AFTERSCHOOL IN

New Mexico

Afterschool programs in New Mexico keep kids safe, boost student success, and help parents keep their jobs. Kids achieve more, productivity goes up, and risky behaviors go down.

New Mexico parents strongly support afterschool:

91%

support public funding for afterschool

75%

say afterschool helps them keep their jobs

64%

say afterschool excites kids about learning

72%

say afterschool reduces the likelihood that kids will engage in risky behavior

The need for programs far exceeds the funding available.

Among New Mexico's K-12 students:

70,841

are enrolled in afterschool

90,659

are waiting for an available program

71,532

are alone and unsupervised after school

Learn more about afterschool in New Mexico

21st Century Community Learning Centers are the only federally funded before-school, afterschool, and summer learning programs.

TODAY

FY 2019

9,032^*

of kids enrolled in New Mexico afterschool attend a 21st CCLC program

$9,032,104

in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide

Learn more about 21st Century Community Learning Centers

* This figure is an Afterschool Alliance calculation based on the state-allocated 21st CCLC funding and a program cost of $1,000 per child. The program cost per child is an Afterschool Alliance estimation based on the Department of Education's per-student expenditures for: (1) all students attending 21st CCLC programs and (2) students who regularly attend 21st CCLC programs.

New Mexico Contacts

NETWORK

AMBASSADORS

CAUCUS

VISTA

The statewide afterschool network is working to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.

May Sagbakken
New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network
Explora Children's Museum and Science Center 1701 Mountain Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-224-8324
msagbakken@explora.us
http://www.nmost.org/

AMBASSADORS work to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.

Ambassador Emeritus
Cindy Schlenker Davies
Cindy Schlenker Davies
1510 Menaul Blvd NW New Mexico State University
Albuquerque, NM 87107-1026
505-243-1386
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Flo Trujillo
Farmington Public Library
2101 Farmington Ave
Farmington, NM 87401-7903
(505) 599-1261
Send email

Since 2005, members of the Afterschool Caucus in both the Senate and the House of Representatives have been building support and resources for quality afterschool programs.

Caucus members in your state:

Sen Tom Udall (D-NM)

Afterschool and Summer Meals Expansion VISTA

Afterschool and Summer Meals Expansion VISTAs increase afterschool and summer meal program participation among low-income children and families.

Kaski Suzuki - New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network (Albuquerque, NM)

STEM Afterschool Expansion VISTA

STEM Afterschool Expansion VISTAs expand access to high-quality afterschool programs that focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Julie Hernandez - New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network (Albuquerque, NM)

Tell Congress to save New Mexico's afterschool programs!

Sign the petition to support afterschool!

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The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Afterschool programs are critical to children and families today, yet the need for programs is far from being met. Learn more