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Oct

28

Martinez Announces 300 New Valencia County Jobs Within Three Years

By News Editor And Partners Belen – Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced that Global Fashion Technologies, a manufacturer of recycled fibers, will locate its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Belen. This move is expected to create 300 new jobs within three years and potentially more in the future. Global Fashion Technologies is a publicly-traded company that […]
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Sep

06

New center designed to help abuse victims

By Gabrielle Burkhart Published: September 5, 2014, 6:28 pm LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Susana Martinez, along with the Children Youth and Families Department and local supporters opened a new Child Advocacy Center Friday. It puts police, CYFD and support groups under one roof, to better work abuse and neglect cases. The idea for the center […]
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Sep

06

New advocacy center aims to help abused children

By Kirsten Swanson LOS LUNAS, N.M. —A new program in Valencia County pulls together resources to help children in abusive homes. The new Valencia County Child Advocacy Center pulls together law enforcement and social workers to work together on child maltreatment cases. Gov. Susana Martinez pushed for the project. She spoke at Friday’s grand opening. […]
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Apr

18

CYFD needs both flexibility and funding

Las Cruces Sun-News Posted:   04/18/2014 01:00:00 AM MDT – Link to Original Article Gov. Susana Martinez has proposed a series of initiatives that would make it easier for the state’s Children Youth and Families Department to intervene in cases of child abuse and neglect. While we believe those proposals have merit, we also have […]
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Apr

10

Governor Announces Children Advocacy Center

Original Article Valencia County News Bulletin by Deborah Fox | Apr 9, 2014 | Filed under: News   Hoping to reduce the number of child abuse cases in the state, Gov. Susana Martinez signed an executive order directing the Children Youth and Families Department to establish a Child Advocacy Center pilot program in Valencia County. […]
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Feb

07

Loophole lets child predators off the hook

SANTA FE (KRQE) – It was a strange but seemingly straightforward case. Las Cruces Police Detective Kacee Thatcher was investigating a crime of revenge. “A boyfriend and girlfriend had broken up,” Thatcher said. “The boyfriend was stalking her, harassing her constantly and when he wasn’t getting a reaction from the mother or a response, he […]
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Jan

30

State Representative Fajardo Speaks to Teenage Parents

State Representative Fajardo Speaks to Teenage Parents (Santa Fe) – Representative Kelly Fajardo (R – Valencia) addressed the young parents who are members of NM Grads this morning at the capitol rotunda in Santa Fe. NM Grads is a state funded education program for teenage up to 21-year-old parents which helps them get their general […]
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