How OFRA Works
The Office of Family Representation and Advocacy provides high quality legal representation and advocacy for New Mexico families in the child abuse and neglect system. As funding allows, the Office will provide Interdisciplinary Legal Teams (a lawyer, a social worker, and a peer navigator) to advocate and help children and families successfully access the resources, services, and concrete supports they need to stay together safely whenever possible.
From our Director, Beth Gillia, JD, MA:
In June, with support from Casey Family Programs and NMCAN, OFRA held a community convening to discuss its past, present, and future with stakeholders and partners. The conversation was fruitful: we learned that stakeholders strongly support OFRA expanding its interdisciplinary legal teams statewide and expanding to provide pre-petition interdisciplinary legal services that stabilize families and prevent child abuse, neglect, and entry into foster care. And we’re on it: we’ve requested FY28 funding to pilot pre-petition services in four counties. Let us know if you want to help get that off the ground.
To learn more about the Community Convening, please read this report.
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