Do you know a student who doesn’t have a stable place to live? New Mexico is investing $7.8 million to expand a school-based initiative this school year to help families facing housing instability remain in their homes and prevent students from missing school, according to KOAT.
Combined with the $4.85 million the state invested last year, this brings the total funding for the program to more than $12.6 million, the news outlet reported.
The Department of Workforce Solutions oversees the Family Stabilization program, which continues to serve public schools in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe. This year, the program will be available in all four school districts in San Juan County: Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield, and Central Consolidated, per KOAT…