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Nonprofits join forces to help foster kids in New Mexico & Arizona

Nonprofits join forces to help foster kids in New Mexico & Arizona

Yahoo02-05-2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – May kicks off National Foster Care Awareness Month, and to celebrate, two non-profits are working together to help foster kids in the state. The Foster Alliance and New Mexico Friends of Foster Children are joining forces to address the needs of foster families. The alliance will help the organizations explore new, creative ways to support these families in New Mexico and Arizona.
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'Our mission is to provide everyday essential needs for kiddos in foster care. It's beds, it's hygiene products, school supplies, things that they deserve and they need,' said Stacie Shelby, The Foster Alliance.
The new organization, which is now just called The Foster Alliance, is working with several groups to achieve their goals, including the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, the Arizona Department of Child Safety, and representatives from tribal and pueblo nations.
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