Now through November 15, Lifetime will match any gift made to KIND, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 so we can continue to support separated families in need of vital legal and social services.
Double your impact todayKIND and Lifetime partnered on a PSA featuring the cast from the network’s upcoming film Torn from Her Arms, a message that urges viewers to learn more about the family separation crisis.
Watch the PSA hereOctober is pro bono month and we are proud to honor the amazing pro bono attorneys who are representing children in need of life-saving legal services every day.
Read about the honorees hereTell Congress: Pass the Central American Women and Children Protection Act
Act NowEnsuring that no child appears in immigration court without high quality legal representation;
Advancing laws, policies, and practices that ensure children’s protection and uphold their right to due process and fundamental fairness; and
Promoting in countries of origin, transit, and destination durable solutions to child migration that are grounded in the best interests of the child and ensure that no child is forced to involuntarily migrate.
Your help could mean the difference between a child who needs protection being sent back to their home country where their life may be in danger – and the child being able to stay in the U.S. to live in safety and freedom.
For too long, immigrant and refugee children have been subject to harmful policies. Make your voice heard and urge the Biden Administration to restore fairness and protect children on the move.
Read and share the latest news and information about the protection of immigrant and refugee children.
Do you want to host a fundraiser and help give refugee and immigrant children a safe future? Please email Alix McAtee at amcatee@supportkind.org for help getting started.
No child should ever face immigration court alone. Learn more about KIND, who we are, and what we do to protect unaccompanied migrant and refugee children with our KIND Fact Sheet.
Read MoreKIND’s Blueprint for the protection of unaccompanied children provides guidance on how the U.S. government should uphold its responsibility to treat these children humanely and in accordance with the law and this country’s ideals. Their unique vulnerabilities require a legal and policy framework that provides enhanced procedural safeguards and protection mechanisms essential to helping unaccompanied […]
Read MoreApprehensions of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border reached a 21-year high in April, and this week Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified about the border situation before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security. He reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to protecting unaccompanied children at the border and detailed steps the administration is taking to fulfill that promise.
Read MoreKids in Need of Defense (KIND) President Wendy Young had the following statement regarding the announcement that President Biden will sign today a Presidential Memorandum to expand access to legal representation and the courts:
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