Resource Directory Inclusion Criteria
To best meet the spectrum of needs in the Sierra County service area, the Resource Directory Advisory Committee, including representatives of health, social service, emergency management and religious organizations, determined that
agencies in the Directoryn should fit into one or more of the following categories:
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Nonprofit organization
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Governmental entity
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Educational institution
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Assisted living facility
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Support Group
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Civic organization that provides human,
educational, or community services in or
for Sierra County on a continual or
regular basis
A for-profit agency may be listed if the
organization provides services to clients
eligible for governmental assistance or
sliding fee scales.
Only organizations which have completed a
service questionnaire or been interviewed by
Information andReferral staff are included in the
directory.
The following modifications and additions were made by
The I&R Advisory Board in 2003:
The following types of organizations will
be included in the database regardless of
their status as profit or non-profit
organizations:
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Health care
organizations such as hospitals, clinics,
nursing homes, home health care providers,
and health care supplies.
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Individual health care practitioners who work in areas of
health care that are licensed by the State
of New Mexico (doctors, nurses,
chiropractors, acupuncturist, massage
therapist, counselors, etc.) who operate
private practices in Sierra County.
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Organizations, such
as churches and civic groups, that offer a
service for the community-at-large which
is not restricted to their members
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Schools and
educational organizations
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Cultural
organizations
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