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Feb 01
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Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding of the topics of immigrant family separation, family detention and incarceration, the Flores Settlement Agreement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement federal foster care program. It also provides resources for legal and social services providers working with families and on issues of family separation and detention.

Feb 01
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Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and implementation of culturally competent practice with immigrant and refugees in the child welfare system, in direct practice settings, and in communities.

Feb 01
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Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document highlights best practices with respect to child welfare agency policy & procedure, workforce training, law and policy, transnational practice, and cross-systems collaboration to support immigrant families.

Feb 01
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Watchdog Report: May Never Know How Many Children Were Separated

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Watchdog Report: May Never Know How Many Children Were Separated

United States Government Accountability Office (February 2020)

This report found that inconsistencies in record keeping may never give the exact number of children who were separated or who remain separated a result of ‘Zero Tolerance.’ It also includes recommendations to DHS and HHS.

Jan 31
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Resilience and Risk at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Well-Being: Research Insights From the Young Scholars Program

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

Resilience and Risk at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Well-Being: Research Insights From the Young Scholars Program

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Foundation for Child Development (January 31, 2020)

This research report provides findings that relate to the future of young children from immigrant families in relation to today’s socio-economic and sociopolitical climate. It also includes recommendations for action at the public policy, family, school, and neighborhood levels.

Jan 27
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Ocasio-Cortez Rips ‘public charge’ Decision: ‘The American Dream isn’t a Private Club with a Cover Charge’

By | In the News

Ocasio-Cortez Rips ‘public charge’ Decision: ‘The American Dream isn’t a Private Club with a Cover Charge’

Justine Coleman, The Hill (January 27, 2020)

After Monday’s Supreme Court decision, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voiced her concerns on the ruling that will allow the Trump administration to move forward with a policy change that will make it harder for immigrants to gain legal status if they are dependent on public assistance.

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Jan 26
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National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is Now Accepting Applications for Research Scholars Program

By | Opportunities

National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is Now Accepting Applications for Research Scholars Program

Applications due March 18, 2020 by 5:00PM ET

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is now accepting applications for their Research Scholars Program. The Center will award up to two stipends of $7,500 for a 12-month period to scholars interested in pursuing research in one of the Center’s four research priority areas.

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