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Contacts

Youth Services Bureau
Bureau Chief:
Patrice Perrault
Phone: 505-827-7450 ext. 1007
e-mail: Patrice.Perrault@state.nm.us

Youth Services Bureau:
Deputy Bureau Chief
Maya Mcknight
Phone: 505-827-7450 ext. 1094
email: maya.mcknight@state.nm.us

State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department's Website

YouthPowerUp.org - Empowering New Mexico's Foster Youth

What’s New @ New Mexico

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Youth Groups

Adelante - Empowering New Mexico's Foster Youth

New Mexico Youth Advocate Council
(Bylaws as developed on 08/08/2008)
Purpose, Vision, and Mission

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Higher Education

Education Training Voucher
You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program!
You may qualify if:

1. You are 18, 19 or 20 years old.

2. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen

Statistics

There are 2,316 children in foster care in the state of New Mexico.


Who are New Mexico's children waiting in the foster care system

2,316 children in foster care
41.8% of foster children are between ages of 0 and 5
31.5% of foster children are between ages of 6 and 12

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New Mexico Independent Living Conference

The 2008 New Mexico Independent Living Conference was held July 21st-23rd in Ruidoso, NM. Two All-Stars and about 75 youth attended.

Workshops Held:
Getting Solid

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Youth Conference

Statewide Independent Living Youth Conference takes place annually during the summer.

Read about the 2008 Conference

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