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NEWS & EVENTS

February 9, 2023 in Blog

Missed Partnerships: Native American Resource Families in New Mexico

Click here to read this report, prepared by the Native…
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November 30, 2022 in Blog, Youth Law, Youth Voices

Searchlight New Mexico: These Foster Kids Need Mental Health Care. New Mexico Is Putting Them in Homeless Shelters.

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November 16, 2022 in Uncategorized

Press Release: Attorneys and Advocates Issue Statements in Response to Kevin S. Settlement Co-Neutrals’ Report on Status of Implementation

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August 25, 2022 in Youth Law

Collaborating for Youth Justice in Albuquerque

For the past year and a half, Pegasus has been…
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August 22, 2022 in Uncategorized

Pegasus joins Children’s Rights Organizations Across the Country in Filing Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting ICWA

Press Release from NACC: Children's Rights Organizations Across the Country…
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March 18, 2022 in Uncategorized

NM Political Report: New Mexico has among highest rates for parental deaths due to COVID-19

Read more about how COVID is affecting children in New…
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March 7, 2022 in Uncategorized

Indian Family Protection Act

As part of our lawsuit to fix the broken New…
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March 4, 2022 in Uncategorized

YouthToday Report: New Mexico’s first Native family court points to success keeping kids in tribal communities

Read more here to learn about our work with the…
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December 14, 2021 in Uncategorized

Time Magazine: Up to 5 Million Children Have Lost Parents During the Pandemic. Here’s How They’ve Coped

At Pegasus we have seen the toll of COVID on…
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August 18, 2021 in Uncategorized

PEGASUS SYSTEMIC COMPLAINT AGAINST ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROMISES SIGNIFICANT REFORM OF ITS SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES

Attorneys at Pegasus Legal Services for Children filed a systemicadministrative…
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June 25, 2021 in Uncategorized

Questions about school re-openings? The COVID-19 Vaccine? Join this meeting June 29th!

Generations United is pleased to invite you to a COVID-19 Listening…
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June 9, 2021 in Uncategorized

PEGASUS CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT LEADS TO THE END OF DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF STUDENTS IN LOS LUNAS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Los Lunas school officials have agreed to measures that will…
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June 9, 2021 in Uncategorized

LA DENUNCIA DE DERECHOS CIVILES DE PEGASUS LLEVA AL FIN DEL TRATO DISCRIMINATORIA A LOS ESTUDIANTES EN EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LOS LUNAS

Los funcionarios de las escuelas de Los Lunas han acordado…
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June 7, 2021 in Uncategorized

2021 Fact Sheet on Advance Child Tax Credit

Click here for a fact sheet from New Mexico Legal…
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January 22, 2021 in Uncategorized

Support group for parents of incarcerated youth

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November 4, 2020 in Uncategorized

Donate your gently used jewelry to our annual Jewelry Extravaganza!

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October 26, 2020 in Uncategorized

Stay Warm event – Friday, November 13th, 10am-2pm

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September 14, 2020 in Uncategorized

What is the process of Kinship Guardianship?

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September 2, 2020 in Uncategorized

Welcome to Pegasus, Lily!

Lily Hofstra works in the education and kinship guardianship programs at…
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June 26, 2020 in Blog

Bernalillo County Food Resources

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June 26, 2020 in Blog, Uncategorized

Despite Improvements,New Mexico Ranked Last for Child Well-Being

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – According to several indicators by the national 2020…
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April 20, 2020 in Blog

Education and School Information

Please click the link for updated (April 2020) information about…
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April 20, 2020 in Blog

*New* COVID-19 resources in Spanish & English

Click the links for COVID-19 resources about food, finances, and…
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April 20, 2020 in Blog

211 – Assistance Information

Click the link for a PDF of Albuquerque-area for the…
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March 31, 2020 in Blog

Entities offer help during COVID-19 outbreak (Albuquerque Journal)

For a list of entities available to help during the…
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March 26, 2020 in Blog

For Immediate Release: State of NM’s CYFD & HSD Reach Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Foster Care Youth

Click here to download the Press Release Click here for…
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March 20, 2020 in Blog

COVID-19 Update

Our programs will continue to operate during the COVID-19 closures,…
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January 21, 2020 in Blog

Article: Childhood Adversity and Violence Exposure Can Alter the Brain

Childhood Adversity and Violence Exposure Can Alter the Brain –…
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January 7, 2020 in Blog

Event- January 9th: Join Public Counsel for a conversation for trauma-informed services for children through system reform litigation

Join Public Counsel for a conversation for trauma-informed services for…
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November 26, 2019 in Blog

13th Annual Jewelry Extravaganza- Sunday December 8th at Southwest Capital Bank!

Please join us for a lovely afternoon filled with food…
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August 20, 2019 in Blog

Students with Disabilities and Juvenile Detention

Lily Hofstra A significant issue in New Mexico and across…
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July 25, 2019 in Blog

Annual Jewelry Extravaganza – Sunday, December 8th at Southwest Capital Bank! Volunteers Needed!

Pegasus is preparing for our yearly big fundraiser, the 13th…
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July 16, 2019 in Blog

CYFD Pulls Back on Plan to Reduce Child Care Assistance Eligibility

Melanie McNett According to a study from the Economic Policy…
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July 9, 2019 in Blog

Support Pegasus at Buffalo Exchange!

Pegasus is now part of Buffalo Exchange’s Tokens for Bags®…
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July 9, 2019 in Blog

Challenging Behavior and Exclusionary Discipline in Early Childhood Education

Lily Hofstra Preschool children in the United States are expelled…
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July 1, 2019 in Blog

New Mexico’s New Anti-Bullying Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Youth

Sarah Marshment The New Mexico legislature recently passed Senate Bill…
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June 25, 2019 in Blog

NEW MEXICO NAMED 50th in KIDS COUNT REPORT

Yarrow Allaire   New Mexico can be a tough place…
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June 18, 2019 in Blog

Good news for trans and nonbinary New Mexicans seeking to change their name and gender-markers

Helen Lockett Transgender rights have rocketed into public awareness over…
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June 17, 2019 in Blog

NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORDERS ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO REFORM POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR DISCIPLINING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Contact: Jerri Katzerman, 505.244.1101, jerri@pegasuslaw.org Matthew Bernstein, 505.244.1101, mbernstein@pegasuslaw.org The…
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June 10, 2019 in Blog

Yazzie-Martinez Lawsuit Addresses Public Education Disparities Across the State of New Mexico

Melanie McNett The education clause of the New Mexico Constitution…
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