th Street SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-6664
Westside Cumberland Presbyterian 4100 Southern Blvd #101, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-8412
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST    
Central Seventh Day 2201 Estancia Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-836-1845
Corrales Seventh Day 20 Academy Drive, Corrales, NM 87048 505-897-0939
Rio Rancho Seventh Day Adventist Church 2210 Western Hills Dr, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-4421
UNITARIAN    
Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation 2009 Grande Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-896-8192
UNITY    
Unity Church of Christianity 1700 Atrisco Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 505-836-1677
WESLEYAN    
Cornerstone Wesleyan Church P. O. Box 67436, Albuquerque, NM 87193-7436 505-792-9707

 

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