/tags/kinship-caregivers kinship caregivers en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:59:16 GMT /local-news/2025-07-02/state-seeks-input-on-new-pilot-program-that-helps-family-members-caring-for-relatives-children 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. ¾ÅÉ«Íø has more. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:59:16 GMT /local-news/2025-07-02/state-seeks-input-on-new-pilot-program-that-helps-family-members-caring-for-relatives-children Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children 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. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:41:02 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children Jeanette DeDios