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Dear Friend,
Last year, more than 137,000 immigrant children traveling alone or separated from family arrived at the U.S. border, including higher numbers of young children and girls than we’ve ever seen. For many, release to a family member happens within 30 days. But for the most vulnerable children and families, reunification can take months, even years. For these families, Young Center advocates are critical allies.
Families with Young Center advocates get help reuniting after long separations, accessing support services, and pursuing their asylum cases. In the long run, that means more immigrant children find safe places to land.
During this National Immigrant Heritage Month, we want to shine a spotlight on families as our three programs work to promote family unity. Your support helps us reunite children with family members such as:
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Magdalena,
who
was
separated
from
her
9-year-old
daughter
for
six
years
after
they
fled
Guatemala
and
just
wanted
to
say
to
a
judge,
“A
mother
and
a
daughter
deserve
to
be
together”;
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Oscar*,
a
Honduran
father
reunited
with
his
5-year-old
son
Roger,
after
Young
Center
staff
helped
convince
a
state
child
welfare
agency
to
support
their
reunification;

*
Guadeloupe,
a
grandmother
who
doesn’t
speak
English
and
is
seeking
custody
of
Samuel,
her
orphaned
3-year-old
grandson,
after
Samuel’s
placement
with
a
foster
family
who
has
stated
they
want
to
adopt
him
and
will
cut
off
all
contact
with
his
grandmother.
Our Young Center community keeps families together. United in support of this urgent work, we can fight to ensure children are entrusted to family members who speak their language, know their culture, and respect their religion. Together, we can keep families together and strong.
We work directly with immigrant children at the Young Center, but we fight for the whole family. Mothers, fathers, abuelas y abuelos, aunties and uncles. Because every child should have the right to family integrity.
Donate today to keep immigrant children and their families together and DOUBLE YOUR GIFT! The first $75,000 in donations will be matched by members of the Young Center’s Board of Directors and anonymous benefactors.
We could not do this work without you and the entire Young Center community. Thank you for coming together with us to celebrate the families we protect.
In solidarity and gratitude,
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Gladis Molina Alt Frances de Pontes Peebles
Executive Director Board President
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Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
2245 S. MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 301,
Chicago, IL 60616
United States
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