kinship caregivers

The state is launching a new pilot program to help grandparents and others who are raising their relatives’ children. This comes after the ongoing Kevin S. settlement alleged the Children, Youth, and Families Department was not placing foster children in appropriate housing settings. KUNM has more.

An estimated 40,000 New Mexico children were raised by grandparents or a relative besides their parents in 2024, according to the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department. A bill in the legislature would create a pilot program to assist these kinship caregivers.