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Blog Post: Parenting My Sibling: An Afghan American Social Worker’s Integration Journey
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 30, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Guardianship, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
Date: September 30, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Guardianship, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
Switchboard is committed to sharing stories of lived experiences with service providers across the U.S. Today, Switchboard is sharing the anonymous story of an Afghan American Social Worker who arrived in the United States as an Unaccompanied Refugee Minor. Experiences in the U.S. Foster Care System At the early age of 14, I was forced …
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Guide: Helping Children Cope After Coming to a New Country
Author(s): Center for Adjustment, Resilience, and Recovery (CARRE)
Date: August 22, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Guardianship
Date: August 22, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Guardianship
This resource, created by CARRE, is designed to help clients support their children after coming to a new country.
Poster: Unaccompanied Children (UC) and Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Infographics
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: September 14, 2021
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Guardianship
Date: September 14, 2021
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Guardianship
These infographics were designed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for the public. They are related to helping Unaccompanied Afghan Minors (UAMs) and will be useful for both Unaccompanied Children (UC) and Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) programs. Infographics include: State Help for Afghan Children Interested in Fostering? How UC Qualify for URM UC and …
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Video: SIV Stories: Starting Anew in the United States – Qahtan and Leen’s Family
Author(s): Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE)
Date: May 5, 2016
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
Date: May 5, 2016
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
This video is part of a four-video series focusing on the experiences of Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders that resettled to the United States. Qahtan and Leen are Iraqis who have successfully created a new life for themselves and their two sons after five years in Austin, Texas. They discuss the importance of employment for …
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Tip Sheet: Legal Guardianship for Refugee Children Living in the U.S. with Relatives
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: August 9, 2012
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
Date: August 9, 2012
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
This resource explains the process of becoming a legal guardian, and the responsibilities and benefits of being a guardian of refugee children.
Tip Sheet: Guardianship Fact Sheet for Staff Assisting Refugee Families
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: May 10, 2012
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
Date: May 10, 2012
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
This fact sheet provides basic information for helping refugee families to understand and establish kegal guardianship when caring for the children of relatives (such as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, siblings) or friends.
Toolkit: Refugees and the U.S. Child Welfare System: A Toolkit for Service Providers
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: October 2, 2006
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
Date: October 2, 2006
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Guardianship
This toolkit serves to: Be a training guide for refugee resettlement staff to improve their understanding of how the child welfare system works, and how to access and assist clients in obtaining services. Provide a common vocabulary of child welfare terms, enabling refugee resettlement staff to make appropriate referrals for child welfare services. Dispel misconceptions …
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