The Young Center's Technical Assistance Program is hiring a Staff Attorney for a remote position—bring your expertise in child welfare and immigration law to a passionate, nationwide team. https://lnkd.in/gCtVCM9v
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
Legal Services
Chicago, Illinois 10,147 followers
Join us in championing the best interests of separated and unaccompanied immigrant children.
About us
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children. Guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal child protection laws, the Young Center has developed the only program in the nation that provides guardians ad litem (Child Advocates) for trafficking victims and unaccompanied immigrant children. Our work serving individual children drives our policy work. Through our work as Child Advocates (guardians ad litem), we promote change by advocating for the best interests of individual immigrant children, thereby educating stakeholders about the importance of considering the ‘Respondent’ as a child. Child Advocates are bilingual and often bicultural volunteers who are trained and supervised by attorneys with experience in children’s rights and immigration law. In every case assigned a Child Advocate, the Young Center provides the child’s attorney (if they are represented) and the decision-maker with a report about the best interests of that individual child.
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http://theyoungcenter.org/
External link for Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
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Employees at Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
Updates
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The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is hiring a Senior Litigation Attorney to lead legal challenges and advocacy efforts protecting the rights of immigrant children and youth; this is a full-time remote position. https://lnkd.in/gxAekZCf
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Our Senior Policy Analyst for Disability Rights, Anne Kelsey, will be apart of an important panel discussion for this year's National Immigration Summit. The discussion will be centered on Federal Immigration Policy and Supporting Immigrant Families. Please join this discussion online on Thursday, September 25th at 12PM CT via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/ezEFhEtq
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Our Chief Program Officer Jennifer Nagda will be speaking at the 10 year anniversary of the ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) on September 23 at 2:00 p.m. as part of a roundtable discussion with experts working with unaccompanied youth to discuss how far we’ve come in the last ten years, recent setbacks, and what we can work towards for the future of the unaccompanied children’s program. RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/gz7qX4dg
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🚨In the middle of the night during Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration tried to illegally deport unaccompanied kids when they thought no one was watching. 💻 Join this webinar to hear from the advocates who successfully stopped the flights before they took off by working around the clock to protect the children, and to hear the latest updates on the situation. Let's be clear: this was never about children's safety or family reunification. This is a cruel and calculated attack on children's due process rights. Together, we have the power to hold this administration accountable. 🔗RSVP ▶️https://lnkd.in/eTwfS42d
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The Trump Administration’s attempt to deport hundreds of Guatemalan children last week, sent a horrible message that children are not a priority. At the Young Center, we reject that message! Protecting immigrant children and advocating for their rights and best interests is at the foundation of everything we do. In response, alongside incredible partner organizations, we filed an emergency motion in which we appear as 'next friend' to stop this cruel and unjust action. And we won’t stop fighting! Join us in standing up for children. Donate today to support our work: theyoungcenter.org/donate
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If you're located in San Antonio, Texas and would like to create a positive impact in the life of a child, you should consider becoming a Volunteer Child Advocate for the Young Center 🤍 Visit: https://lnkd.in/gpMBCYYr
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The Young Center's #NewJersey team is looking for Volunteer Child Advocates 🤍 If you're interested in making a difference in the life of an unaccompanied immigrant child, follow these next steps: 1. Complete our Volunteer application: https://lnkd.in/gqjhyDT 2. Join one of our Virtual Information sessions on August 14th and September 9th to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eXhhPiY8 3. Attend our in-person training dates on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th. We hope to see you soon! #Volunteer #Advocate #ProtectAllChildren #ImmigrantChildrenAreChildren
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We are recruiting volunteer Child Advocates for our upcoming In- Person Training in #Houston happening September 13th and September 14th. Join us for one of our info sessions to learn more about how to become a Volunteer Child Advocate. Sign up: https://lnkd.in/e4tTfizw #Volunteer #Advocate #ProtectAllChildren #ImmigrantChildrenAreChildren
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Are you located in #Michigan and would like to partner with the Young Center as a Volunteer Child Advocate? We'd love to have you join our team! If you're interested, here's your next steps: 1. Join one of our Virtual Information sessions on July 31st and August 5th to learn more: https://lnkd.in/e_zKKKQn 2. Complete our Volunteer application: https://lnkd.in/gqjhyDT 3. Attend our in-person training dates on October 11th and October 12th. Hope to see you soon! #Volunteer #Advocate #Protect #ImmigrantChildren
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