Out of the office and into the fire
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered an end to the practice of housing children in the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department’s office buildings. It was supposed to keep kids from harm — but it only placed them in new danger.
Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth, where will kids with serious health conditions go?
CYFD is trying to find homes for its hard-to-place youth. One major type of foster home is saying no.
After putting a stop to office stays, the state hopes that treatment foster care can help fill the gap for its teens in need of homes.
Youth homeless shelters shoulder burden for CYFD’s highest-needs kids
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth and an Attorney General investigation finding that the state is “warehousing” kids in group settings, the state is continuing to rely on shelters to house children
CYFD offices by day, shelters by night
With overnight office stays now prohibited, advocates say foster youth spend all day in CYFD offices and leave each night to sleep on couches at youth homeless shelters
