“As public defenders working with parents in family court, we write during Black History Month to urge state legislators to pass a slate of legislation that informs, supports, and empowers families and communities rather than subjecting them to cycles of harm and separation.”
A medida que más inmigrantes y solicitantes de asilo llegan a la ciudad de Nueva York, también lo han hecho más menores no acompañados, afirmaron defensores y funcionarios municipales durante una reciente audiencia.
As the number of immigrants and asylum seekers arriving in New York City has increased, so has the number of unaccompanied minors, advocates and city officials said during a recent hearing.
“These rates of over-investigation are state-sanctioned family policing. Even where investigations are warranted and allegations are substantiated, the investigative process is often coercive and traumatic, indelibly harming the children the investigations intend to protect.”
“We can meaningfully change the trajectory of families’ lives by partnering with communities to make sure there is easy access to the support and resources families need to thrive.”
El programa “Promise NYC”, de $10 millones de dólares, tiene como objetivo atender a 600 niños entre enero y junio de 2023. La ciudad ha contratado a cuatro organizaciones comunitarias que se encargarán de seleccionar a las familias inmigrantes que necesiten ayuda para el cuidado de sus hijos.
The $10 million program comes as the city looks to provide additional support for tens of thousands of asylum seekers who’ve arrived in the five boroughs in recent months.
Supporters of the legislation, which would require the city to fund the placement of mental health professionals on-site at all homeless shelters with children, say it would increase access to care for families experiencing the crisis of housing insecurity. But some advocates worry it could inadvertently ensnare more low-income families in the child welfare system.
‘As a young woman who has been in and out of the foster care system my whole life, I’ve had to face many challenging situations alone before my Fair Futures Coach Jaime changed my life entirely.’
“Having housing and a place to call home gives one hope and stability, which is essential, especially when you grew up in a system that gave you neither.”
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