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Youth homeless shelters shoulder burden for CYFD’s highest-needs kids

Residential street at dusk with houses lit by exterior lights, a chain-link fence in the foreground, and trees and utility poles under a darkening sky.

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. by Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. When…

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Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings

Illustration of a wheelchair facing a static-filled TV in a dimly lit room with an unmade bed, dresser, wastebasket, and two cups on a table.

Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth, where will kids with serious health conditions go? by Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. In the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department’s office in Hobbs, an eight-year-old boy wandered from room to…

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