Alethea First

Biography:

Alethea has been with PRO since 2008. One thing that brought her to PRO is her responsibilities as a Treatment Foster Parent and some of the children that she fosters who have educational delays. She attended an IEP workshop and also a workshop call ADVOCACY with HONOR. She liked what she heard and saw and signed up to be a volunteer. Before she could put any of her volunteering services to use with PRO, a job position became available with PRO.

Alethea loves to read, travel and run. She is a mother of 4 biological children; 2 girls and 2 boys. She is also a proud grandmother. She has been a foster mother to many, many children since 2004. She enjoys her job at PRO because she enjoys helping others. It makes her feel good to know that she can enhance a positive outcome for all families and children in the state of New Mexico. Alethea likes the networking opportunities for families to connect and support each other with the information PRO provides for them.

Alethea believes, "At PRO we support families where ever they are in their journey. We are able to supply them with the tools and support they need to accomplish their dreams. By doing, so we develop family leadership."

It brings her joy to connect families to each other, build collaborative partnerships, and provide families with knowledge and tools to enhance their power.