/tags/cyfd CYFD en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Oct 2025 02:42:19 GMT /local-news/2025-10-02/republican-lawmakers-say-democrats-shut-them-out-of-the-special-session The special legislative session ended in Santa Fe on Thursday afternoon, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the passage of bills designed to lessen the impact of federal funding cuts. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 02:42:19 GMT /local-news/2025-10-02/republican-lawmakers-say-democrats-shut-them-out-of-the-special-session Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-08-20/kevins-arbitrator-cyfd-foster-care-failure The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:36:26 GMT /local-news/2025-08-20/kevins-arbitrator-cyfd-foster-care-failure Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-07-10/another-life-lost-in-new-mexicos-foster-care-system Makamy Anderson’s death is the most recent tragedy to come to light amid a string of deaths of children in the state’s care. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:13:35 GMT /local-news/2025-07-10/another-life-lost-in-new-mexicos-foster-care-system Ed Williams /local-news/2025-04-16/teenager-suicide-foster-care-new-mexico Those who knew the boy described him as a caring young man who was supportive of the other foster youth living in CYFD facilities. His death comes after consecutive years of the state’s failure to provide stable foster homes and mental health care for teenagers in its custody. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:49:06 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/teenager-suicide-foster-care-new-mexico Ed Williams /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 /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 /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement The Kevin S. lawsuit , originally brought by 14 foster children against the state of New Mexico, has been settled for almost five years. But even with corrective plans, change has stalled out. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:38:45 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out The state of New Mexico was served with a class action lawsuit in 2018 by 14 foster children and two advocacy organizations to better the child welfare system. The parties reached a settlement agreement in 2020 which is now known by the name of one of the plaintiffs, Kevin S. °µºÚÍø explores how the suit began and how it has progressed over the last six years in the third part of a series. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:50:27 GMT /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Yesterday we heard about the origins of the Children, Youth, and Families Department, and the state’s decades of struggle to provide care for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children. CYFD improved for a time under a consent decree. But advocates say since then those gains have gone away. °µºÚÍø picks up the story in the second part of a series. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:33:03 GMT /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-01-22/cyfd-secretary-says-agency-is-working-to-address-lack-of-foster-care-placements The Children, Youth, and Families Department has come under fire for having kids sleeping in the agency’s offices due to a lack of foster care placements. °µºÚÍø spoke with Secretary Teresa Casados on how CYFD plans to address this issue through its Foster Care+ program and her hopes for the current legislative session. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:49:04 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/cyfd-secretary-says-agency-is-working-to-address-lack-of-foster-care-placements Taylor Velazquez