New Mexico

At the age of five years old, Tina Robinson was taken into the state of New Mexico’s custody along with her five older siblings only to be later separated, restricted from contact outside of irregular supervised visits, prescribed multiple psychotropic medicines and forced to attend 5 different schools all before... Read more

Veronica is an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and also has Jemez and Navajo heritage. Veronica spent several years in the New Mexico foster care system before being adopted at 10 years old, along with her younger sister. After graduating from Fort Lewis College with a Bachelor... Read more

Renee Jenkins, 19, New Mexico’s Foster Care System Renee had a rough journey through foster care, she experienced 25+ homes within 6 years. When Renee became involved with leaders Uniting Voices Youth Advocates of New Mexico (LUVYA) in 2016, things started looking up for her. She advocated on behalf of... Read more

Aaron Boswell, age 25, spent 4 1/2 years in New Mexico’s Child Welfare System. Aaron is from a small town in New Mexico, where he was raised by his father. He was placed in foster care twice in his life. During most of Aaron’s life drug use, domestic violence, and... Read more

2 years in New Mexico’s Foster Care System Marco Martinez is a 24-year-old born in Mexico, and resides in New Mexico. After spending more than two years in foster care and has served as a youth advocate since 2011. In 2015, Marco served as a youth consultant to the collaborative... Read more