Unaccompanied Children Resource Center
A website that contains resources for legal advocates and people who require help.
Access WebsiteVideo Resources for working with families, communities, parents, and unaccompanied minors
Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Oct, 2017)
The video resources shared on this page contain helpful, bilingual information for helping individuals and communities to know and understand their rights, helping prepare families faced with the threat of deportation, and rights information specific for parents and sponsors of unaccompanied minors.
Access the VideosWhy Immigration Policy Should Matter to Youth-Serving Systems
Marie Williams, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (Aug 9, 2017)
In the current climate of immigration enforcement, youth-serving systems now have a duty to investigate whether they are adequately serving the vulnerable population of immigrant children.
Read the ArticleUndocumented Immigrants and Their Experience with Illegality
Various Authors, The Russell Sage Foundation (July 2017)
The Russell Sage Foundation published this journal issue, with various articles that examine policy changes and how they have affected the welfare of undocumented immigrants, their families, and their communities.
Get the JournalImmigration Services of CA CDSS
State of California Dept. of Social Services
This resource guide for the State of California provides current practice in the state with the largest population of children in immigrant families.
Get the Resource GuideChildhood Cut Short: Sexual and Gender-based Violence against Central American Migrant and Refugee Children
KIND (June 7, 2017)
Before and during migration, many unaccompanied children who come to the U.S. have endured violence. This study examines their experiences.
Learn MoreUnaccompanied Children from Central America – Caught in the Crosshairs of President Trump’s Executive Orders
KIND (March 24, 2017)
Recent Executive Orders are evaluated for how they continue to affect unaccompanied children and their parents or guardians.
Read MoreDisaster Preparedness in Migrant Communities: A Manual for First Responders
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service (2017)
A guide providing insight into the unique experience of disasters for migrant/newcomer communities as well as best practices for preparing and responding for disasters in this context.
Get the GuideUnaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview
William Kandel, Congressional Research Service (January 2017)
This report provides background and scope on the situation of unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. as well as the current related policy landscape and practice in various government agencies to address this population.
Read Full ReportCrisis on the Border: Specialized Capacity Building in Nonprofit Immigration Organizations
Dyana P. Mason and Emily Fiocco, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (June 27, 2016)
This study examines two organizations serving unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.–Mexico Border as well as the policy context for capacity investments and capacity building in the government and nonprofit arenas.
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