.@Rep_Stansbury, pass a budget that increases $$ for cancer research & prevention programs without delay! As a constituent & advocate with @acscan, I urge you to include at least Senate bill funding levels in FY24 appropriations & help save more lives from cancer.
Thank you to Jennifer Garner for speaking at Child Care Lobby Day in support of child care workers in NM! Our child care workers deserve a wage and career ladder that ensures they are paid fairly for helping our children succeed and thrive. #nmpol#nmleg
🚨 If Congress does not adequately fund WIC, hundreds of thousands of children and their families will lose access to WIC and potentially have benefits slashed.
Congress must ensure all eligible families can participate in #WIC!
#WICStrong
Thanks @NMAmber and @NMVoices for this important context around the Kids Count rankings! #nmleg
50th place doesn’t show strides NM has made for kids https://t.co/GYRgo3J9oE
During #dacsummit2023 ECECD Secretary Groginsky also met with Proveedoras Unidas de Southern New Mexico, one of ECECD's funded local coalitions. Proveedoras Unidas de Southern New Mexico is located in Chaparral, NM, and organizes Spanish-speaking family child care providers.
Saturday, Sec. Groginsky spoke at #dacsummit2023 in Sunland Park. Sec. Groginsky met with early childhood advocates in the SW, including former ECECD Deputy Sec. Sallee, who is now doing great work @WK_Kellogg_Fdn, and Lacey Daniell-Miller, NM State Director of @SavetheChildren.
The 2023 Washington state legislative session just ended, and in spite of a tight funding year, there are wins to celebrate!
Our advocates:
💌 Delivered 400 postcards
📰 Publishing 10 letters in local papers
🤝 Met with lawmakers and/or their staff 19 times
That's remarkable!
Tennessee Republicans thought they could silence three House Reps just because they spoke out of turn to recognize Tennesseans demanding action on gun violence.
Today, they expelled two young Black men from office.
… and they handed them a national stage.
Let’s. Go. 🇺🇸
When lawmakers failed to approve federal funds keeping child care businesses afloat in #Idaho, advocates sprang into action!
As a result, the child care wage and enhancement grants are on their way to the governor’s desk.
Thank you advocates for all the work you did!
🎉 The 2023 New Mexico legislative session comes to an end and with it, are big victories for kids!
🤩 Our incredible advocates helped make these wins possible. They collected 132 petitions & delivered nearly 1,000 postcards to lawmakers.
👏 Great work! #nmpol#nmleg
Having a governor and dedicated department so committed to early childhood has made New Mexico a national leader in this area. Thanks to @GovMLG and @Egroginsky for fighting for and defending Early Childhood Education and Care funding! #nmleg#nmpol
New Mexico's children need lawmakers who understand the need for early childhood programs. Thanks @SenPadilla@jeff4nm @siahforsenate @NathanLCNM@meredithforNM for working towards fully funding a high-quality, universal early education system for all NM kids. #nmleg#nmpol
We couldn’t agree more: hunger has no part in the school day!
Thank you to @GovMLG, @SenPadilla, Sen @LeoJara85089430, for ensuring all children have equitable access to free, nutritious meals at school. #nmleg
So wonderful to see this bill start moving again today, with such incredible support! Now we need SB 4 to quickly pass on the Senate floor & to move quickly through the House so NM can provide free meals to our school kids! #nmleg#nmpol
From @NMAmber: 70% of the voters supported big investments in early childhood, 90% of brain development happens before age 5, and a huge budget surplus, we have no reason not to invest in child care teacher wages👏👏 #nmleg https://t.co/XBlU560a5x