Paid Family & Medical Leave is a Matter of Equity 

In her role at CommonSpirit Saint Joseph’s Children, Jessa Cowdry has been involved in the fight to pass paid family and medical leave for the past year. But her fight for PFML is also personal. As a mother, who was able to take 12 weeks of paid time off after the...

Investing in the Future of New Mexico Children 

As Deputy Policy Director at New Mexico Voices for Children, Jacob Vigil fights day in and day out for policies that will improve the lives of children across the state. Jacob has helped lead the charge to pass paid family and medical leave in New Mexico so families...

Caring For One Another is a Truly New Mexican Value

As executive director of the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Alexandria Taylor understands how critical paid family and medical leave is for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, who need time off from work to seek medical care, receive crisis...