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Webinar: Creating Welcoming Spaces for Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Programs

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Language Issues, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources

Webinar: Creating Welcoming Spaces for Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Programs

The Center for Law and Social Policy (October 25, 2023)

This webinar reviews how child care and early education providers can create safe and welcoming environments for immigrant families, including via eligibility rules, inclusive policies and enrollment practices, and more.

Protecting Access to Education for Migratory Children A Resource for Families and Educators

By | Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Access to Education for Migratory Children A Resource for Families and Educators

U.S. Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept of Education Office for Civil Rights (June 2023)

This fact sheet highlights challenges in access to education for migratory children, explains where families can go for help, and outlines responsibilities for public schools. 

Protecting Access to Education for Unaccompanied Children A Resource for Families and Educators

By | Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Protecting Access to Education for Unaccompanied Children A Resource for Families and Educators

U.S. Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept of Education Office for Civil Rights (June 2023)

This fact sheet highlights challenges in access to education for unaccompanied children, explains where caregivers can go for help, and outlines responsibilities for public schools. 

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order Resource Center

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order Resource Center

Project Lifeline

This resource center provides a repository of resources on the law and best practices for representing undocumented children in state juvenile courts and understanding where to look for more information. It includes a Predicate Order State-by-State Age-Out Analysis as a quick reference guide on SIJS laws/statutes in different states.

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

Kids in Need of Defense (May 5, 2023)

This list of terms reviews the legal definitions of a child and related terms to assist in understanding key concepts of domestic and international immigration protections and systems relevant for children.

Care or Control? Reexamining the immigration system in place for youth and children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Unaccompanied Minors

Care or Control? Reexamining the immigration system in place for youth and children

Migration Center, University of South Carolina (May 5, 2023)

This webinar reviews key policies, programs, and services that impact migrant youth and their families, including conditions in countries of origin, pathways from detention to sponsor release, community integration, and deportation.

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