News and Announcements
Current Job Openings
Behavioral Health Therapist – Albuquerque
The purpose of this position is to support the mission of OFRA by performing duties as a licensed behavioral health clinician to ensure high quality interdisciplinary legal representation and services for our clients. The position is charged with providing clinical interpretation and consultation to legal team members (i.e., attorneys and family peer support navigators) to ensure the client’s case plan and court-ordered services directly address the cause of their involvement with CYFD. The position is also charged with providing psychoeducation, resources, and support directly to clients in collaboration with the other members of the legal team to ensure that services are relevant and accessible.
For more information about this role and to apply, click here.
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Attorney (Multiple) – Albuquerque
The Attorney position will provide legal representation for children, youth, eligible adults, indigent parents, and other legal parties who are the subject of, or who are at risk of being the subject of, abuse or neglect proceedings, Families in Need of Court Ordered Services (FINCOS) proceedings of Fostering Connections proceedings. This includes proceedings for the termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, or other abuse/neglect, FINCOS, or Fostering Connections proceedings designated by the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy.
For more information about this role and to apply, click here.
You can view/search other State of New Mexico job postings on the State Personnel website.
Request for Information (RFI)
OFRA has a Request for Information (RFI) for Legal Case Management software. To view the RFI, click here.
Requests for Proposals
There are currently no requests for proposals.
Free Food Resources
Families around the state can find free food (boxes, pantries, and meals) by clicking on the following.
In the Albuquerque Metro/Central NM area
- https://www.cabq.gov/health-housing-homelessness/homelessness/connect-to-resources )(see sections: Free Meal Sites, Food Assistance, and Homeless Services)
- Free Groceries for Low Income Seniors
- Food Box Resources in Albuquerque
Statewide
The Family Justice Initiative (FJI) congratulates OFRA on its opening!
The Family Justice Initiative is a national collaborative of children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, educators, researchers, national policy advocates, and lived experience experts who share a common goal: to increase access to high-quality legal representation for children and parents in child welfare cases.