Major Grants and Donations Expand Family Support in San Juan

The 100% San Juan Initiative, the county implementation of the statewide 100% New Mexico model, revealed expanded programming and new funding on December 3, 2025 that promises to broaden services for families across San Juan County. The initiative announced a surprise anonymous donation of $100,000 to support a One Stop Family Center located at Presbyterian Medical Services, and a four year grant totaling $2.8 million from the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department to sustain local operations and outreach.

Leadership at the Initiative includes director Kathy Price and county co coordinator Megan Cullip with San Juan County Community Health and Social Services. The new funds will underwrite staffing and program expansion, including the hiring of a county success mentor funded through a separate $100,000 grant. That position is intended to connect families to services and to track outcomes as the Initiative scales up.

Programs already in operation will receive bolstered resources. Family Hui peer led parent groups will continue to offer peer cohort support for parents. News and Chews, a Kellogg funded outreach effort, will expand nutrition education and SNAP information at community sites. Kinship Caregiver payments will be managed alongside collaborations on trauma informed parenting and community leadership training. Initiative leaders also outlined plans to compile a family resource directory and to intensify outreach to diverse and rural populations.

For residents, the combined funding represents both immediate and longer term implications. The One Stop Family Center is positioned to streamline access to child care referrals housing supports and parenting resources in one location. The four year timeline of the CYFD grant gives the Initiative planning stability to measure results and to refine services. The anonymous donation underscores community level philanthropy and helps launch services that could otherwise face delays.

As these programs roll out, county officials and Initiative leaders will need to maintain transparent reporting on service uptake budgets and outcomes. For San Juan families navigating child care shortages housing instability or barriers to benefits the announced investments create new pathways to assistance and signal a shift toward coordinated local support.