Foster Kids /tags/foster-kids Foster Kids en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:02:28 GMT Bill advances that would expand resources to more youth aging out of foster care /local-news/2025-02-28/bill-expand-resources-aging-out-of-foster-care The Children, Youth, and Families Department’s Fostering Connections program was created several years ago to extend foster care services to youth aging out of the system. Now the legislature is looking to expand services and eligibility. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:02:28 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/bill-expand-resources-aging-out-of-foster-care Taylor Velazquez New Mexico has struggled for decades to give vulnerable youth adequate resources /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, 91°µÍř looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:10:42 GMT /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources Taylor Velazquez CYFD commits to ending office stays for foster youth under its care /local-news/2023-09-01/cyfd-commits-to-ending-office-stays-for-foster-youth-under-its-care The Children, Youth, and Families Department has faced scrutiny in the past for placing foster youth in their office to stay for periods of time. Interim Secretary Teresa Casados committed to ending these stays by working on restructuring the department. But she does not say there is a definite date for the stays to end. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:05:13 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/cyfd-commits-to-ending-office-stays-for-foster-youth-under-its-care Taylor Velazquez New corrective plan for the Kevin S. agreement settled /local-news/2023-07-11/new-corrective-plan-for-the-kevin-s-agreement-settled A new agreement has been reached, designed to improve the performance of the Children, Youth and Families Department and the Human Services Department, especially with respect to foster care. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:03:34 GMT /local-news/2023-07-11/new-corrective-plan-for-the-kevin-s-agreement-settled Taylor Velazquez New Mexico child welfare officials plan to recruit 190 new foster families by year's end /local-news/2023-05-17/new-mexico-child-welfare-officials-plan-to-recruit-190-new-foster-families-by-years-end The Children, Youth and Families Department has received consistent backlash concerning issues of transparency. The Department hosted a meeting Tuesday to announce the launch of a new dashboard that officials say promotes more transparency. The site has several data points to show progress with things like staffing and efforts to recruit foster parents. Thu, 18 May 2023 00:48:36 GMT /local-news/2023-05-17/new-mexico-child-welfare-officials-plan-to-recruit-190-new-foster-families-by-years-end Taylor Velazquez Let's Talk About Changing The Foster Care System /2021-05-18/lets-talk-about-changing-the-foster-care-system Let’s Talk New Mexico 5/20 8am: Life can be tough for kids in New Mexico’s foster care system. In fact, a lawsuit brought against the state in 2018… Tue, 18 May 2021 22:29:02 GMT /2021-05-18/lets-talk-about-changing-the-foster-care-system Ty Bannerman Foster Kids /entertainment/2017-05-15/foster-kids May is Foster Child Awareness Month, and The Children's Hour spoke with kids who’ve been in foster care about what it’s like. We learned even more about… Mon, 15 May 2017 20:28:00 GMT /entertainment/2017-05-15/foster-kids Katie Stone