Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07.03.2020 SANTA FE — The New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department on Wednesday launched the state’s first Extended Foster Care program, Fostering Connections, which extends the age of support and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06.05.2020 Multi-agency state effort addresses access to food, child care, cultural learning opportunities SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced additional resources for New Mexico families...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05.22.2020 Administrative Office of the Courts   SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court has established legal guidelines for resuming in-person visits between children in state custody and their biological parents...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05.08.2020 During the COVID crisis and beyond, the safety of detained and committed young people is one of CYFD’s utmost priorities. Through decades of juvenile justice reform New Mexico has reduced the juvenile justice...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05.06.2020 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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05.06.2020 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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04.14.2020 SANTA FE — The state of New Mexico has launched NMConnect, a new phone app that provides free 24-hour crisis and non-crisis support and access to behavioral health professionals who can text or talk via...

By MK Mendoza, Santa Fe Public Radio 04.13.2020 State Secretary of Children, Youth and Families Brian Blalock weighs in on the difficulties foster children face during the pandemic of COVID-19. Take a listen here.

For Immediate Release: Matt Bieber, Director of CommunicationsEarly Childhood Education Care Department 04.10.2020 SANTA FE - Today, Early Childhood Education and Care Department Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky announced the launch of a new grant program...

For Immediate Release: Melody Wells, Public Information Officer 03.27.2020SANTA 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...