Our Mission
The mission of SCLO is to provide critically needed advocacy and legal representation to residents of Central New Mexico aged 60 years and older in order to uphold their rights, maximize their autonomy and ensure that they receive the benefits to which they are entitled.
Pursuant to Older Americans Act guidelines, SCLO gives special priority to seniors who are economically needy, socially isolated, medically frail and institutionalized.
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The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a federal law that compensates persons who developed certain types of cancer following exposure to radiation from the U.S. government nuclear weapons program, or their survivors.
RECA also provides compensation to persons who worked in occupations related to uranium mining (such as uranium mines or uranium mills) or mine remediation, or their survivors, and who were diagnosed with certain types of cancer or certain types of lung or kidney diseases.
SCLO provides no-cost general legal advice to qualified New Mexicans aged 60 and older about eligibility for RECA and the RECA claims process. SCLO can also assist eligible seniors with obtaining the documents they need to file a claim under RECA.
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to submit a RECA claim is December 31, 2027.