Jonny Coker

4 days ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

As federal cuts to nutrition assistance programs are being debated in the nation’s capital, food pantries in southern New Mexico are continuing their work in providing baskets of food to families in need. Local food banks face uncertainty amid federal funding cuts Kristen Muñoz works for Casa de Peregrinos, one of the largest food pantries located in the southern part of the state. Muñoz is no stranger to the struggles of hunger faced by so many in New Mexico.

3 weeks ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

In July of 2018, a judge ruled that the State of New Mexico was out of compliance with the education clause within the state’s constitution. The case is still playing out, with a court hearing scheduled for later this month. Ahead of the hearing, local advocacy organizations held a town hall to address the state of education equity in New Mexico. In the case of Yazzie/Martinez v.

3 weeks ago | kunm.org | Jonny Coker

On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health, in collaboration with the nonprofit Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, held a vaccine clinic at Doña Ana Community College in Anthony, New Mexico. Federal funding cuts have hit the local nonprofit Empowerment Congress, with the organization losing the grant responsible for funding its vaccine access campaigns. Director of the organization Daisy Maldonado said these cuts will leave underserved communities with less access to healthcare.

4 weeks ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

Dozens of protestors lined up outside of the U.S. Border Patrol Station on Main Street in Las Cruces to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump’s current immigration crackdown. Teresa Valenzuela is with Indivisible Las Cruces, a group of local activists who’ve organized multiple protests in the city since Trump’s inauguration. Valenzuela said the demonstration aims to show support to immigrant communities in the borderland amid ongoing mass deportations.

1 month ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health, in collaboration with the nonprofit Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, held a vaccine clinic at Doña Ana Community College in Anthony, New Mexico. Federal funding cuts have hit the local nonprofit Empowerment Congress, with the organization losing the grant responsible for funding its vaccine access campaigns. Director of the organization Daisy Maldonado said these cuts will leave underserved communities with less access to healthcare.