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How Can Early Childhood Programs Engage Latino Immigrants in Community-Building?
In January, 2005, Free To Grow participated in the Head Start Bureau's Latino Training Institute, presenting its approach to strengthening families and communities. Participants had many questions about working in the Latino immigrant community, and requested additional ideas and information. In this edition, we share innovative strategies and resources that can help you continue to promote healthy child, family and community development in your work with the Latino immigrant community.
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 Immigrant Access to Driver's Licenses
Since September 11, 2001, efforts to expand access to driver's licenses for immigrants have become increasingly difficult. Throughout the country, there have been legislation, executive orders and regulatory changes that have imposed restrictions on immigrants' access to state-issued driver's licenses. Read more>>
| Quick Guide to Public Charge and Receipt of Public Benefits
http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/summaries/ChargeSp.pdf
This guide provides a summary of how receiving public benefits in the United States may or may not affect an alien under the "public charge" provisions of the immigration laws. The links are to both the Spanish and English versions. Read more>>
| Protecting Your Patients Against Immigration Enforcement
http://www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/imm_enfrcmt_know_patient_rts-sp.pdf
Recent reports of Border Patrol raids in southern California cities have caused immigrant communities to fear leaving their homes, even for needed medical services. This paper provides advice to community clinics and their clients about how to prepare for, and respond to, a raid by Border Patrol agents. This report is in Spanish and English. Read more>>
|  | |  | Perspectives on Latino Immigrants and Community Building
Sara Martinez, Coordinator of the Hispanic Resource Center at the Tulsa City-County Library; Rosa Rejon, Southwest Human Development Parent and Teacher's Assistant; and Maria Reyes, Tulsa YWCA Multicultural Center Director talk about their roles and perspectives on how to engage the Latino immigrant population in community building. Read more>>
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