The partnering organizations of LANS, LLC are dedicated to the support and sustenance of the communities in which they work.  Here are just a few examples of community involvement projects:

• Launched Northern New Mexico Connect, an economic development program based on the highly successful UC San Diego Connect model.
• Contributed $500,000 to establish a Pete V. Domenici Scholarships endowment through the LANL Foundation.
• Ran a highly successful Employee Giving Campaign in which employees gave a record-breaking $1.3 million, matched by LANS for a campaign total of $2.3 million.
  
• Initiated or renewed institutional agreements, providing $100,000 each to the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos for an Associates of Applied Science technician training program, to New Mexico Highlands University for a computer science program, to Northern New Mexico College for teaching and nursing programs, and to the Santa Fe Community College for an Advanced Technologies training program.

The Laboratory's Community Programs Office carries out the education, economic development, and charitable giving efforts outlined in the LANS Community Commitment Plan and takes a regional approach to ensure mutual benefit and program sustainability.The Community Programs Office is the lead organization for developing community support to accomplish LANL's national security and science mission by: (a) connecting LANL with Northern New Mexico, (b) providing clear communications, and (c) managing the LANS community investments.

For more information on specific community involvement efforts currently under way at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, please visit the LANL Community Programs web site at http://community.lanl.gov.