Thank you for your interest in the New Mexico Child First Network Holiday book drive. We are happy to provide books to children and families impacted by foster care in New Mexico. Sign up here!
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OP-ED submitted by Jill and Doug Michel - It’s time for a change at CYFD. And we’re serious this time.
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In sadness and grief, we honor the memory of Sylvie Hale, who was a champion of foster care in New Mexico. Because of her love of NM, Priority Schools Bureau is honored to contribute $500 to NM Child First Network in Sylvie’s memory.
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Fall 2021 Monthly Foster Family & Resource Parent Support Group
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Join New Mexico Child First Network for our first annual golf tournament to benefit our mission and our work!
For registration, sponsorship, or event inquiries, please email Maralyn@nmchildfirst.org
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Saturday July 17th from 10AM - 12PM
This training will help interested individuals in child welfare better understanding the role of a potential Ombudsman or "Child Advocate" office. We will hear directly from the Colorado Deputy Ombudsman.
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Join us THIS SATURDAY from 9AM - 12PM PST for a free luggage giveaway for your families! We are distributing all of the luggage, duffles, backpacks, totes and roller bags we collected from our Trash the Bag! Campaign. Please come pick out what you need for your child in care!
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Join New Mexico Child First Network, Foster Source, and PB & J Family Services on Thursday, June 10th at 10am to celebrate Reunification Month with our training: "Developing Strong Families: PB&J Family Services Presents Home Visitation, Family Infant Toddler Program, and Community Based Prevention, Intervention, and Reunification Program"
Join New Mexico Child First Network and Foster Source Colorado as we celebrate FATHERS throughout the entire month of June.
In this one-hour training on June 7th, we will hear from Mike McCormack, on "The Gift of Fatherhood."
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June 2021 is Pride Month and to celebrate, we are focusing on sharing stories of LGBTQ+ children and families impacted by the foster care system. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people are over-represented in foster care, where they are more likely to experience discrimination, abuse, neglect and the risk of harm.
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Join us in person on Saturday May 29th from 3PM-5PM in Albuquerque to celebrate Foster Care Appreciation Month! Limited to first 75 attendees to sign-up!
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Meet Michelle Schroff, founder of the Aspen Project and 2018 New Mexico Mother of the Year as we conclude our month-long support of moms everywhere. In this one-hour training, Michelle will create a space of encouragement, acknowledgement of the sacrifices foster parents make, and suggestions for caring for themselves as they care for their children.
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Join us on Saturday May 22nd as we celebrate Mother’s Day all month long! In this one-hour coffee chat, we will be chatting with Single Mamas about their journey as foster parents. We will laugh, cry, and learn together. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a foster parent, and you’re single, join this discussion!
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GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION: Thank you to the Kroger Foundation and Smith's Food and Drug Stores for supporting New Mexico Child First Network!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: No Kid Hungry grant awarded to New Mexico Child First Network & Western Heights Home Visiting to decrease food insecurity in young children in New Mexico.
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The New Mexico Child First Network hosted a training with the district attorney’s office to show how it uses social media to track who the crime-drivers are in our community. As it turns out, many of them are teenagers.
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Please join New Mexico Child First Network as we welcome Dr. Michele Coleman, the founder of the Attachment Healing Center, to present: The Circle of Security, Reactive Attachment Disorder and The Attachment Healing Method
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BIG NEWSA!! We are so excited to share that we have recently received a grant from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation! This grant will help New Mexico Child First Network continue our mission of improving the lives of children in foster care and empowering those who serve them through training, policy reform, and direct mentorship and support.
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Dedicated to all the children in the U.S. foster care system, May is National Foster Care Appreciation and Awareness Month.
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Join New Mexico Child First Network and Foster Source as we celebrate NATIONAL BOOK DAY! We will be hosting a live book reading for all kiddos of "A Dog Named Dover Saves The Planet" by the author herself, Leanne Pinard Baum.
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