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
The People We Are: Team P3 on Equity and CommunityAll I ever wished for as a child was to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and a Nobel Prize in Literature. Preferably in the same year…Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023
Every Step Counts for Immigrant ChildrenMy name is Maria Angélica Paniagua Núñez and I’ve been a Volunteer Child Advocate with the Young Center for two years. Supporting…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
Fighting for Justice for Immigrant Families in the Child Welfare SystemIt has been over one year since Guadalupe last saw her 3-year-old grandson, Samuel. She helped raise him for the first year of his life…Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 2023
Upholding Justice and Equity Through Safe RepatriationUnaccompanied immigrant children far too often face an immigration system in the United States that rarely recognizes or treats them as…Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2023
A Community of Care: Advocacy through Accompaniment and Child-Centered CareNo child should have to face our nation’s complex immigration system alone. As the only non-profit in the country that connects immigrant…Aug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
Disability Justice at the BorderJuly is Disability Pride Month, chosen because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in July of 1990. Disability Pride Month…Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2023
CAP in ActionIt is no surprise that community builds relationships and helps to create a sense of belonging. But community also helps to stand in the…Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2023
What it Means to Fight for Child-Centered PolicyTwo phone calls per week, 10 minutes each.Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
How We Put Community-Centric Fundraising into PracticeAt the Young Center, we hold our values of equity and justice at our core.Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Solidarity not Charity: Embracing Community-Centric FundraisingAn important point of consideration when thinking about how the Young Center practices equity and justice is how we choose to fundraise to…May 19, 2023May 19, 2023