New Mexico Head Start

The Head Start program (for children ages 3-5) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and...read more

New Mexico Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists eligible New Mexico residents and families with their heating and cooling costs. LIHEAP is Federally funded through the Department of Health and Human Services. The Federal government...read more

New Mexico Medicaid

The New Mexico Medicaid program is a Federal and state funded program that serves needy individuals and families in New Mexico who meet financial and other eligibility requirements and certain other individuals who lack adequate resources to pay for...read more

New Mexico School Breakfast and Lunch Program

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash assistance to States to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. The School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a Federally assisted meal program operating in public...read more

New Mexico Seamless Summer Food Service

The Seamless Summer Food Service Program was established to ensure that, during summer school vacation, children would be able to receive the same high quality meals provided during the school year by the National School Lunch and the School...read more

New Mexico Special Milk Program

The Special Milk Program (SMP) provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve. Schools in the National School...read more

New Mexico Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. WIC's mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at...read more

New Mexico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves as the first line of defense against hunger for New Mexico residents. It enables low-income families to buy nutritious food with coupons and Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. SNAP...read more

New Mexico Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

The New Mexico Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as NMWorks, provides cash assistance and job training to eligible New Mexico families. This monthly cash assistance benefit should be used to meet family needs such as...read more

New Mexico Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet New Mexico's eligibility requirements. read more