Jackie's 100 Homes: A Foster Care Crisis | Santa Fe News

A teen named Jackie, moved 100+ times in 13 years by New Mexico’s foster system, now lives in an informal setup after being labeled a runaway — and the state refuses to help. Her raw testimony at a legislative hearing exposed systemic failures, as lawmakers listened to advocates and ex-agency leaders call for urgent reform. Jackie revealed how kids like her are wrongly seen as “bad” when they’re just surviving trauma. Solutions proposed include hiring better-trained supervisors and launching a pilot program giving kinship caregivers $500 monthly to stabilize families — offering hope where stability once failed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cecad3f2a51b24c0