SER is a private, nonprofit corporation providing educational and workforce opportunities in four-teen counties of northern and central New Mexico. Since its inception in 1970, SER has addressed the needs of New Mexico’s communities by empowering individuals and business with the necessary resources to grow and prosper. SER’s ultimate goal is to place its program participants into permanent, unsubsidized, and productive employment.

SER has responded to the needs of the communities it serves through the development of programs to meet the needs of New Mexico’s citizens. Headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, SER presently provides Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services in 14 counties, has partnered with Santa Fe Public Schools to provide GED classrooms and a Child Development Center. SER is an acronym for “Service, Employment and Redevelopment” and in Spanish; SER means “to be”.

SER is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of representatives from New Mexico communities.