Infographic The SNAP Double Up Food Bucks program helps low-income families purchase fresh, locally grown produce at farmers markets. It helps local farmers too! This infographic shows if there's a participating farmers market in your community.
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)
Presentation Created for the 2015 MAFO national conference, this looks at how Hispanic children in New Mexico and the nation are faring, provides a brief overview of the state's Hispanic Education Act, and offers some policy solutions for better preparing this future workforce. (State-level data on educational outcomes by race and ethnicity)
Report It’s not a coincidence that New Mexico’s lower rate of college-educated adults correlates with its higher rate of low-wage jobs - education and money are inexorably linked. Without supports, attaining a college education is out-of-reach for most low-income students. By creating a higher-paid workforce, making college more affordable for working families would benefit the state as a whole. (State- and regional-level data on adult education levels, and some state-level funding data)
County Data Sheets How much is the state spending on the early childhood care and education services that will improve outcomes for children and how does the sending breakdown by county? These KIDS COUNT fact sheets look at state investments in home visiting, child care assistance, NM Pre-K, and K-3 Plus, and more. (State- and county-level data on early childhood programs and some population demographics)
Report New Mexico’s Working Families Tax Credit not only lifts tens of thousands of low-income families out of poverty each year, it also generates economic activity because the money is spent quickly and locally. Increasing the value of the credit would help with New Mexico’s sluggish recovery and cost the state much less than recently enacted tax cuts to profitable corporations. (State-level data on tax credit recipients; full report includes legislative-district-level data on recipiency)
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 Created for the 2015 legislative session, this fact sheet looks at who benefits from the state's Working Families Tax Credit and why it should be increased. (State-level data on tax credit recipients)