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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. 

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.

Girasol Resources for Immigrant Children, Families, and Advocates

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Girasol Resources for Immigrant Children, Families, and Advocates

Girasol Texas, University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, (November 2021)

This list of resources provides an overview of all the resources available on the Girasol resource page to support immigrant children, families, and advocates.

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