100% NEW MEXICO INITIATIVE

FOOD SECURITY ACTION TEAM

IN EACH COUNTY, THIS TEAM STRENGTHENS THE FOOD SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE OUR RESIDENTS

 

MISSION

WE SEEK TO ENSURE TRAUMA-FREE CHILDHOODS, RESILIENT FAMILIES AND WELL-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES

The 100% New Mexico Initiative has ten action teams working within a county, each one focused on ensuring ten vital services for surviving and thriving. The initiative’s Food Security Action Team’s mission is to identify gaps in county services; strengthen service organizations; and create a networked countywide system of services, timely support and empowerment. The team will identify solutions that meet the needs of those county residents with and without access to internet services or personal transportation.

The Food Security Action Team works with partners in the field to ensure that all county residents have timely access to the services they need. This includes assessing to what degree county residents have easy access to care and identifying barriers and their causes. Barriers may include prohibitive costs, lack of personal or public transportation and lack of awareness of services offered. Innovations in this area include a variety of evidence-informed strategies shown to improve overall access and quality of services, including technology-based solutions for tracking supply and demand. The action team is guided by the frameworks of continuous quality improvement, collective impact and adaptive leadership, with ongoing support from the Anna, Age Eight Institute technical assistance providers.

 

ROOT CAUSES

WHAT ARE THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD SECURITY DISPARITIES?

The Anna, Age Eight Institute works with each county initiative to assess and analyse the root causes of local health and food security disparities, identifying within each community historical challenges.

 

DATA-DRIVEN

DATA GUIDE US TO SOLUTIONS IN ALL COMMUNITIES WITHIN A COUNTY’S BORDERS

With data from the 100% New Mexico Survey and other sources, a local action team will be able to identify where in the county the need for food security program services exists and what barriers make access difficult for both parents and children. For each barrier, there are numerous evidence-informed solutions waiting to be implemented by local stakeholders, working in a collaborative process.

 

PROCESS

WE ARE ASKING LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR ACCESS TO ALL VITAL SERVICES AND THE BARRIERS THEY FACE.

The 100% New Mexico Initiative’s Food Security Action Team engages in the data-driven, four-step process of continuous quality improvement (CQI) to identify and address gaps to vital services.

Step 1: Assess gaps in vital services

Step 2: Plan in a collaborative process to address gaps

Step 3: Act with county/city alignment to increase vital services

Step 4: Evaluate all progress toward measurable results

The local CQI process is fully supported by the Anna, Age Eight Institute through technical assistance by staff with expertise in assessment, planning and logic model design, project management, program implementation, IT strategies, communication and evaluation.

 

ALIGNMENT

THE ACTION TEAM WORKS IN COLLABORATION TO CREATE A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND RESILIENCE

Each of the 1oo% New Mexico initiative’s ten action teams coordinate their work with one another, along with representatives from state, county and city government. The initiative is a countywide capacity-building process that is focused on alignment of activities with agency leadership, stakeholders, elected officials and partners in the private sector coordinating efforts to achieve a shared goal: A fully-resourced county where 100% of residents can thrive.

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YOUR NEXT STEP

To get more information on the 100% New Mexico initiative, to start or join a county-based initiative, or to share insights and expertise, please contact us.