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

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

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

Rawaa Nancy Albilal, Danny Salim, John Till, Margie McHugh & Karen Murrel, The Aspen Institute (November 10, 2021)

This webinar discusses how providers are utilizing cultural competency to better understand and connect to the immigrant families they serve. Topics discussed include, trauma-informed care, financial literacy, issues of gender norms, and immigrant and refugee mental health.

Any Day They Could Deport Me

By | Opportunities

Any Day They Could Deport Me

End SIJS Backlog Coalition • December 1, 2021 • 11:00 a.m. MDT

This event will discuss a report co-authored by the organizers regarding the impact of the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) backlog. This report highlights data on petitions and green card applications, the impact on immigration court and foster care systems and recommendations for federal legislation.

The Importance of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families

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The Importance of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families

Migration Policy Institute • December 1, 2021  •  11:00 a.m. MDT

This webinar will discuss barriers faced by family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers, potential policies and programs to assess FFN caregivers, and the importance of FFN caregivers to immigrant and Dual Language Learner (DLL) families.

Best Practices for Child Welfare in Working with Families with Immigrant Members

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, ICE, Language Issues, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Best Practices for Child Welfare in Working with Families with Immigrant Members

Migration Policy Institute & American Public Human Services Association (November 2021)

This practice guide provides recommendations and steps child welfare agencies can take to improve how they address the needs of immigrant families and promote child well-being.

Promising Practices When Working with Immigrant Kinship Caregivers

By | Foster Care, Kinship Care, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law

Promising Practices When Working with Immigrant Kinship Caregivers

Elizabeth Christy and Cristina Ritchie Cooper, Child Law Practice Today (July 1, 2017)

This article reviews the legal implications of immigration status on foster placements and provides promising practices and other recommendations for those working closely with immigrant caregivers in the child welfare system.

Federal Stimulus Payments Kept More Than 2 Million Latino and Black Children Out of Poverty During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Federal Stimulus Payments Kept More Than 2 Million Latino and Black Children Out of Poverty During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

Dana Thomson, Lina Guzman & Renee Ryberg, Child Trends (September 17, 2021)

This brief report highlights how federal stimulus payments kept millions of children out of poverty, with Black and Latino children being the largest ethnic/racial groups impacted.

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