Hobbs, New Mexico

Hobbs, New Mexico is located in the South Eastern corner of the State.  Hobbs was named after James Isaac Hobbs family who arrived in the area in early 1900’s. By 1927 the exploration of oil had begun in Hobbs.  The Midwest Refining Co., now Amoco, owned the discovery well, which stood in a pasture belonging to Will Terry. Today there is a marker commemorating the drill that struck oil near the intersection of Grimes Street and Stanolind Road.  Oil was discovered on June 13, 1928 at 4,065 feet. 

The population of Hobbs has continued to increase over the years. In 1930 the population was 598, in 1940 it was 10,641, 1950 it was 13,875, 1960 it was 25, 147, 1970 it was 26,025 and in 1980 it was 29,153. In the last 48 years, Hobbs has moved from a rural community on the wilderness Llano to occupy the status of fully modern American city.

Services Provided

HELP- New Mexico is a non profit organization that administers the Workforce Investment Act Youth Program which is a State and Federal funded program. HELP-New Mexico provides a variety of services for 16-21 youth that are in or out of school who meet our requirements:

Classroom training
Life Skills
Choices Profile
Work Readiness
Work Experience which is done with a variety of businesses in the community.

We also help the youth increase their grades by offering tutoring and by testing them about every six months; the testing is done at New Mexico Junior College where they can also take GED classes if they are out of school youth.

We assist them in filling out college applications (financial aide), resumes and job applications.  Our main goal of our program is the success of our youth in our community.