Featuring the Family Friendly Business Award

Julianna SilvaBlog

Family Friendly New Mexico (FFNM) is celebrating our fifth anniversary this year and we thought it would be a good time to give a little history and deeper dive into our program. The mission of the FFNM initiative is to recognize and support employers that adopt and implement family friendly policies so that businesses, employees and their families can thrive. What is Family Friendly? We realize that the term “family friendly” can have a variety of meanings and interpretations. The term is used in many situations such as describing a business that is family friendly by allowing children into the … Read More

Meet Two Members of our Business Leadership Council

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Since the founding of the Family Friendly New Mexico (FFNM) initiative, we have relied upon the expertise, commitment, and support from community business leaders to inform and provide guidance to our efforts. This group of advisors is called our Business Leadership Council and we are grateful for the past and current members who have dedicated their energy to supporting family friendly employers across the state of New Mexico. In our blog post today, we introduce you to two more of our current six members. Amanda Armenta, Sr. Manager, Employee Success Partner T-Mobile Why did you join the FFNM Business Leadership … Read More

Meet our Business Leadership Council

Julianna SilvaBlog

Since the founding of the Family Friendly New Mexico (FFNM) initiative, we have relied upon the expertise, commitment and support from community business leaders to inform and provide guidance to our efforts. This group of advisors is called our Business Leadership Council and we are grateful for the past and current members who have dedicated their energy to supporting family friendly employers across the state of New Mexico. In our blog post today, we introduce you to three of our current six members. Karl Brotton, HR Manager TLC Plumbing & Utility

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How the Family Friendly NM Team Gets Work Done During Covid-19

Julianna SilvaBlog, COVID-19

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Each week, as we hear the latest statistics we learn that a lot of businesses are struggling and more and more people are out of work. Our team is working diligently to provide as many resources as possible to support businesses that are navigating uncharted waters. We are working on adding resources to help essential businesses that are hiring find employees who are now looking for jobs (more to come at a later date). In this post, we are featuring some of the tools, practices and resources our team uses to work toward our goals to support our community. In … Read More

Weathering an Economic Storm

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economic storm

Our mission at Family Friendly New Mexico (FFNM) is to support businesses, their employees and families to thrive. Right now, businesses and non-profit organizations have moved into survival mode virtually overnight. FFNM supports a wide range of businesses and organizations of every size and from a variety of industries including food and accommodation, healthcare and social assistance, education, construction and government. These industries are all at the front lines of the coronavirus rapid response that we are adapting to on a daily basis.  Experts predict that the economic impacts hitting our personal and collective economies will be felt for months … Read More