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“Imagine a New Mexico...where every child is healthy, safe and thriving
and where all children develop to their potential...where all children are
nurtured, getting what they need, as they require...where all children grow
into adults who are able to make positive contributions to family, community
and the nation.” |
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Esperanza, a charter school on the Westside. |
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During the last year, we served 39 women, their partners
and families in the Pregnancy Counseling program. Our |
Three of our
students worked on a part time basis. The DGH initiated a
transition program for two of our students from the DGH to
apartment living on a part-time basis working towards fulltime
independence.
The DGH director attended conferences/meetings on
behalf of La Familia’s DGH in Arizona and California during
the past year to promote our program. Southwest Services
for the Deaf maintains a website which links to La Familia’s
to market our DGH program. Each month the DGH runs
a monthly advertisement marketing the DGH in the Deaf Digest, an on-line periodical.
The Deaf Group Home has participated in numerous activities
throughout the year. Some of the activities the students
attended were: NM School for the Deaf ball games;
UNM football and basketball games; the Scorpion’s hockey; participation in city league softball and basketball; hiking;
exercising and swimming at the community centers and
going to the public library.
The DGH was re-certified by CYFD and the State Board
of Pharmacy. The DGH is in the process of completing
the requirements for accreditation from the Council of
Accreditation (COA). |
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PREGNANCY COUNSELING
& ADOPTION SERVICES |
| Megan Walsh, LISW |
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Domestic Adoption
La Familia provides compassionate, unbiased, optionsbased
counseling for pregnant women and their partners. |
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caring, experienced staff, explored
all available resources and choices
with each client. 13 women chose to
make an adoption plan. They were
able to select, meet and develop a
relationship with their child’s adoptive
family. Several birthparents took
part in individualized birthing classes
taught by a volunteer,
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Practioner/Midwife. Unlimited adoption related counseling was provided prior to the child’s
birth and after placement. 26 families completed preparations
to adopt in the last year. Adoptive families were provided
with homestudies, pre and post-placement support,
education & resources. A staff member is on call 24 hours a
day to provide support during crisis situations.
International Adoption
La Familia provided training, homestudies and postplacement
services for 18 families adopting internationally.
As a Supervised Provider of local adoption services for
internationally adopting families, we work diligently to align
ourselves with well respected, ethical, international agencies
with programs in Thailand, Korea, China, Guatemala, Ethiopia, India, the Ukraine, Mongolia and Khazahkstan. We
offer training on a monthly basis at night and on the weekends
for families to satisfy Hague training requirements
using the Parents in Process curriculum.
Special Needs Adoption/Adopt NM
Education, Homestudies and post-placement services are
provided to families who adopt children from state custody
through a contract with the Children, Youth and Families
department. In the last year, La Familia completed 39 homestudies, 18 postplacements, |
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