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“BOOMBoxes” Keep Children Engaged During Pandemic
To date, 5,400 BOOMBox Family Activity Kits have been distributed to expecting parents and children through high school, with age-appropriate books, and supplies with instructions in each box. BOOMBoxes are creative activity kits containing fun educational materials along with community resource information and supplies to learn as a family and connect as a community, especially during the 2020 pandemic year. They
Innovating the Savings Field: We Want to Hear Your Stories!
Although the essential Assets for Independence (AFI) program was defunded a year ago, we know that efforts to support clients in savings and building assets has not stopped. Prosperity Now hosted a Matched Savings Summit in December 2017 to bring together practitioners from across the United States to explore opportunities in
Thriving Kids and Thriving Families
CAASNM recently wona major, four-year award from the State of New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department to initiate a home visiting program that will be called “Thriving Kids”. The project concentrates on families with children ages 0-3 in the Gadsden area of Doña Ana County. “Thriving Kids” partners with families and communities to promote
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Public Hearing
The public hearing on the CAASNM Plan for administering the Community Services Block Grant Program for state fiscal year 2023 will be held at 12:00 p.m. September 12, 2022 at 3880 Foothills Rd. Notice of the public hearing was published on the CAASNM website. Comments or changes will be made to this plan after that date if needed.