NM Voices for Children

Happy Mother's Day from all of us at New Mexico Voices for Children! New Mexico's mothers give our children the foundation to succeed, and they deserve our support and care. It's up to us to invest in our mothers and the families that depend on them.

Child care workers in NM support our children's development, but low wages often make it hard for them to stay in the field. Join us on May 11 for the 2026 Day Without Child Care, to call for higher wages for child care workers in our state. RSVP here ➡️ ow.ly/K2IS50YWEAT

In the 2026 legislative session, New Mexico lawmakers took key steps to address the rising cost of living in our state. Learn more about what we still need to do to improve affordability and support families in our latest blog ➡️ ow.ly/J8pT50YV9O3 #nmpol #nmleg

With the recent news around universal child care in New Mexico, you might be wondering if your family's child care assistance will be affected. Swipe through to learn what you need to know now! #nmpol #nmleg

Earlier this year, NM lawmakers made progress toward protecting affordable health care for all our families and children, but we still need to prepare for upcoming policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more in our latest blog ➡️ ow.ly/lYUO50YQOgS #nmpol

We're currently evaluating applications for the Children's Roadmap Event Coordinator, but we've extended the deadline! Interested individuals or firms can now submit proposals by April 30, 2026. Click here for more info ➡️ ow.ly/zmaq50YPg6u

The 2026 Legislative Session was a historic session for our state, our children and families, and for immigrant communities in New Mexico. Learn more about what else we can do for immigrant families in our recent blog here ➡️ ow.ly/K7z750YOc6u #nmpol #nmleg

We're seeking proposals for statewide outreach of the Children's Roadmap project. The selected individual or firm will oversee event planning and coordination for nine events across NM between June 2026 and early 2027. For more information click here ➡️ ow.ly/3Thh50YMn4o

Tomorrow at 9am, our Director of Policy @EmilyWildau will be on Let's Talk NM (89.9 FM) to discuss changes to SNAP work requirements that could cause at least 55K New Mexicans to lose food assistance in June. Click here to learn more: ow.ly/nff850YK87q

This session, New Mexico legislators and @GovMLG passed SB 151, which decouples from harmful federal tax provisions that would have cost us millions in state revenue. Read more about SB 151 in our latest blog ➡️ ow.ly/CEon50YBlwA #nmpol #nmleg

New Mexico enacted the most significant corporate tax reform of the year so far with SB 151, and took a strong step to prevent multinational corporations from avoiding state tax obligations. Thanks to #nmleg and @GovMLG for passing this smart tax policy! ow.ly/Ia5r50Yx0zF

Huge thanks to @GovMLG, @JavierForNM, @NathanLCNM, and Vice Chair Meredith Dixon for the $60M designated in the state budget for early childhood professional wages! Supporting the workforce will allow universal child care to be successful. #nmpol #nmleg

Today we celebrate and thank @GovMLG for signing SB241 and SB96 into law. These bills establish and provide funding for universal child care, and create a path for home-based providers to offer care. This is a historic day for New Mexico's children! #nmpol #nmleg

The Voices team spent Valentine’s Day at @NewMexicoECECD Early Childhood Day, where the power of universal child care was celebrated! We stood with early educators to advocate for professional wages and pathways that will make this program long lasting. #nmleg #nmpol

New Mexico stepped up last year to keep health insurance affordable for families on the BeWell marketplace. Now we need to pass HB 4 to continue that critical assistance. We urge lawmakers to move HB 4 through the Senate and on to the Governor's desk! #nmleg #nmpol

Soules: "Climate action is not too expensive - climate disasters are. The longer we wait, the more it costs for our families. Families are then displaced." #NMpol #NMlegt

This evening, SB 18 Clear Horizons Act passed out of HTBTC on a vote of 6-4! It now goes to the full Senate floor. Thank you legislators for standing with New Mexico communities. #NMpol #NMleg

The budget bill for the 2026 session has passed through the House and is on to the Senate! We urge lawmakers to retain or expand the allocations to universal child care and a wage and career ladder. We need those investment to make our system successful! #nmleg #nmpol

BREAKING: SB 18 Clear Horizons Act just passed out of Senate Conservation Committee on a vote of 5-4! Thank you legislators for supporting bold climate action. On to the next committee! #NMpol #NMleg