Report: N.M. still ranks among worst states for kids
Santa Fe New Mexican reports: “NM still ranks among the worst states for kids. On measures of child health and welfare, NM now ranks 47 of the Nation.” The report concludes “New Mexico has some of the worst rates in the nation for child deaths, teen deaths, teen births, high-school dropout, insecurely employed parents, child poverty, single parent families, idle teens; too many teens are twiddling their thumbs. They are neither in school nor working.
(Source: SF New Mexican July 25, 2007)

HYA was birthed out of a desire to reach out to youth through mentoring relationships. Youth are in trouble because they have no significant attachments to caring adults who can empower them to hope and have higher expectations for themselves.
Children and youth are a product of who they are connected to and disconnected from Hope for Youth Alliance believes that mentoring is the best back up plan for children and youth that come from broken families, and single parent homes. Children and youth need caring adults during their early development and so often they have been left alone and isolated to figure out things on their own. When caring adults are absent from young lives, they will turn to their peers, which in most cases leads to negative and unhealthy influences and lifestyles. It is my hope that youth will connect to a healthy and positive adult mentor who makes themselves readily available to them through HYA..

Make this a better place for children and youth! Become a Mentor
Mentor Training
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Rock Christian Fellowship
Espanola, NM 87532
6PM