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Youth & Families

Return and Reintegration of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Return and Reintegration of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 1, 2022)

This factsheet explains the existing return process for unaccompanied children returning to their home countries, and describes how KIND’s Child Migrant Return and Reintegration Program can support children throughout the process.

 

Better Responses to Differing Immigration Statuses: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Social Work, Youth & Families

Better Responses to Differing Immigration Statuses: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, Migration Policy Institute, and Higher Heights Consulting (April 2022)
This brief is the second of four that explore practices that service organizations are using to provide 2Gen services to immigrant and refugee families. This brief highlights the challenges posed by immigration status and provides two effective strategies for working with mixed-status families: 1) educating staff, clients and community members about how different immigration statuses can affect eligibility for supports and 2) designing services and building partnerships that can provide a continuum of services for mixed-status families.

Cultural Competency Secrets to Success with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Social Work, Youth & Families

Cultural Competency Secrets to Success with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, Migration Policy Institute, and Higher Heights Consulting (April 2022)

This brief is the fourth of four that explore practices that service organizations are using to provide 2Gen services to immigrant and refugee families. This brief examines 2Gen practices that are rooted in cultural competence. highlighting two broad strategies: 1) providing culturally tailored services and 2) recognizing and designing for cultural differences.

Building Trust with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Social Work, Youth & Families
Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, Migration Policy Institute, and Higher Heights Consulting (April 2022)

This brief is the first of four explore practices that service organizations are using to provide 2Gen services to immigrant and refugee families. This brief examines 2Gen practices that allow service organizations to build trust with immigrant families, including intentionally hiring and retaining culturally competent staff and creating welcoming and safe spaces to meet and work with immigrant families.

Growing Language Skills with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

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

Growing Language Skills with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, Migration Policy Institute, and Higher Heights Consulting (April 2022)

This brief is the third of four that explore practices that service organizations are using to provide 2Gen services to immigrant and refugee families. This brief examines interventions that aim to overcome language barriers and support language acquisition for immigrant families who speak a language other than English at home, focusing on 2 primary strategies: 1) providing culturally responsive and linguistically accessible services, and 2) offering language-learning programs that meet the needs of children and their parents.

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Practice, Youth & Families

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

Rebecca Ullrich & Alejandra Londono Gomez, The Center for Law and Social Policy (February 2022)

This practice guide reviews the new DHS policy regarding “protected areas”, explains ways to design and implement safe space policies, and provides example policy language for early childhood providers.

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