The deadline to register for the November training to become a Volunteer Child Advocates is Friday, November 1, 2024. Training will be provided Saturday & Sunday, November 16-17, 2024 via Zoom. Applications to become a Volunteer Child Advocate continues all year long.
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. Advocates must be at least 21 years old. We have a particular need for bilingual volunteers who speak Spanish. In Chicago, we always need volunteers who speak French, Romanian, Portuguese, Fulani, Lingala, Creole and other languages.
TO APPLY: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/volunteer-child-advocate-application
For more info please contact Lilian Mann at LMann@theyoungcenter.org
Website: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
