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 Mexico child advocacy group seeks input on closing gaps
Public News Service--A report by New Mexico Voices for Children shows 15 of the state's 33 counties don't have a single pediatrician, one of several facts included in the Children's Roadmap, which focused on three main areas, including education, health and economic security. It was released by the group earlier this year and is being discussed at statewide outreach meetings.
New Mexico Voices for Children takes latest report on the road
KRQE--The nonprofit organization New Mexico Voices for Children is holdings its New Mexico Children’s Roadshow, traveling across the state to hear firsthand the issues residents face when it comes to children and their families. The organization, in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, produced a report that highlights how recent investments have improved opportunities for children in New Mexico and identifies ongoing challenges that children and families still face.
NM Voices for Children Roadshow
KKOB--New Mexico Voices for Children will be traveling across the state to hear firsthand the issues residents face when it comes to children and their families. The non-profit, in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, released a report highlighting how recent investments have improved opportunities for children and identifies ongoing challenges like poverty, inequities and limited access to services that children and families still face.
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.