NOW THAT THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED BY MORE THAN A DOZEN FOSTER CHILDREN, THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY MAY HAVE IMPROVED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN RECENT PAST YEARS. A SPOKESMAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT THEY CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON MAKING FOSTER CARE BETTER.
THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SAYS CYFD HAS FAILED WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING, LICENSING AND TRAINING EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE FOSTER KIDS ARE PLACED IN SAFE, SUPPORTIVE HOMES. CYFD TELLS THE JOURNAL THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NET GAIN OF 258 FOSTER PARENTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS … MAKING A TOTAL OF JUST OVER 13-HUNDRED PEOPLE IN AUGUST.
