NEW MEXICO CHILDREN’S ROADMAP
New Mexico Voices for Children, in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has produced a report to highlight how recent investments in childcare, education, health care and family supports have improved opportunities for New Mexico’s children, while identifying ongoing challenges such as poverty, inequities, and limited access to services. It provides data and recommendations for the next administration on how to build on recent progress, strengthen programs, and continue improving outcomes for children and families across the state.
New Mexico Children’s Roadmap Report
The New Mexico Children’s Roadmap
New Mexico has made historic investments in children and families, creating a strong foundation for improving child well-being. Despite this progress, many children and families continue to face barriers to opportunity. Access to high-quality education, healthcare, and economic stability remains uneven, particularly for rural communities, low-income families, and those facing long-standing structural inequities. This roadmap is guided by a central question: How do these policy recommendations improve a child’s life? This roadmap focuses on three interconnected drivers of child well-being: education, health, and economic security.
Upcoming In-Person Events
Join us for a series of in-person events across New Mexico to learn more about the New Mexico Children’s Roadmap. Together, we will explore the report’s findings, discuss opportunities for collective action, and envision what is possible when New Mexico puts children at the center of policy and investment decisions.
- Taos
- Where: Taos Cow, in Anglada’s Building
- When: Tuesday, Oct 27, 2 – 5pm
- Register here
- Roswell
- Where: Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell, Instructional Technology Center (ITC)
- When: Thursday, Nov 5, 9am – 1pm
- Register here
- Las Cruces
- Where: Alameda House Event Center
- When: Tuesday, Nov 10, 9am – 12pm
- Register here
Upcoming Virtual Events
- Nurse/Social Work Virtual Event
- Where: Zoom
- When: Monday, October 19, 4 pm
- Note: Participants may be eligible for two (2) continuing nurse educator credit hours.
- Register here
What They’re Saying
New report digs into whether state investments in kids are paying off
KUNM--New Mexico has made some major investments aimed at improving the lives of kids around the state. Just this year the legislature passed and the governor signed into law free universal childcare, which came a year after creating a trust fund specifically dedicated to early childhood. But a new report from New Mexico Voices for Children takes a deeper look at whether or not any of those are actually making a difference on a day-to-day level.
Heinrich Joins Roundtable with New Mexico Voices for Children and W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Tours Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital’s Food Pharmacy, Speaks at ARRAY Technologies’ New Facility Ribbon Cutting, Urges New Mexicans to Raise Their Voices for Roadless Rule
Newsroom of Sen. Martin Heinrich--Heinrich began the day participating in a roundtable event hosted in partnership with New Mexico Voices for Children and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, along with representatives from the UNM School of Medicine, Changing Women Initiative, Future Focused Education, and Breath of My Heart, to discuss New Mexico Voices for Children’s Roadmap Report and policy solutions to improve the well-being of children and families in New Mexico.
Heinrich hears from advocates on New Mexico’s biggest challenges for kids
The Paper.--The challenges facing New Mexico children took center stage as U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich met with children’s advocates to discuss education, health care and financial stability. The numbers show why: A single parent raising one child needs nearly $68,000 a year to cover basic costs, and 1 in 4 New Mexico children lives in poverty, according to a New Mexico Voices for Children report used to frame the discussion.
New Mexico can do more to increase universal childcare access, advocates say
The Santa Fe New Mexican--New Mexico has taken big steps forward in improving families’ access to childcare in recent years, a report released by nonprofit New Mexico Voices for Children this summer found. But the services have not yet made their way to all its families.
NM’s Voices for Children promotes youth well-being on statewide tour
KSFR--New Mexico's major investments in children will be highlighted in a multicity tour starting this month and residents will be asked for thoughts on how to keep the momentum going. New Mexico Voices for Children, in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has created a roadmap of improvements to childcare, education, healthcare and family supports.
New Mexico Voices launches statewide tour to discuss Children’s Roadmap findings
Tri-City Record--New Mexico Voices for Children, with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is launching a statewide community tour where they will share findings from the New Mexico Children's Roadmap.