Sentences with phrase «for children in immigrant families»

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«Locking up immigrants, including families and children fleeing extreme violence in Central America, should not be a source of profit for huge corporations, particularly given private contractors» terrible record providing inadequate medical and mental health care to dying immigrants,» the statement said.

For over 50 years, regardless of the political environment or changes in the economy, GLIDE has stood with the most vulnerable, including poor people, those with illness, people of color, immigrants, as well as all families and children fleeing war and oppression.

Locking up immigrants, including families and children fleeing extreme violence in Central America, should not be a source of profit for huge corporations, particularly given private contractors» terrible record providing inadequate medical and mental health care to dying immigrants.

They point to her 2 - 1 margin with Latinos over Obama in the 2008 primary and the latest party platform, which calls for a path to citizenship «for law - abiding families who are here,» the end of immigration raids against children and families, due process for «those fleeing violence in Central America,» and to rescind statutory bans on immigrants who modify their status in the country.

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

Afua Atta - Mensah, executive director of Community Voices Heard and a Working Families Party (WFP) leader, who is the child of Ghanaian immigrants, ran for district leader in Central Harlem in 2015 due to neglect of the West African population and lack of youth engagement.

Cuomo, in exchange for an endorsement from the left leaning Working Families Party, promised to help reunite the two Democratic factions in order to achieve passage of several progressive issues, including public campaign financing, a women's equality act with an abortion rights provision, and a measure to give college aid to children of undocumented immigrants, known as the Dream Act.

«I have had the privilege of representing the 21st District in Queens for 8 years, where I've fought for the education of our children, the rights of women and families, and the protection of our immigrants.»

«As Attorney General, she has been a fighter for middle class families, for children, for immigrants, and for the environment,» Perez said in a statement released by Harris» campaign.

Sessions after lunch will center on narratives for change and will include breakout discussions on helping seniors live healthy, independent lives; helping immigrants and refugees thrive in their new community; and helping children and families escape poverty, among other topics.

«As the national debate on immigration has grown stronger, including immigrants» use of many social services, some have argued that the reason for the high child poverty rate has mostly been due to the large number of children in low - skilled, poor immigrant families,» Joo said.

Children from immigrant families now account for 42 percent of uninsured children in the United States, reports a study in the March issue of MedicChildren from immigrant families now account for 42 percent of uninsured children in the United States, reports a study in the March issue of Medicchildren in the United States, reports a study in the March issue of Medical Care.

President Obama signed an executive order in 2012 protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, and studies suggest that this order, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), markedly improved measures of mental health among its beneficiaries and their families.

The next steps toward better understanding ACEs for Hispanic children from immigrant families, says Caballero, are to determine what, if any, resilience factors do exist and what traumas may be hidden or specific to the population in order to better guide policy and invest in resources that support those resilience factors and help address such traumas.

Parental divorce and economic hardship were the most prevalent ACEs for both groups; Children in immigrant families reported a prevalence of 11.9 percent for parental divorce and 32.1 percent for economic hardship, while children in U.S. - native families reported a prevalence of 25.5 percent for parental divorce and 29.9 percent for economic hChildren in immigrant families reported a prevalence of 11.9 percent for parental divorce and 32.1 percent for economic hardship, while children in U.S. - native families reported a prevalence of 25.5 percent for parental divorce and 29.9 percent for economic hchildren in U.S. - native families reported a prevalence of 25.5 percent for parental divorce and 29.9 percent for economic hardship.

I think this commitment is represented well by HGSE faculty members, including some hired during my deanship, for example: Nancy Hill with her work on parenting and family socialization practices across ethnic, socio - economic, and neighborhood contexts; Meira Levinson with her work on civic and multicultural education; Natasha Warikoo with her work on race, immigration, inequality, and culture as they relate to education; and Hiro Yoshikawa with his work on the development of young children in immigrant families.

Wanting to see for himself, Mike visits his local elementary school in Takoma Park, Maryland, where «the children of übereducated whites» are in the same classrooms as poor blacks, black middle - class families» and «poor immigrant children from Latin America, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.»

Sealy, the child of immigrants from Panama and Barbados, is a senior at the Academy of the Pacific Rim in Boston, and for the past three years he has attended CSA in hopes of becoming the first person in his family to go to college.

Our Children Our Schools: A Blueprint for Creating Partnerships Between Immigrant Families and New York City Public Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edChildren Our Schools: A Blueprint for Creating Partnerships Between Immigrant Families and New York City Public Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's eImmigrant Families and New York City Public Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edFamilies and New York City Public Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edchildren in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edchildren of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edChildren of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's eimmigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edfamilies face significant obstacles to participating in their children's edchildren's education.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)'s Immigrant Students» Rights Project combines our distinctive leadership in the field of public education advocacy with our in - depth knowledge of the needs of immigrant students, students learning English, and their families to improve student achievement and advance meaningfuImmigrant Students» Rights Project combines our distinctive leadership in the field of public education advocacy with our in - depth knowledge of the needs of immigrant students, students learning English, and their families to improve student achievement and advance meaningfuimmigrant students, students learning English, and their families to improve student achievement and advance meaningful reform.

And in many cases, new immigrant families arrive throughout the school year, and children may have missed classes for months or even years because of economic or political strife or natural disasters.

Except for Black children, Mexican, Asian, and White children in immigrant families are less likely to use center - based care compared to their counterparts in non-immigrant families.

These data allow the reader to begin to understand what the culture of schooling means to Mexican children and families and, hopefully, how to emulate strategically this culture in feasible ways that promote meaningful educational experiences and outcomes for Mexican immigrant children in the U.S. Specifically, data discussing el grupo escolar (the school group), el turno matutino vs. el turno vespertino (morning vs. afternoon shifts), and el comité de padres (the parent committee) are presented.

Upon arriving at UCLA in 2012, he founded the Institute for Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families, which he co-directs with Dr. Carola Suárez - Orozco, UCLA Ed & IS professor of education.

In addition, immigrant families who speak languages other than English often struggle to transmit their home language to their children with many second - generation and most third - generation children having a strong or exclusive preference for English.

Cultural Diversity E604: Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Special Education Eligibility (2000) E584: Critical Behaviors and Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students (1999) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E500: Empowering Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Learning Problems (1991) E500s: Reforzando a los alumnos Diversos Culturalmente y Lingüí con Aprendizaje (1999) E596: Five Strategies to Reduce Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education (2000) E520: Identifying and Serving Recent Immigrant Children Who Are Gifted (1993) E601: Infusing Multicultural Content into the Curriculum for Gifted Students (2000) E589: The Implications of Culture on Developmental Delay (1999) E566: Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education (1998) E544: Underachievement Among Gifted Minority Students: Problems and Promises (1997) E614: Cultural Reciprocity Aids Collaboration with Families (2001)

That's especially true for families disrupted by the 2017 recession of the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which allowed many children of illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S.

Other work of mine has focussed on family law for youth with children (for the BC Council for Families), abused women (for the BC Society of Transition Houses), parents living in poverty (for the Salvation Army's defunct pro bono program), people in polyamorous relationships (for the Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association), recent immigrants (for SUCCESS Settlement Services), grandparents caring for grandchildren (for the Parent Support Services Society of BC) and other populations.

There are many ways an immigrant could prove they were once in a genuine relationship without continuing to live with an abusive spouse: for example, immigration officers often rely on documented love letters, text messages, emails, photos from events like weddings and anniversaries, marriage certificates, children's birth certificates, letters from family or friends, and sworn affidavits.

To advocate for victims of domestic violence in all family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, restraining orders; to empower immigrants with family law issues.

Her areas of research include cultural and situational contexts of child development, early childhood professional development, father - child relationships in urban communities, and early childhood services for immigrant children and families.

Life and family events premigration and postmigration have been found to have a profound effect on the health and well - being of immigrant children.1, 2 Risk factors include trauma, separation from parents, nonvoluntary migration, obstacles in the acculturation process, 3 and children who immigrate in their mid - or late teens.1, 4 Research also shows that parents who have experienced or witnessed violence have poorer mental health, 2,5 which is likely to affect parent — child attachment and negatively impact child development and mental health.5 Transitioning to a new country may be beneficial for both parents and children, but it may render new and unexpected constraints in the parent — child relationship (eg, children tend to acculturate to the new country faster than their parents), cause disharmony and power conflicts, 6 — 8 and, subsequently, affect the child's mental health.9

Many Chinese immigrant families used webcams regularly for communicating with their child and caretakers in China [10].

Understanding Children, Immigration, and Family Violence: A National Examination of the Issues (PDF - 360 KB) Learning Systems Group & Family Violence Prevention Fund (2005) Identifies challenges and opportunities in reaching out to and delivering services to immigrant children and families affected by domestic violence, best practices in serving them, and policy implications for tChildren, Immigration, and Family Violence: A National Examination of the Issues (PDF - 360 KB) Learning Systems Group & Family Violence Prevention Fund (2005) Identifies challenges and opportunities in reaching out to and delivering services to immigrant children and families affected by domestic violence, best practices in serving them, and policy implications for tchildren and families affected by domestic violence, best practices in serving them, and policy implications for the work.

Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Children and Youth in Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assImmigrant Children and Youth in Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assiFamilies Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assimmigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assifamilies face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist child welfare workers who assist them.

Foster Care Placement Settings and Permanency Planning (PDF - 158 KB) The Urban Institute (2007) Focuses on placement settings and case goals for Latin American immigrant children and children of Latin American immigrants compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic children of U.S. - born parents in the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

On this webinar, the report authors will discuss the study findings, including impacts on young children, their parents, and early childhood educators, and recommendations for stakeholders at all levels to safeguard the wellbeing of children in immigrant families.

One bright spot for Nevada children in immigrant families: 80 percent live in two - parent families, compared with 62 percent for U.S. - born children.

The report also explores the significant barriers facing children in immigrant families, the majority of whom are also children or color, and offers recommendations for helping children in these families secure the stability, economic resources and opportunities all of the nation's children need to thrive.

September 7, 2017 Framing Messages about Children in Immigrant Families Convened by: Webinar for Kids Count Network + Partnership for America's Children Presenter (s): Julie Sweetland Washington, DC Webinar

Partnering With Latino and Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, aFamilies: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, and Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, and child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies, using translators, and more.

After adjustment for confounders, the stratum - specific adjusted odds ratios (95 % CI) of child mental health conditions related to a one - level decline in parent mental health were: 1.44 (1.35 — 1.55) for non-Hispanic whites, 1.24 (1.06 — 1.46) for non-Hispanic blacks, 1.04 (0.81 — 1.32) for Hispanics from non-immigrant families, 1.21 (0.96 — 1.93) for Hispanics from immigrant families, and 1.43 (1.21 — 1.70) for non-Hispanic otherrace children.

In the present study, we test the relationship between food insecurity in early childhood (before age 4 1/2) and children's symptoms of depression / anxiety, aggression, and hyperactivity / inattention up to age 8, accounting for child and familial characteristics which may be associated with food insecurity and children's mental health [16], [20]: child's sex, immigrant status, family structure, maternal age at child's birth, family income, maternal and paternal education, prenatal tobacco exposure, maternal and paternal depression, family functioning and negative parentinIn the present study, we test the relationship between food insecurity in early childhood (before age 4 1/2) and children's symptoms of depression / anxiety, aggression, and hyperactivity / inattention up to age 8, accounting for child and familial characteristics which may be associated with food insecurity and children's mental health [16], [20]: child's sex, immigrant status, family structure, maternal age at child's birth, family income, maternal and paternal education, prenatal tobacco exposure, maternal and paternal depression, family functioning and negative parentinin early childhood (before age 4 1/2) and children's symptoms of depression / anxiety, aggression, and hyperactivity / inattention up to age 8, accounting for child and familial characteristics which may be associated with food insecurity and children's mental health [16], [20]: child's sex, immigrant status, family structure, maternal age at child's birth, family income, maternal and paternal education, prenatal tobacco exposure, maternal and paternal depression, family functioning and negative parenting.