It's a big job. He hopes to have the van running within two weeks. The idea is to expand the job opportunities into Santa Fe. Right now, we don't have the jobs. We're trying to expand the job opportunities for a community like Las Vegas that has minimal jobs.
People are really appreciative.
They've said we've needed transportation, that we're finally catching up to the needs of the community. Of 440 welfare recipients surveyed for the study, as many as 85 percent need transportation assistance to get their children to child care. Marise McFadden, deputy director of the State Income Support Division, said the variety of circumstances throughout urban and rural New Mexico will likely require many different solutions. The program has been successful in five other states, Espinsoa said. Consider the feasibility of mobile substance abuse treatment facilities to underserved areas.