Child Advocate for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (Riverside, Temecula,San Diego)

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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. The Young Center provides volunteer Child Advocates for trafficking victims and unaccompanied immigrant children. Our Child Advocates are adults who volunteer to spend time with and advocate on behalf on an individual unaccompanied immigrant child while he or she is in federal custody and subject to immigration proceedings. We welcome volunteers from all cultures, professions, races, ethnicities, and social backgrounds. We are looking for bilingual volunteers who speak Spanish, Mam, K'iche', or other languages indigenous to Central America and Mexico.


Before being assigned, Advocates must complete a 2-day training session. New volunteers must be 21 years old, have their own transportation, undergo a federal and state background check, speak Spanish, and be willing to commit to approximately one hour per week to visit with an unaccompanied child. Once assigned to an individual child, each Advocate receives continuing training, support, and supervision from The Young Center.

The Young Center is currently recruiting Spanish-speaking volunteers in the Riverside/San Diego County area for a two day training on October 21st and 22nd. This will be one of only 2 trainings held during the year, and space limited.

Please contact Kelly Rose Garza at krgarza@theyoungcenter.org if you are interested in becoming a Child Advocate.