Children Youth & Familes Dept.- Raton

09/18/2025

Hello! The Children, Youth, and Families Department is embarking on a mission to empower our families and we need your support! We're in need of the following essential items: Clothes: Teenage/Adult boys and girls, Girls' clothes sizes: Newborn, 6 months, 9 months, 3T, 4T, 5T, small, medium, large, and XL. Boys' clothes sizes: Newborn, 3 months, 9 months, 12-24 months, small, medium, large, XL. Diapers Sizes: Newborn, 1, 2, 3, 4, and Wipes. Your generous donations can be brought to our office at 1900 Hospital Dr., Raton, NM. Every donation is a beacon of hope and will be deeply appreciated! Thank you for being a champion for our youth and families!

09/16/2024

Coming soon! Be on the lookout for more updates on the new and improved YesNM website.

09/16/2024

National Indian Country Training Initiative Online Training Announcement
Title: ICWA Webinar Series: The Indian Child Welfare Act and the Role of Tribal and State Attorneys
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 2:00 - 3:45 pm EDT
Registration: https://bit.ly/47bueqS
Registration deadline: October 4, 2024

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) provides minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and placement in foster and adoptive homes. Tribal and State attorneys play important roles in advancing the protections of ICWA. This webinar is the fourth in a multipart series concerning the application of ICWA in State courts and the role of Tribal courts in cases involving ICWA. Kate Fort, a nationally recognized expert on ICWA will discuss the implications of ICWA in representing Tribes and States in child welfare cases. Topics will include transfer, state agreements, and many other important topics.

05/01/2024

Raton Folks! Our local CYFD is in need of food donations to support a youth without placement who is in our office. Ideas would be gift cards for grocery/dollar stores, fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta supplies, typical snacks and munchies for teens, Gatorade etc. Feel free to message me if you have questions!!! 🙂

02/05/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants (Dept. of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB)
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: $150,000 - 300,000
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: April 19, 2024
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 https://bit.ly/3HfZuJd

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit proposals for one-time grants to tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia that are seeking to develop and, within 24 months of grant receipt, submit to the Department of Health and Human Services a plan to implement a title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and, at tribal option, guardianship assistance program.

Grant funds under this NOFO may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act.

The grant may be used for costs relating to the development of case planning and case review systems, foster care licensing and standards for tribal foster homes and child care facilities, quality assurance systems, court structure and procedures, data collection systems, cost allocation methodology development, financial controls and financial management processes, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan.

12/09/2023

The cold didn't stop the Independent Riders/Colfax County Rapid Response and Santa!! So thankful for our Raton community supporting our children in custody.

11/15/2023

The Capacity Building Center for Tribes provides aligned with each of the three main types of so tribal programs can better identify where their fit along the continuum. Check it out! https://buff.ly/3S25qMP

11/15/2023

We are excited to announce that new podcast episodes are coming soon!

In the meantime, listen to the first season of the Capacity Building Center for Tribes podcast directly on our website or follow us on your favorite podcast hosting site (Apple, Google, Spotify, or SoundCloud): https://tribalinformationexchange.org/index.php/podcast/

11/14/2023

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The Recruiting and Supporting Resource Families in Tribal Communities resource list is available for download on the Tribal Information Exchange!
Link: https://bit.ly/40B6HfI

09/21/2023

09/21/2023

Younger kids might not be dating yet, but relationships are all around them. Learning to discern what’s healthy in a relationship is more than pointing out what is wrong. Starting the conversation early and teaching your kids the do’s and don’ts of healthy relationships will positively impact all areas of their life.

https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/how-parents-can-introduce-children-to-one-love-at-home/