Brindle Foundation supports early childhood in New Mexico, prenatal to three
Some of Brindle’s outstanding grantee partners including: Breath of My Heart, Cuidando los Ninos, Embudo Valley Library, First Born of Northern NM, Gerard’s House, Growing Up New Mexico, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Santa Fe Children’s Museum, and TEWA Women United
Brindle 2022 grant calendar
September 22nd
Early Childhood proposals due
By Early December
Notification of grant awards
News & events
Welcome to William: Brindle's New Program Officer!
William Townley is a lifelong New Mexican who was born in Albuquerque and has lived in communities across the state. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts in History and his Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico. While in law school, he was a member of the Native American Law Students Association.

Following law school, William worked in both legal and nonprofit settings, building a career focused on advocacy and service. He served as an attorney with the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, the Arizona Center for Disability Law, and Pegasus Legal Services for Children. He also gained broader nonprofit experience through his work with HopeWorks and Meals on Wheels.

An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, William is especially driven by the opportunity to improve outcomes for young children and families, including in tribal communities.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and two dogs, Harry and Chika.
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Supporting kids to understand
that they matter
Harvard's Center on the Developing Child released this paper describing how a sense of mattering in early childhood affects lifelong health and well-being. See this brochure of 11 practical strategies they identified
NM universal child care and streamlining for centers signed into law
As the first state in the country to implement a universal childcare system regardless of income, New Mexico codified into law SB241 securing funding over the next five years and SB96 to lower barriers for  home-based centers around zoning and permits. Read reporting by Searchlight/New Mexican here.
Why Planned Parenthood and reproductive rights are important to Brindle's EC work
In this profile, Brindle was pleased to affirm our long-held belief in Planned Parenthood and PPRM's critical work in New Mexico
Brindle releases findings on
support to staff wellness
A report from the Brindle Foundation chronicles ideas from grantee partner organizations as they supported staff members through the challenges of the last two years.
Services for infants, toddlers, and children in NM for families with newborns
NM's ECECD created a brief summary compilation of free and voluntary state services for children in English and Spanish. This flyer will be distributed to families with newborns at the time of delivery.
The impact of community-based doulas

The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center has published research on the role and impact of community based doulas and how they support families to have healthier births. See a summary of the findings or the complete report here.
Good News for Early Childhood in New Mexico
ECECD turns one!
July 2021
In a celebration that included Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky, New Mexico's Early Childhood Education and Care Department celebrated its first birthday on July 1, 2021. It has been an exciting year for the new department which has beenable to work with partners on a number of initiatives including expanding child care assistance eligibility, establishing tribal liaisons for work on early childhood with NM’s 23 pueblos, tribes and nations, and creating an Equity Council. (link
New Mexico’s Prenatal to Three Initiative makes strides!
Working with a number of early childhood leaders, advocates and providers from across the state, NM’s Prenatal to Three Coalition has just released the Prenatal to Three Guiding Principles for Equity. This toolkit, supported by Pritzker Foundation, includes concrete ways to address racial, economic, linguistic, and other inequities in early childhood. (link to toolkit +photo)
The Early Childhood Trust Fund doubles assets!
NM’s ECECD is funded by a trust that has been expected to grow slowly from a base of $300million. Given an unexpectedly strong recovery in oil and gas revenue, as well as tax collections ,the assets are now valued at close to $650 million. While the interest earned by the trust is what funds ECECD, as the base grows, so does support to early childhood in NM. Projections continue for swift growth, a pace that is great news for the state’s infants and toddlers. (use ECECD logo here? Link to article in New Mexico in Depth)
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