Jul 26, 2023Reuniting Forcibly Separated Families: Insights from Program Coordinator Emelie Viklund, Border TeamJuly 25, 2023 Written by KIND Staff Q: Can you give us some background on your work helping families reunify? Emelie: I worked with KIND’s Family Reunification team for one year as a Family Reunification Supervisor before I moved to my current role with KIND’s border team. I remember very…Refugees5 min readRefugees5 min read
May 31, 2023Mental Health and Unaccompanied Children: An Interview with Humanitarian Psychiatrist Dr. Suzan SongMay 30, 2023 Written by Rachel Odhner Dr. Suzan Song is a humanitarian psychiatrist and leading expert in trauma-informed clinical care, research, and public health policy for vulnerable populations, including unaccompanied children. She is the Director of Global Child and Family Mental Health at Harvard/Boston Children’s Hospital. This Mental Health…Refugees6 min readRefugees6 min read
May 1, 2023KIND celebrates Day of the Child in MexicoMay 1, 2023 Written by Rachel Odhner, KIND Content Manager Every April 30, Mexico celebrates Children’s Day (el Dia del niño y la niña). In honor of this day, KIND staff in our Tapachula office, near the Mexico/Guatemala border, held a series of activities with migrant children at three shelters…Mexico3 min readMexico3 min read
Apr 28, 2023Protecting the Rights of Women and Girls in Rural GuatemalaApril 27, 2023 Written by KIND Staff Alexander Morales, a Family Outreach Specialist with KIND’s Family Reunification Team, is Mayan Quiché and based in Quiché, Guatemala. He locates and helps to reunify children and families who were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border and separated due to U.S. policy between 2017…Guatemala4 min readGuatemala4 min read
Apr 19, 2023Spotlight on El Paso: An Interview with Marcela Evans, Managing Attorney at KIND’s El Paso OfficeMarch 29, 2023 This is part of our March blog series in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, in which KIND reflects on how our work advances migrant girls’ and women’s rights and celebrates the contributions and achievements of girls and women. …6 min read6 min read
Apr 19, 2023KIND Helps Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border Process Emotions Through ArtApril 14, 2023 Celebrating World Art Day It is a warm, sunny Tuesday morning in Ciudad Juarez and Mario, a social services coordinator at KIND’s Ciudad Juarez, Mexico office since 2021, is getting ready to drive to a nearby shelter to give his weekly art class to unaccompanied children staying there. Mario’s role at…Unaccompanied Children4 min readUnaccompanied Children4 min read
Oct 31, 2022“How are you?” Listening and providing hope to detained, separated Afghan children“How are you?” Listening and providing hope to detained, separated Afghan children By Cruz Espitia, Esq., Staff Attorney, KIND Detained Program It is a typical August morning. I’m driving to the shelter along the familiar route I’ve taken for the past several months, and I can’t help but think about…Afghanistan6 min readAfghanistan6 min read
Sep 30, 2022Now is the Time to Hire Child Welfare Professionals at the BorderNow is the Time to Hire Child Welfare Professionals at the Border By Jason Boyd, Senior Director of Policy Last week while visiting Ciudad Juarez I watched a young girl and her family approach the U.S.-Mexico border. …Us Mexico Border4 min readUs Mexico Border4 min read
Sep 16, 2022Citizenship Day 2022: Another BeginningBy Mary Giovagnoli, Esq, Senior Counsel for Legal Strategy A few months ago, I opened an email from KIND attorney Lauren Sullivan in which she proudly told us that one of her clients had just passed her citizenship test and would be sworn in the next day. …3 min read3 min read
Jun 21, 2022Finally free to be me as a young, gay immigrantBy Ismael, KIND client A part of me still can’t believe I can walk down the street holding my boyfriend’s hand. In Honduras, where I am from, a man showing affection to another man could be a death sentence. Even though I was just 12 when I fled seven years…Refugees4 min readRefugees4 min read