Growing Up New Mexico Inc

Early childhood policy and advocacy (formerly nmecdp)- growing up new mexico is working on big, structural change to improve the lives of kids and families throughout new mexico. We listen to the voices in our communities - policy makers and parents who share their aspirations and trust us to put them into action. This work involves identifying viable sources and strategies for increased public funding and then creating and supporting the necessary legislation and public policy to secure these funds in perpetuity. Not only are we educating and caring for young children, but we're also working to increase wages for professionals in a system that has historically undervalued and underpaid women, especially women of color. We're working on making big strides toward improving child and family well-being and manifesting our shared goal of giving new mexico's children and their families the opportunities they need to succeed. Thriving working families are a cornerstone for strong economic development and growth in every community.

Covering the most critical developmental period in a child's life, growing up new mexico's home visiting program delivers an integrated curriculum of support and resources that inform a confident, healthy, and stable family life. Open to all families in santa fe and rio arriba counties, our home visiting program can begin prenatally and continue until age five. During initial visits, trained home visitors help parents, caregivers, and families master feeding, caring for, and bonding with a new baby. Once healthy growth and development are established, home visiting expands to build a foundation for early learning, literacy, and social emotional growth.

Great start family support home visiting program - the program provides three home visits to all interested parents and their new babies within the first 30 days post birth. The visits focus on supporting successful breastfeeding, screening for postpartum depression, and ensuring connection with necessary community resources. The goals of the program include an increase in breastfeeding, increase in parent confidence, and reduction of infant re-admission to the hospital within the first 30 days postpartum. Expenses 181,019 including grants of 0 revenue 0 family friends and neighbors program (ffn) supports home-based childcare providers by increasing knowledge of child development and early learning, thereby resulting in increased social, emotional, and academic success for children being cared for in home-based settings. Expenses 111,191 including grants of 0 revenue 0 dolly parton's imagination library program - this program is administered by growing up new mexico and is funded primarily by santa fe county and southwest new mexico council of governments. It is an early literacy program that sends each enrolled child an age-appropriate book every month, from birth to age five. Growing up new mexico utilizes additional funding sources for spanish versions of these books. Expenses 125,532 including grants of 0 revenue 0 bridges to opportunity - in partnership with christus st. Vincent regional medical center, anchorum st. Vincent, santa fe county and the city of santa fe, bridges to opportunity provides short- and long- term support with one-on-one coaching for families with young children prenatal to five. Our coaches address immediate needs like emergency aid, food, transportation, housing and utility insecurity, childcare, and mental health services. Once these issues have been identified and addressed, a family can elect to receive multi-generational or "whole family" coaching to aid in setting and reaching self-identified goals in one or more of the following areas: social capital, early childhood education, post-secondary and employment pathways, economic assets, health and well-being. Expenses 568,705 including grants of 0 revenue 0