Early childhood contractors get budget break
Gov. Bill Richardson said this week he will release $1 million for early childhood programs across New Mexico.
The federal stimulus money will support programs that serve homeless children and provide home visiting services for infants and their families provided through the Children, Youth and Families Department.
Of the $1 million, $234,000 will go to programs that serve homeless children and their families and $766,000 will go to home visiting services.
CYFD intends to restore budget cuts to contractors that have existing contracts with the state to serve at-risk families with infants cash advance today. The department will issue a request for proposals for the homeless childcare programs.
St. Joseph Community Health has also committed $234,168 of its own funds to support early childhood programs on top of the state money.
Allen Sanchez, CEO of St. Joseph, said investments in early childhood programs are critical during the current recession.