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April 2024
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[[link removed]] It's National Volunteer Month! Every April we celebrate and recognize the work put in by volunteers towards positively uplifting their communities.
This month is also an opportunity for community members to sign up to become volunteers themselves! You can make a tangible impact on the life of an unaccompanied immigrant child by signing up for our upcoming National Volunteer Child Advocate trainings. Click the button below to register for an upcoming info session.
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We are so thankful to everyone who has donated so far to our [[link removed]] [[link removed]] Justice for Separated Families [[link removed]] fundraiser! So far we've raised over $1.4 million with your support. But we need to reach our $3 million goal.
You can support Justice for Separated Families [[link removed]] and make sure families applying for asylum get the high-quality, free legal representation they need to stay in the United States.
DONATE TODAY. [www.togetherandfree.net/joint-fundraiser]
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[[link removed]] Meet our summer 2024 cohort of Elizabeth Frankel Fellows!
Aaron Rodriguez, Carola Aisenberg, and Fatima Salinas will spend 10 weeks training to zealously advocate for children, and to carry on Elizabeth Frankel's vision of honoring the child’s wishes through careful, strategic advocacy, under the guidance of Young Center staff within the Child Advocate Program.
We are excited to welcome them aboard!
Learn more about the Fellows here. [[link removed]]
www.theyoungcenter.org/volunteer [www.theyoungcenter.org/volunteer]
What happens when kids cross the US border alone? Could they end up in NC? [[link removed]]
By Danielle Battaglia | The News & Observer
The opening of a facility to house migrant children in North Carolina has raised concerns about what happens to minors once they cross the U.S. border without an adult.
Valley non-profit looking for volunteers to help immigrant children in court [[link removed]]
By Christian Von Preysing | KRGV-TV (Weslaco, TX)
A non-profit that works with immigrant children is adding staff and volunteers to take on more cases. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights in Harlingen receives hundreds of children who come to the United States alone.
Non-profit to train volunteer advocates for unaccompanied child immigrants [[link removed]]
The Monitor (McAllen, TX)
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights will hold two days of training April 20-21 in Harlingen for area residents who wish to serve as volunteer advocates for unaccompanied immigrant children while they are in federal custody.
Rights Groups Urge President Biden and DHS for Collection of Race Data [[link removed]]
Human Rights Watch
Capacitan Voluntarios Para Ayudar A Niños Inmigrantes [[link removed]] Univision Houston
Looking to make a gift for unaccompanied and separated immigrant children? Show your support by donating here.
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