Following the federal government’s recent decision to no longer pay for foster children at New Mexico’s new “multi-service†foster home that just opened in May, the need for our state to implement new and sustainable solutions — solutions that impact children in need of immediate support and care — has never been more clear.
More than 2,000 children are in state custody and the Children, Youth & Families Department has only 1,016 licensed homes available. The math simply isn’t adding up. More than 980 New Mexican children are in need of homes. Bold, new approaches are desperately needed.
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