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About The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
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.
Duties
Join our community of hundreds of Volunteer Child Advocates across the country who provide accompaniment to unaccompanied immigrant children and youth, and advocate for their rights and best interests while in government custody. A Young Center Volunteer Child Advocate is an adult who spends time with, and advocates on behalf of an individual unaccompanied immigrant child while they are in government custody and subject to deportation proceedings. Serving as a Child Advocate means being a reliable and trustworthy presence for children, and accordingly, we have a thorough clearance and training process.
Qualifications
Due to the nature of our work and the extensive contact Volunteer Child Advocates have with children and adolescents, Young Center requires all Volunteer Child Advocates to: • Be at least 21 years of age. • Has a car and is willing to drive to in-person cases. • Speak Spanish or Central American Indigenous Languages at an Advanced level. • Commit to serving as a Volunteer Child Advocate for at least 12 months. • Submit all required application materials. • Attend an information session. • Complete a screening call with a Volunteer Coordinator. • Attend and complete all aspects of the 2-day Volunteer Child Advocate Training. • Submit to and pass FBI and State Criminal Background Checks. • Submit to and pass Child Abuse and Neglect Registry checks for all US states they have lived in during the last five years. • Provide results of a tuberculosis test (results must be negative).
Application instructions
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