Mar 09 2022

New Mexico’s children deserve a landscape free of orphaned wells

2023-02-15T11:28:46-07:00Blog Posts, Health Blog, Health News Coverage, News Coverage, Tax and Budget Blog, Tax and Budget News Coverage|

Carlsbad Current Argus--As proud New Mexicans, we know our state has the best scenery and natural beauty in the nation. While we want to keep it that way, that’s hard to when our landscape is dotted with old, pollution-spewing orphaned oil wells. Here's how to fix this problem.

Feb 08 2022

A new basic income pilot will give $500 a month to mixed-immigration-status families

2023-02-14T14:06:55-07:00Economic Security News Coverage, News Coverage, Racial and Ethnic Equity News Coverage|

Fast Company--Amber Wallin of New Mexico Voices for Children added during a press call that Hispanic New Mexican parents were more than twice as likely as white parents in the state to have lost wages since the pandemic began, and more than three times as likely to be unsure about whether or not they can make their next housing payment.

Feb 07 2022

Cash Assistance

2023-02-14T14:07:48-07:00Economic Security News Coverage, News Coverage, Racial and Ethnic Equity News Coverage|

Santa Fe Reporter--Undocumented immigrants paid almost $68 million in state and local taxes, according to a 2020 report from New Mexico Voices for Children. Still, 60,000 undocumented immigrants are often excluded from benefits provided during emergencies, including unemployment insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

Feb 02 2022

Data shows New Mexico families struggle with basic expenses

2023-02-14T14:09:06-07:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Economic Security News Coverage, Education Blog, Education News Coverage, Health Blog, Health News Coverage, Kids Count Blog, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Albuquerque Journal--New Mexico’s leaders have taken many actions to protect and support children and families through this uncertainty, including hunger relief funding, emergency economic relief for those left out of federal stimulus payments, a new paid-sick-leave policy, and an increase and expansion of the Working Families Tax Credit, which will put money in the hands of families who will spend it quickly and locally to provide for their children’s basic needs.

Jan 26 2022

Food for Thought

2023-02-14T14:10:59-07:00Economic Security News Coverage, Health News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Santa Fe Reporter--While the number of households receiving SNAP benefits provides one view of the state’s need to address hunger, Emily Wildau, a research and policy analyst with Voices for Children, says it’s important to “look at poverty, unemployment, homeownership, and…a cost of food index,” to understand how hunger affects youths in the state. These factors, Wildau says, outline the parameters of those experiencing “food insecurity.”

Jan 21 2022

Bill requires NM departments to help non-English speakers

2023-02-14T14:11:59-07:00Human Rights/Civic Participation News Coverage, News Coverage, Racial and Ethnic Equity News Coverage|

Santa Fe New Mexican--A New Mexico Voices for Children report from August says “New Mexicans who speak languages other than English, particularly immigrants and refugees, are excluded because of systemic inequities in language access. The inadequacy of our state’s multilingual interpretation and translation services causes significant hardship in many New Mexico communities because language access is critical for both good health and financial security.”

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