/tags/food-insecurity food insecurity en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:58:52 GMT /sentor-Lujan-representative-Stansbury-SNAP-WIC-bills-funding-benefits-shutdown New Mexico’s federal lawmakers are pushing bills aimed at bankrolling food assistance, which is set to stop Saturday amidst the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, both Democrats, are sponsoring bills aimed at stopping that, and said both the money and the votes are there. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:58:52 GMT /sentor-Lujan-representative-Stansbury-SNAP-WIC-bills-funding-benefits-shutdown Daniel Montaño /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments With federal cuts to food assistance already hitting states, and even more coming down the line, the Legislative Finance Committee told state lawmakers that high rates of food insecurity will likely get worse in New Mexico. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments Daniel Montaño /local-news/2025-08-04/nm-college-students-food-insecurity-rise Food insecurity among New Mexico's college students could rise due to changes in the nation's food assistance program. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:43:45 GMT /local-news/2025-08-04/nm-college-students-food-insecurity-rise Roz Brown /local-news/2025-06-12/childhood-hunger-roadrunner-food-bank-food-insecurity Feeding America has released their annual, Map the Meal Gap study, that takes a look at food insecurity risk from 2023. According to the data, New Mexico ranked fourth in childhood hunger. Now with several funding cuts from the federal level to both assistance programs and food banks, the Roadrunner food bank told °µºÚÍø what this could mean for local hunger relief. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:44:23 GMT /local-news/2025-06-12/childhood-hunger-roadrunner-food-bank-food-insecurity Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-03-17/colleges-could-tackle-housing-and-food-needs-with-money-in-proposed-budget The proposed state budget includes $20 million over the next three years for efforts to keep college students enrolled. Some of that money could be used to address high rates of housing and food insecurity among students in New Mexico, which far surpass national averages. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:22:48 GMT /local-news/2025-03-17/colleges-could-tackle-housing-and-food-needs-with-money-in-proposed-budget Bella Davis /Trump-tariffs-taxes-federal-job-funding-cuts-could-lead-to-higher-grocery-prices-more-food-insecurity-hunger-in-NM-New-Mexico The Legislative Finance Committee said earlier this week that new federal policies — like tariffs and federal funding cuts — would have an outsized effect on New Mexicans, and could increase the cost of groceries in a state that already has a higher than average amount of food insecurity. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:27:47 GMT /Trump-tariffs-taxes-federal-job-funding-cuts-could-lead-to-higher-grocery-prices-more-food-insecurity-hunger-in-NM-New-Mexico Daniel Montaño /local-news/2024-10-03/food-banks-struggle-to-bridge-the-gap-in-indigenous-communities Despite some progress like free, universal school meals, Native communities suffer disproportionate levels of food insecurity Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:40:22 GMT /local-news/2024-10-03/food-banks-struggle-to-bridge-the-gap-in-indigenous-communities Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-08-19/new-mexico-students-food-housing-insecurity A new study on the basic needs of New Mexico college students shows that more than half struggle with food and housing insecurity. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:04:56 GMT /local-news/2024-08-19/new-mexico-students-food-housing-insecurity Mia Casas /local-news/2024-08-12/hunger-food-insecurity-sun-bucks The new school year is just getting started, but families can still take advantage of a new federal program to support students K-12 during the summer who may otherwise rely on meals at school and eliminate the burden of families having to stretch their grocery budgets. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:16:49 GMT /local-news/2024-08-12/hunger-food-insecurity-sun-bucks Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2024-05-09/local-group-brings-a-piece-of-home-to-kids-in-juvenile-detention Kids in juvenile detention facilities miss out on a lot going on in their communities and families. That includes grandma’s cooking. A program in Albuquerque is trying to mend that by bringing culturally relevant foods to a youth detention center. It’s not about teaching them how to cook, necessarily, but to help them maintain a relationship to their cultural heritage and learn about food as medicine. Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-09/local-group-brings-a-piece-of-home-to-kids-in-juvenile-detention Megan Myscofski