Jackie's Story Exposes Foster Care Failures | Santa Fe News

A teen named Jackie, placed in over 100 foster homes in 13 years, now lives informally after being labeled a runaway — and the state refused to help. Her raw testimony exposed how children are often seen as “bad kids” when they’re just surviving trauma. Advocates and lawmakers are pushing for real change: better-trained, less-overloaded supervisors and a new pilot program giving kinship caregivers $500 monthly to cover basics like food and clothes — because kids deserve more than bureaucracy. 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/e97599fe33dcc7f8