NEWS & EVENTS
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 Mexico here.
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Indian Family Protection Act
As part of our lawsuit to fix the broken New Mexico foster care system, CYFD and HSD agreed to work with New Mexico Tribes and Pueblos to develop state law…
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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 ICWA Court!
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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 caregivers and their children first-hand. The waitlist for our Kinship Guardianship legal assistance program went from 0 to over 100…
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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 complaint against Albuquerque Public Schools (“APS”) on behalfof all students with disabilities and suspected disabilities enrolled in the district.The complaint…
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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 Session with Grandfamilies/Kinship Families, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Join us for…
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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 ensure students will not face discrimination because of their national origin or English language proficiency. As a result of a…
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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 medidas que garantizaran que los estudiantes no enfrentaran discriminación debido a su origen nacional o dominio del idioma inglés. Como…
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2021 Fact Sheet on Advance Child Tax Credit
Click here for a fact sheet from New Mexico Legal Aid regarding the 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit.
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Welcome to Pegasus, Lily!
Lily Hofstra works in the education and kinship guardianship programs at Pegasus Legal Services for Children. As a Corinne Wolfe Fellow for Transformative Advocacy, she will represent students and engage in…
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Despite Improvements,New Mexico Ranked Last for Child Well-Being
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – According to several indicators by the national 2020 Kids Count Data Book, New Mexico still ranks 50th in the nation on child well-being. New Mexico has now ranked…
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Education and School Information
Please click the link for updated (April 2020) information about education and schooling: Education Info UPDATED 2020_04_16
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*New* COVID-19 resources in Spanish & English
Click the links for COVID-19 resources about food, finances, and more: English: COVID-19 Resources 2020_04_16 En Español: Resources in Spanish Verified 2020_04_16
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211 – Assistance Information
Click the link for a PDF of Albuquerque-area for the United Way 2-1-1 Assistance Information. If you dial 2-1-1, you can get free information and referrals to assistance: 2-1-1 Brochure NEW…
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Entities offer help during COVID-19 outbreak (Albuquerque Journal)
For a list of entities available to help during the COVID 19 outbreak, check out this article from the Journal.
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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 the New York Times’ coverage of this settlement.
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COVID-19 Update
Our programs will continue to operate during the COVID-19 closures, though we DO NOT accept walk ins (as usual). Please call our office to be connected to our services. We are performing…
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Article: Childhood Adversity and Violence Exposure Can Alter the Brain
Childhood Adversity and Violence Exposure Can Alter the Brain – Medical Life Sciences News
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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 children through system reform litigation. Hotel Chaco’s Gathering Room Thursday, January 9th, 2020 5:30-7 PM Open to the public
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13th Annual Jewelry Extravaganza- Sunday December 8th at Southwest Capital Bank!
Please join us for a lovely afternoon filled with food and beautiful jewelry. 100% of proceeds go to support Pegasus’ work meeting the legal needs of vulnerable children and youth…
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Students with Disabilities and Juvenile Detention
Lily Hofstra A significant issue in New Mexico and across the nation is the over-representation of youth with disabilities in juvenile detention. According to a 2015 report by the National…
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Annual Jewelry Extravaganza – Sunday, December 8th at Southwest Capital Bank! Volunteers Needed!
Pegasus is preparing for our yearly big fundraiser, the 13th Annual Jewelry Extravaganza! This year proves to be better than ever, in a fabulous new location and with new jewelry…
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CYFD Pulls Back on Plan to Reduce Child Care Assistance Eligibility
Melanie McNett According to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost of child and infant care in New Mexico is approximately $8,000 per year, or about $667…
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Support Pegasus at Buffalo Exchange!
Pegasus is now part of Buffalo Exchange’s Tokens for Bags® program! Buffalo Exchange is a vintage & used clothing shop in Albuquerque that works to protect the environment by reusing and recycling…
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Challenging Behavior and Exclusionary Discipline in Early Childhood Education
Lily Hofstra Preschool children in the United States are expelled at approximately three times the rate of children in K-12, and boys and students of color are suspended at disproportionate…
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New Mexico’s New Anti-Bullying Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Youth
Sarah Marshment The New Mexico legislature recently passed Senate Bill 288, also known as the Safe Schools for All Students Act. This anti-bullying legislation requires districts to implement a variety…
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NEW MEXICO NAMED 50th in KIDS COUNT REPORT
Yarrow Allaire New Mexico can be a tough place to be a kid. For the last five years, Kids Count, the national survey on the well-being of children across…
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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 the last couple of years, with highly publicized, nationwide debates surrounding everything from the targeting and abuse of transgender immigrants…
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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 New Mexico Public Education Department (“NMPED”) issued last week a 24-page report documenting the results of its investigation into Albuquerque…
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Yazzie-Martinez Lawsuit Addresses Public Education Disparities Across the State of New Mexico
Melanie McNett The education clause of the New Mexico Constitution guarantees a “uniform system of free public schools sufficient for the education of, and open to, all the children of…
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Day of the Tread 2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019 Day of the Tread 2018 donated $30,000 to Pegasus Legal Services for Children. Day of the Tread includes a Century, 64-Mile, half-century, 26-Mile, and 9-Mile bike…
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Rescission of 2014 Federal Guidance on School Discipline by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
“The Rights of Students are Still Protected by Law,” Civil Rights Litigators tell Schools, Districts, States and the US Department of Education Rescission of 2014 Federal Guidance on School Discipline by…
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Foster Youth File Lawsuit to Address Harm Inflicted by New Mexico’s Broken Foster Care System
To view the compliant in full, please click HERE. To view Plaintiff profiles, please click HERE. Plaintiffs seek creation of a child welfare system that ensures access to critical services and expertise capable…
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