COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) (April 15, 2021)
These fact sheets in English and Spanish provide information about COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines regardless of immigration status.
Communication Toolkit: For Migrants, Refugees, and Other Limited-English-Proficient Populations
Center for Disease Control (June 5, 2020)
This communication toolkit provides resources in over 30 languages for organizations to help educate immigrant communities on COVID-19 prevention.
Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation
Women’s Refugee Commission (July, 2018)
These guides and reports provide information about family separation, safety planning, and child welfare for families facing detention and deportation. The documents provide tools for preventing family separation and resources for families caught between the immigration and child welfare systems. Available in English and Spanish.
Women’s Refugee Commission Intake Process for Removed Parents
WRC (July 2018)
The WRC’s intake form can be used to collect key information that can help removed parents connect to legal resources and other needed assistance. Questions highlighted in yellow are particular to the ACLU lawsuit; the form includes specific consents to share information with the ACLU and/or with WRC if there is interest in doing so. If you are helping a parent complete the form, please make sure you record their consent as desired. Completed forms may be sent to intake@wrcommission.org, or uploaded to the Dropbox account noted on the form. Questions may also be directed to intake@wrcommission.org.
Familias Inmigrantes Separadas por El Gobierno Estadounidense Facebook Group
CLINIC and Al Otro Lado (July 2018)
CLINIC and Al Otro Lado Facebook Group for Separated Families: For those working directly with separated families, CLINIC and Al Otro Lado created a closed Facebook group called Familias Inmigrantes Separadas por El Gobierno Estadounidense to provide separated parents with easy-to-access legal orientation in Spanish and an informal support group. CLINIC and Al Otro Lado also hope to use this Facebook group to find and connect deported parents. If you or your organization are welcoming and screening families, please share the flyer below with the families. Please note this group is exclusively for parents.
Cecilia and the Long Walk (Audio Recordings)
Julie Ribaudo, Sara Stein and Paige Safyer, University of Michigan (July 2018)
New English and Spanish resources for use with reunified children and parents, developed by experts in infant mental health and child development at the University of Michigan. These audio books may help parents help their children through the transition and reunification and process the traumatic experience of separation, and may be especially helpful for those agencies that are on the front lines helping to reunify children and parents. There are also accompanying books (English and Spanish) and coloring books (English and Spanish).
Cecilia and the Long Walk (Coloring Books)
Julie Ribaudo, Sara Stein and Paige Safyer, University of Michigan (July 2018)
New English and Spanish resources for use with reunified children and parents, developed by experts in infant mental health and child development at the University of Michigan. These coloring books may help parents help their children through the transition and reunification and process the traumatic experience of separation, and may be especially helpful for those agencies that are on the front lines helping to reunify children and parents. There are also accompanying books (English and Spanish) and audio recordings (English, Spanish, and Combo).
Cecilia and the Long Walk
Julie Ribaudo, Sara Stein and Paige Safyer, University of Michigan (July 2018)
New English and Spanish resources for use with reunified children and parents, developed by experts in infant mental health and child development at the University of Michigan. This book may help parents help their children through the transition and reunification and process the traumatic experience of separation, and may be especially helpful for those agencies that are on the front lines helping to reunify children and parents. There are also accompanying coloring books (English and Spanish) and audio recordings (English, Spanish, and Combo).
Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: Chapters & Checklists
Appleseed Network (May 10, 2018)
Appleseed has created 14 different user-friendly checklists that correspond with the individual chapters in the “Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation” Manual. The checklists are designed to provide a user-friendly overview of each topic and quick tips. Individual chapters are also available for download. All resources are available in English and Spanish.
Resources in English Resources in SpanishTrump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children
Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 31, 2017)
This issue brief discusses how Trump’s immigration policies impact young children and details current research on the impacts of breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet children’s basic needs.
Read Report Spanish Version