FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact:Mary Ann Copas
April 22, 2015(505) 480-0482
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO HELP KIDS IN FOSTER CARE,
YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE AGED OUT
(New Mexico) New Mexico Friends of Foster Children (NMFFC) has announced two funds to assist children and youth who are or have been in foster care in New Mexico.
2015 Academic Scholarships: NMFFC offers annual scholarships for teens and young adults who spent time in the state’s foster care system and want to attend or are attending a community college or university, a specialized training program, an internship, study abroad, or other education or training program. The scholarships provide up to $1000 toward educational and related expenses and will be awarded to aspiring students. The deadline to apply is June 1, and the application is available online at
Year-Round Funding Requests: NMFFC accepts requests year-round to help meet the needs and interests of children and youth in foster care.The State of New Mexico is able to provide for their basic needs, but the needs of kids in foster care are far from basic and their interests are as varied and important as those of other kids. NMFFC makes funding available for anything from a bicycle to a soccer uniform or team fees to a trumpet or band expenses to tutoring or a computer for schoolwork, based on the request for the individual child. There is no deadline to apply and the application is available online at
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About NMFFC
Founded in 2003, New Mexico Friends of Foster Children is a NM 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving the lives of New Mexico’s children in foster care. NMFFC works with community volunteers, CYFD, foster parents and others in the field to help provide for the emotional, educational, and social needs of children who’ve been taken from their homes and placed in foster care. To contact NMFFC, call (505) 480-0482, mail P.O. Box 25356, Albuquerque, NM 87125-0356, or visit
About Children in Foster Care in New Mexico
Each day in New Mexico, there are six children entering the foster system because of abuse and neglect; of those six, three will remain in the system long-term. The number of children in foster care in New Mexico averages around 2,000 at any given time. Children in foster care range in ages from newborn to 18 years old.There are children living in foster care in most communities in New Mexico, no matter the size of the community.
IMAGES AND INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.