Financial Aid

New Mexico offers financial aid to low-income households, senior citizens, and people with disabilities. Support includes help with housing, food, and medical expenses. Additional benefits include employment and job training, child care support, and utility assistance, and much more.

Food Stamps (SNAP)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the federally-funded and state-supervised program which is created to provide financial assistance to needy families, who are struggling with their monthly food expenses.

Besides providing basic financial assistance, SNAP also offers additional programs whose mission is to educate SNAP enrollees how to get the most out of their monthly benefits in order to provide nutritious meals to their families.

LIHEAP

LIHEAP, or The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, assists low income renters and homeowners with money for their heating costs. This way low income homeowners and renters are prevented from the risk of living without sufficient energy and heating. New Mexico LIHEAP keeps its low income families both healthy and safe during those extremely cold months.

Medicaid

New Mexico Medicaid is a national public health insurance program funded jointly by the state of New Mexico and the U.S. federal government. Payments are strictly made to medical service providers, not to the eligible Medicaid beneficiary. Each state in the US has a different Medicaid program.

MexiKids

Every Medicaid program in the US has a department that caters for uninsured children. This department is popularly known as CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program). It strictly covers children who are under 18 years of age. In New Mexico, this department has been given the name New MexiKids for children between 0 to 12, and New MexiTeens for teens ages 13 to 19.

SSDI

If you live in New Mexico and meet the eligibility criteria, you can receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. These monthly payments are for former employees who are unable to work as a result of a disability.

TANF

New Mexico's TANF program offers more than just cash assistance—it includes employment support to help families become self-reliant. This support ranges from job training and education to help with finding and keeping a job. The goal is to empower families to move away from assistance and towards financial stability.

TEFAP

New Mexico's TEFAP, funded by the USDA, provides food assistance to families and individuals in need, offering a variety of nutritious food through local distribution centers. This program plays an important role in New Mexico's efforts to combat hunger and support the nutritional needs of its residents.

Unemployment

Unemployment Insurance is the federally funded and state supervised program which provides temporary financial assistance to unemployed individuals, who lost their jobs through no fault on their own. Besides providing financial help, Unemployment Insurance (UI) provides essential resources in order for every individual to find suitable employment.

Veterans Disability

New Mexico extends Veterans Disability benefits to veterans who sustained injuries during their active military duty. This financial compensation is just one way we reward veterans for their service. Along with disability benefits, New Mexico veterans have access to comprehensive healthcare services, Veterans Readiness and Employment, VA home loans, and much more.

WAP

New Mexico Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides necessary weatherization services to low-income households. Such households find it difficult to pay their energy costs, which makes a major part of their household income.

WIC

Just like other WIC programs in the US, the New Mexico WIC program serves women during their prenatal, breastfeeding and postpartum period. A good number of women served by the program are in their twenties. Due to the fact that age span ranges from teenage years through fifty years, WIC Nutritionist have developed a policy during their counseling that suits the mother's age and experience. This ensures that the nutritional information is presented in a manner most meaningful to the participant. New Mexico WIC Program provides the highest quality of service to New Mexicans.