Infographic With the highest long-term unemployment rate in the nation, New Mexico is in no position to require parents to find a job in order to receive food benefits. Unfortunately, some state officials are pushing for just that. (State-level data on hunger, SNAP recipiency, and economic security)
Infographic Focusing on the economic realities that food-insecure families face, this was created as a handout for the National Commission on Hunger, which asked NM Voices to join their discussion on food insecurity. (State-level data on hunger, SNAP recipiency, and economic security)
Fact Sheets This 4-page fact sheet includes data on food insecurity, food-related health issues, SNAP rates, and the Double Up Food Bucks program that helps low-income families purchase more fresh produce at local farmer’s markets. (State- and county-level data on food insecurity and health)
County Data Sheets Find out the percentage of children in each New Mexico county who live in poverty or in single-parent families, who lack health insurance, and how they fare on the 13 other indicators of child well-bring in these KIDS COUNT profiles. (State- and county-level data on indicators of child well-being)
Fact Sheet The state's Children, Youth and Families Department seems to have its spending priorities a bit mixed up, as this fact sheet shows. While the department is requesting $10 million more for investigating allegations of child abuse, it's asked for less money - not to mention having neglected to spend federal money - for child care assistance even though the lack of affordable child care is a risk factor for child abuse. (State-level data on child care assistance)
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book This annual accounting on child well-being presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on indicators of child well-being)
Presentation Given by Veronica C. Garcia, Ed.D., at a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, this looks at data on child well-being in New Mexico as presented in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 national KIDS COUNT Data Book and their 2014 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children policy brief. (State- and national-level data on the indicators of child well-being, including data by race and ethnicity)
County Data Sheets KIDS COUNT profiles include data for the 16 indicators of child well-being -- such as child poverty, percent of children living in single-parent families, and teen birth rate -- for each of New Mexico's 33 counties. (County-level data on indicators of child well-being)
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book Taking a closer look at New Mexico’s fall to 50th in the nation in child well-being, this annual report presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on the indicators of child well-being)
Infographic This KIDS COUNT infographic looks at the rates of substantiated child abuse by county and makes some policy solutions. (State- and county-level data on child abuse)