353 Views As many as 17% percent of New Mexicans experience severe housing problems, according to the Legislative Finance Committee, putting the state 13th in the country.
364 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s cold snap is creating health issues for those living on the streets. The Department of Health has reported 43 cold-related emergencies since Jan. 1. The homeless population is the most at risk of potentially losing their lives because of the cold.
426 Views A study released by immigrant rights organizations in New Mexico says that a statewide guaranteed income pilot program was a success.
387 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the City of Albuquerque’s work to clear encampments belonging to homeless people.
431 Views PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t
510 Views The number of migrants coming to the Duke City has jumped from 35 people per week to 100 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Asylum seekers coming to Albuquerque for help are ending up homeless on the streets of the Duke City, Target 7 has learned. As a result, nonprofit organizations
462 Views During the pandemic, Medicaid helped provide numerous services for everyone — now that the health emergency is averted, what’s left for the program? ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico officials are sounding the alarm for people who have been on Medicaid during the pandemic. New Mexico Medicaid Director Lorelei
417 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A growing homeless camp in near Central and Pennsylvania has some Albuquerque property owners calling on the city for help. “I counted about 20 tents, but here there are about three more because this one here was not there before. There are already about
500 Views Las Cruces’s first publicly funded guaranteed basic income program is in the works. The city-approved pilot project will allocate federal funds and provide monthly payments for a year and a half to qualifying low-income individuals, with the goal of evaluating recipient outcomes. This comes after some in the
548 Views SANTA FE, N.M. – Homelessness in New Mexico does not seem to be getting better. In fact, a new report to the state Legislative Finance Committee shows a 48% increase in homelessness over the past year.
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