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Accompany an Unaccompanied minor

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ORGANIZATION: The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

  • 2 people are interested

A Child Advocate is an adult who volunteers to spend time with and advocate on behalf of an individual unaccompanied immigrant child while he or she is subject to deportation proceedings. We welcome volunteers from all cultures, professions, races, ethnicities and social backgrounds.

Serving as a Young Center Volunteer Child Advocate means being a reliable, trustworthy, and professional presence for children who are in federal custody, and accordingly, we have a thorough clearance and training process. We get to know prospective volunteers through an initial screening interview, an application and reference check, and at the required Volunteer Child Advocate training.

In order to be eligible to enter the detention centers, volunteers must also submit to an FBI background check, a child abuse and neglect (CAN) background check, and a medical screening for tuberculosis.

Once assigned to an individual child, each Volunteer Child Advocate receives continuing training, support, and supervision from the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights.

What do Child Advocates Commit to:

  • Visit with the child each week.

  • Help the child think through options and decisions.

  • Accompany the child to court hearings and other important meetings and interviews.

  • Conduct research on the child’s situation in his or her home country.

  • Develop best interest recommendations with Young Center staff.

  • Maintain communication with the Young Center staff.

  • Advocate for the best interest of the child alongside Young Center staff.

More opportunities with The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.

About The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

Location:

NA, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, US

Mission Statement

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights protects and advances the rights and best interests of immigrant children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal law.

Description

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is a national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and best interests - safety and well-being - of immigrant children in the United States. We are recruiting volunteers to visit an unaccompanied minor in federal custody for one a hour a week. The meetings will be child led and the volunteer will learn the child's story and what the child wants for their future to better advocate for them.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Children & Youth
Immigrants & Refugees
Advocacy & Human Rights, Children & Youth, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

Mon Oct 21, 2024 - Sun Jan 19, 2025

WHERE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

(42.96167,-85.6589)
 

SKILLS

  • Child Welfare
  • Child Advocacy
  • Immigration Law
  • Bilingual
  • Hatian / Creole
  • Social Work

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 21
  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 hour/week for 12 months
  • We have a particular need for bilingual volunteers who speak Spanish or any other language. We employ a translation service so it is not a requirement,

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