The Government of the State of Mexico approved on November 12, 2026 the creation of the Centros Colibrí, comprehensive care spaces for girls, boys and adolescents living on the street or at risk of doing so, and reported two initial sites ready in Teoloyucan and Huehuetoca, according to La Jornada Estado de México.

The decision was taken at the XVII Ordinary Session of the Comprehensive Protection System for Girls, Boys and Adolescents of the State of Mexico (SIPINNA EdoMéx), led by Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez at the Government Palace, according to Crónica. The announcement matters because child protection is carried out at the state and municipal level, and SIPINNA is the coordination body that national legislation assigns to that level. In the country's most populous state, the creation of care infrastructure, and not only financial support, fits a pattern of local policy that other states follow closely.

The centers will offer food, medical care, psychological and emotional support, educational and recreational activities, and community coexistence. They will also include guidance for mothers and fathers, in order to expand their support networks and prevent family separations. Operations fall to the Secretariat of Women, through the Executive Secretariat of SIPINNA EdoMéx, with the secretariats of Education, Health, Welfare, Labor, Culture and Finance, DIFEM, the Attorney General's Office, the Office of the Protection Attorney for Girls, Boys and Adolescents, the Mexican System of Public Media and municipal governments, according to México Sedigital, which identified María Esther Rodríguez Hernández, secretary of Women, and Tania Montserrat Granados Cervantes, executive secretary of SIPINNA EdoMéx. Representatives of the Legislative and Judicial branches, autonomous bodies, the Network of Promoters and the state Advisory Council also attended the session. The statement did not specify a start date for operations or care capacity, Crónica reported.

With two sites ready, the program enters its operational phase. The data still to be known are the opening date, capacity and budget. The signal for the rest of the country lies in the design: care at a single point with interinstitutional coordination and work with families, a model that can be replicated in other states.

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