/tags/new-mexico-aging-and-long-term-services-department New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:41:02 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children An estimated 40,000 New Mexico children were raised by grandparents or a relative besides their parents in 2024, according to the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department. A bill in the legislature would create a pilot program to assist these kinship caregivers. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:41:02 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children Jeanette DeDios