2025 New Mexico Legislative Session: Global Give A Book and the Future of Early Childhood Development

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Updated: Jan 4

In collaboration with community partners and local food pantries, we have established direct links to children who can most benefit from our programs, utilizing established delivery points to distribute GGAB literacy materials.

APS Title I McKinney Vento Homeless Program

Albuquerque, NM

The APS McKinney-Vento Homeless Program offers a variety of support services for unhoused children and their families. These include transportation, clothing, and referrals to other resources within the city. Press Folder

The Food Depot “Diaper Program”

Santa Fe, NM

The SF Diaper Program helps provide supplemental disposable diapers to families in need. These diapers allow struggling families to keep a child in daycare, where disposables are required, so they can work or attend school. Global Give-A-Book enhances the Diaper Program by giving each family that participates in the Diaper Program a new book. Press Folder

Rio Grande Food Project

Albuquerque, NM

The Rio Grande Food Project’s mission is to alleviate hunger and cultivate long-term food security in the community. The Rio Grande Food Project supports the bilingual community by having bilingual staff and volunteers present. Global Give-A-Book enhances the program by hosting a bilingual UNM reading tutor. Each child will receive a new quality book to keep. Press Folder

The Food Depot “Casita de Comida-Española”

Santa Fe, NM

The Casita de Comida in Española, NM is a program that assists The Food Depot (TDF), creating a community to develop a hunger-free New Mexico. The Casita de Comida is a Choice-Based Pantry service for families distributing food boxes. Global Give-A-Book enhances the program by giving every child a new award-winning book with their food donation. Press Folder

“...The Food Depot, partners with Global-Give-A-Book and they are awesome! This organization has such a passion for children and literacy. We love that they provide books in multiple languages and the books are so fun. Everything comes packaged so beautifully.” -Amanda Bregel

St. Felix Pantry

Rio Rancho, NM

St. Felix Pantry provides free food, compassionate support, and referral services free of charge. The pantry's goal is to have its core values impact everything they do: respect for human dignity, compassion, justice and peace, transformation, and solidarity with the poor. Global Give-A-Book enhances the pantry by providing new award-winning books to each child with food donations. Press Folder

Community Pantry “Food For Kids”

Gallup, NM

The FFK (Food For Kids) program helps reduce food insecurity for school children. In the 27 schools we serve, 810 children who might go hungry over the weekend are provided with nutritious food. In support of this program, Global Give-A-Book is a New Mexico-based corporation that has been giving new, quality books to the FFK program since 2021. This ensures that the children participating in the FFK program receive a new book with their food donation.

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United Way Laundry Love

Central New Mexico

United Way is an organization serving families and children in multiple counties in Northern and Central New Mexico. One of their programs, Laundry Love, provides free laundry services and supplies to low-income families through partnerships with laundromats. Global Give-A-Book supports Laundry Love by donating 90 books quarterly to be distributed at Laundry Love events and alongside the Family Advocacy Program. Press Folder

Bienvenido Outreach Food Pantry

Santa Fe, NM

Bienvenido Outreach Food Pantry provides food and clothing to low-income families and unhoused community members. One of their most popular programs is the yearly Holiday Gift Program, where the pantry gives out hundreds of gifts to children with the help of local churches and community organizations. Global Give-A-Book provides award-winning children’s books to enhance this fantastic program! Press Folder

Animal Humane New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Animal Humane NM supports and missions to improve the lives of New Mexico’s cats and dogs through sheltering, adoptions, humane education, and veterinary service. Global Give-A-Book enhances the Animal Humane program through Shepherd Daisy. Shepherd Daisy is a dog that encourages children to read to their pets or stuffed animals for 15 minutes a day. Each child is gifted a new, quality book to keep.

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R4 Creating

Albuquerque, NM

The mission of R4 Creating is to support organizations that are making valuable contributions to increasing the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) opportunities for students. Press Folder