| In a new podcast, the Young Center's Technical Assistance Program Co-Director Kelly Albinak Kribs discusses the story of a U.S. Marine who used the 2021 fall of Afghanistan and its ensuing chaos as a way to adopt an Afghan baby girl, known as Baby Doe, under questionable circumstances.
The case sparked intense ethical debates and legal battles, prompting the Young Center to submit an amicus brief to the Virginia Court of Appeals in favor of the reunification of the baby with her biological family. While the court voided the adoption in July, Baby Doe has yet to be reunified with her family. |
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Waymakers: We did it! With your support as a Waymaker, we’ve helped Joaquin complete the final stretch of his journey and reunify with his mother and two young siblings in New York City. Joaquin is now safe, happy, and free and we've raised close to $20,000 of our $35,000 goal
We now take you on a journey with another young boy, Kolya. Kolya is fleeing war in Kyiv, Ukraine. To reach Chicago, Illinois he must travel a total of 5,052 miles. Throughout, he will deal with the uncertainty of landing in a country where he doesn’t know the language, or if he will ever see his loved ones again.
Be a Waymaker for Kolya as a team or individual and contribute to the total number of miles he’s traveled and support his resettlement in this country and help us reach our goal of raising $35,000.00! |
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Are you still interested in fighting for immigrant children's rights? We still have several upcoming volunteer opportunities: 10/19 & 10/20 (in-person): Grand Rapids, MI
10/26 & 10/27 (in-person): Harlingen, TX
A Child Advocate is an adult who volunteers to spend time with and advocate on behalf of an individual unaccompanied immigrant child while he, she or they is subject to deportation proceedings. We welcome volunteers from all cultures, professions, races, ethnicities and social backgrounds. Advocates must be at least 21 years old. We have a particular need for bilingual volunteers who speak Spanish. If this opportunity feels right for you, sign up below!
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Open | The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (Bronxnet TV)
Kibin Alleyne was joined by Ari Cannavino, a New York Volunteer Coordinator for the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, to discuss how they are hosting a local Volunteer Child Advocate training for residents in New York City and surrounding areas. Help is needed for youth who enter the United States without a parent or guardian (Adriana Cardona-Maguidad, WBEZ)
In Chicago, WBEZ interviewed staff from our local office about their upcoming Volunteer Child Advocate trainings. Advocates are expected to visit children in federal custody once a week until they are released to sponsors who are either family members or foster parents. Alli Gattari, Volunteer Coordinator with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights said “We're hoping to recruit volunteers who speak French, Haitian Creole, Wolof, Arabic, in addition to other languages that are commonly spoken by young people that we work with, such as Spanish.”
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