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State puts $7.8 million into school-based help for families at risk of losing their homes
The Daily Las Cruces team
If you're a Las Cruces Public Schools parent facing a rent, utilities or car-repair crunch, help runs through your child's school. The state's Office of Housing is investing $7.8 million this school year in its Family Stabilization program. It continues in Las Cruces, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and expands for the first time to all four San Juan County school districts.
The state's yearly investment grew to $7.8 million
Source: KTSM 9 News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 school year | $4.85 million |
| 2026-27 school year | $7.8 million |
Las Cruces' district worked with the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico as its fiscal agent, along with Tresco and FYI. KRQE says a state report puts housing insecurity at around 8% of San Juan County students.
- Two-year total: more than $12.6 million in state money
- New districts: Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield and Central Consolidated
- Las Cruces: program continues in the 2026-2027 school year
Las Cruces Public Schools served 131 families in the pilot year
- 487
- families served by the pilot statewide
- 1,240
- students served statewide
- 131
- families served by Las Cruces Public Schools
- 357
- children in those Las Cruces families
Source: KTSM 9 News
Sources: KTSM 9 News, KRQE NEWS 13