Our Volunteers Child Advocates work one-on-one with unaccompanied migrant children to connect with them and advocate for their rights. Child Advocates meet on a weekly basis for about an hour plus travel time.
We have some basic requirements to volunteering with us:
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Speak a language other than English. We have a specific need for people who speak Spanish and Central American Indigenous Languages
- Have access to a car
- Attend an information session session
- Complete an interview
- Attend a 2-day new volunteer training
- Be willing and able to pass a background check
- Complete and submit a TB test
We host multiple trainings every year in both virtual and in-person formats. Our trainings for 2026 will take place in April, July, and September.
https://www.theyoungcenter.org/accompany-a-child/become-a-child-advocate/
