Pegasus Legal Services For Children is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing free civil legal services to the most vulnerable children, youth, and their caregivers in New Mexico. Specializing in advocacy for safe, stable homes, quality education, and healthcare, the organization stands out through its commitment to defending the rights of young people who might otherwise lack legal representation.
Pegasus takes a comprehensive approach, combining direct legal representation with community education and systemic advocacy to address both individual cases and broader policy issues. With a focus on serving homeless youth, kinship caregivers, young parents, and children in foster care or involved in neglect proceedings, the organization ensures that the voices and needs of New Mexico’s youth are heard and protected within the legal system.
Services Offered
- Education Law (information and resources only; no legal representation or advice)
- Kinship Guardianship
- Kinship Guardianship Documents for People Without Lawyers
- Youth Law Project (for homeless/runaway youth, education/healthcare access, foster care support)
- Child Abuse and Neglect representation (as Guardian ad Litem and youth attorneys)
- Systemic Advocacy (policy and legislative work)
- Young Parents legal services (custody, visitation, child support; currently limited capacity)
- Community legal education
Pegasus primarily serves clients in the 2nd Judicial District and the specialized ICWA court, offering services in both English and Spanish. Their work includes high-impact advocacy aimed at creating lasting systemic change for children and families across New Mexico.
