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MIRA’s Youth Toolkit!

This toolkit is for students and those who work with students. The toolkit contains contains different resource pages you can share with your group. Included in the toolkit: Know Your Rights resources, mental health resources, immigration terminology, information on how to get involved as an immigrant advocate, and financial aid information for immigrant students. English … Continued

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Resources for Students and Families

Resources and materials for immigrant students and families For more Family Preparedness videos in multiple languages visit our Back To School playlist on Youtube Padlet with easy-to-access education resources  (e.g. MAC Know Your Education Rights flyers, guidance’s by the state or Attorney General Office, etc.) courtesy of Massachusetts Advocates for Children Free & Confidential Education … Continued
Community Members Educators Service Providers English Haitian Creole Portuguese Spanish Know Your Rights
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Safe Communities Act

Because civil immigration enforcement is not our job. The new federal administration will use every tool available to deport members of our immigrant communities, including our police and courts. This misuse of public safety resources drives a wedge between immigrant communities and the public institutions that protect and serve them. That’s why the Safe Communities … Continued
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Back to School (K-12) Resources for Educators

Resources available for K-12 educators who work with immigrant students and their families. Back to School: Know Your Rights for K-12 Schools & Educators The presentation covers basic Know Your Rights information and reviews existing guidance to K-12 schools issued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the protections offered under the PROTECT Act, and reviews … Continued
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Education Resources for Immigrant Families

The Massachusetts Advocates for Children offers the following resources: Free & Confidential Education WhatsApp Helpline exclusively for newcomer families to access our services.  Information in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole Padlet with easy-to-access education resources  (e.g. MAC Know Your Education Rights flyers, guidance’s by the state or Attorney General Office, etc.)
Community Members Educators English Haitian Creole Portuguese Spanish Children & Families education Know Your Rights
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Resource Guide for Undocumented Students Applying to College (City of Boston resource)

This guide (short link: bit.ly/unafraidcollegeguide) is meant to help undocumented students with the college and financial aid application process. It focuses on Boston Public Schools (BPS) students and those in Massachusetts. You can also find a two-page version of this guide at bit.ly/unafraidcollegehandout.
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Immigrant Legal Defense Act

Immigrants facing deportation proceedings are not guaranteed a court-appointed attorney if they cannot afford one. Without a lawyer, immigrants in detention are 10 times less likely to win relief from deportation.  With a federal administration committed to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, and a new Congress actively stripping away existing rights and privileges, … Continued
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LANGUAGE GUIDE: Immigration Terminology

MIRA staff created this language guide as a community educational resource, not as a legal reference. Language is constantly evolving and used differently by different communities and in different contexts. Please also refer to the language and media guides linked below for deeper understanding and reference. Context: There is terminology created by the government and … Continued
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