Don’t Forget Immigrants with Disabilities in Protection EffortsAcross the country, groups are springing into action to protect our communities from violent, harmful anti-immigrant actions like workplace…Feb 3Feb 3
Sixteen years in, endless reasons to keep up the keep up the good fight for immigrant families and…This November marked my 16th anniversary at the Young Center. I had always hoped that years 2016 to 2020, marked by family separation and…Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
The Rio Grande Valley: A place where grief and joy walk hand in handHave you ever had an encounter that so profoundly moves you that you feel a foundational shift in your soul? I have. Two weeks ago, I…Aug 22, 2024Aug 22, 2024
Juneteenth: A Day to Demand Sustainable Action for Black and Brown ChildrenMany of us have attended dozens of protests over the past eight months and been struck by the youth leading on the frontlines. Amid…Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024
Meeting Migration Trauma with Trust, Generosity, and SupportOn Wednesday, March 13th, Young Center Executive Director Gladis Molina Alt gave the 28th Karen J. Honig Memorial Lecture at the UIC Jane…Mar 25, 2024Mar 25, 2024
Celebrating Social Work Month at the Young CenterMy name is Tami Benchoam Rogers. I have been a Social Worker at the Young Center for almost five years. I was drawn to being a social…Mar 21, 2024Mar 21, 2024
Volunteering with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children to Help them Find an Embracing EnvironmentPriscila Marroquin is a Young Center volunteer based in Chicago whose unwavering devotion to supporting immigrant children stems largely…Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 2024
A Q & A with our Executive Director Gladis Molina Alt1. As the Young Center’s ED, what is a tangible way you have demonstrated courage this past year in leading the organization?Jan 9, 2024Jan 9, 2024
A New Texas Law will Separate Families and Criminalize Kids for Seeking Safety Unless the Federal…By Alexis Bay, Young Center for Immigrant Children’s RightsDec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
What It Means to Finance with CourageOften one of the greatest prevailing challenges many nonprofit organizations face pertains to money, or rather not having enough. Finances…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
