KIND works to protect unaccompanied children wherever they are in their journeys
We help children through legal services; public education and outreach in the U.S., Central America and Mexico; and reintegration support for children returning alone from the U.S. to their home countries.
Legal Services
KIND provides pro bono attorneys to represent unaccompanied children in their deportation proceedings, as well as legal screenings, and Know Your Rights presentations. We do this largely through our partnerships with major law firms and corporations, as well as law schools which have agreed to represent children referred to KIND at no cost. KIND trains and mentors our volunteer attorneys so no prior immigration experience is necessary
More informationFamily Separation
KIND’s Family Separation Response Team is addressing the profound crisis caused by the Trump Administration taking children away from their parents upon arrival at the U.S. border during its “Zero Tolerance Policy.” We are helping children and families address the long-term consequences of this devastating policy and seek protection.
More informationPolicy Education and Outreach
We work with the White House, Capitol Hill and federal agencies to help ensure that unaccompanied children receive fair and appropriate treatment while in the U.S. immigration system. We attempt to broaden understanding of these children, including the experiences that forced them out of their communities and drove them to come alone to the United States; the lack of fair access to the U.S. protection system after they arrive; and the potential dangers that many of these children face upon return to their home country.
More informationInternational Programs
With the challenge of an unprecedented number of unaccompanied children coming to the U.S., we have an historic opportunity to enhance awareness of child migration and to promote regional standards and joint action for the protection of children on the move. KIND is expanding its work in Central America and Mexico to protect children’s rights and safety before, during and after migration
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As part of KIND’s efforts to help children adjust to a new country, new language, new homes as well as to address the traumas which the majority of them have experienced prior to their arrival, KIND has placed Social Services Coordinators (SSCs) in eight offices.
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Upcoming Events
Decatur Supports KIND
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Baltimore Office Back to School Drive
August 2018
Building Healthy Futures
September 15, 2018
KIND GRAIN Fundraiser
Wednesday, October 24, 2018