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Half of NM College Students Struggle with Food and Housing Insecurity

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9.27.24 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with two authors of a recent report that shows more than half of New Mexico college and university students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Sarita Cargas, founder of UNM’s Basic Needs Project, and Patricia Trujillo, deputy secretary of the state’s Higher Education Department, tell Lou how systemic…

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Food and Housing Insecurity at NM Colleges

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with two authors of a recent report that shows more than half of New Mexico college and university students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Sarita Cargas, founder of UNM’s Basic Needs Project, and Patricia Trujillo, deputy secretary of the state’s Higher Education…

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