by NewMexico.gov | May 6, 2020 | CYFD, Other Affected Services
SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Children, Youth & Families Department is making sure that young people who reach their 18th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic can continue receiving seamless support from the agency for as long as the public health crisis continues....
by NewMexico.gov | May 6, 2020 | CYFD, Other Affected Services
SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Children, Youth & Families Department has authorized additional monetary support to go to each child in foster care for the duration of the “stay at home” orders. An additional $175 per month is being added to every foster care maintenance...
by NewMexico.gov | May 6, 2020 | CYFD, Other Affected Services
SANTA FE – State government agencies have delivered more than 5.4 million meals to children and youth, more than 293,000 meals to seniors and, separately, more than 400,000 pounds of food items to those communities most in need throughout New Mexico since the start of...
by NewMexico.gov | Mar 27, 2020 | CYFD, Other Affected Services
Read the entire New Mexico Supreme Court’s order here SANTA FE — The Children, Youth & Families Department announced Friday that it will begin facilitating court-ordered family visits for children who are in foster care through video and telephone...
by NewMexico.gov | Mar 27, 2020 | CYFD, Early Childhood, Education
SANTA FE – New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state education and child care officials announced Friday. The decision is part of a two-pronged plan...
by NewMexico.gov | Mar 20, 2020 | CYFD, Early Childhood, Other Affected Services
SANTA FE — The State’s Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), in an advanced precautionary step, will conduct more of its visits for youth via phone or video, the Department said Friday. The move was enacted immediately. “While we know of no increased danger...
