Posts by Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico
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. by Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. When…
Read MoreMedically fragile and sleeping in office buildings
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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