Security for Kids
Researched Facts
- 19 percent of children in NM live with disabilities mentally and physically.
- 18.4 percent of children live in poverty in NM. NM has the 3rd highest poverty rate in the country, with Louisiana in first and Mississippi in second
- 1 out of 3 kids are currently at risk of hunger, and 900 kids in foster care in Bernalillo county alone.
- NM is 50th in the country for child well-being. The poverty rate in nm is 27.4 of kids.
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