Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
Althea Klein is a professional who has experience in providing social work services to various populations, including immigrant children and adolescents. With a background in advocacy, therapy, and education, Althea has demonstrated a commitment to serving vulnerable populations in need of support and guidance. Althea holds a Master's degree in Social Work and has worked with organizations such as The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights and Community Counseling Centers of Chicago. Althea's expertise in providing individual, family, and group therapy, as well as their experience in case management and advocacy, make their a valuable asset in the field of social work.
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children. Guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal child protection laws, the Young Center has developed the only program in the nation that provides guardians ad litem (Child Advocates) for trafficking victims and unaccompanied immigrant children. Our work serving individual children drives our policy work. Through our work as Child Advocates (guardians ad litem), we promote change by advocating for the best interests of individual immigrant children, thereby educating stakeholders about the importance of considering the ‘Respondent’ as a child. Child Advocates are bilingual and often bicultural volunteers who are trained and supervised by attorneys with experience in children’s rights and immigration law. In every case assigned a Child Advocate, the Young Center provides the child’s attorney (if they are represented) and the decision-maker with a report about the best interests of that individual child.