Poverty

Many in New Mexico lack adequate food, secure housing, affordable healthcare, and fair-paying jobs. But by the numbers, so gradual it’s difficult to detect, changes to state tax policy are softening the bite of poverty.

For the first time, a federal report breaks down New Mexico’s child poverty rate after anti-poverty measures like tax credits and food assistance are taken into account. Advocates say it’s a number the state can be proud of.

The Albuquerque Health Equity council labeled District 6 a 'pharmacy desert.' City Councilor Nichole Rogers represents that district and spoke with New Mexico in Focus about the lack of pharmaceutical services available and possible solutions.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, is available to people whose income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.

Nationally, 1 in 5 teens cannot afford menstrual products and most have missed school as a result. To address the issue in New Mexico, youth advocates are working with lawmakers to create menstrual equity for every student in public school.

New Mexico has improved in key areas of child well-being but our state is still at the bottom. That’s according to the new Kids Count Data Book for 2022. While much of the information was collected before the pandemic it does measure the impact of COVID on anxiety and depression among kids.

Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty.

Storefront lenders offering payday loans or title loans are a quick way to get money for people who are often in dire straits financially. And it can be a…

Rev. William Barber has travelled to New Mexico and around the country, organizing with the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For a Moral Revival.…

The number of grandparents raising their grandkids has been rising all over the country, and especially in New Mexico. Those folks might be affected by a…