| for The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy.com featured Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition – CAIR Coalition in an article posted today on the increased need for legal representation for unaccompanied minors and the resulting operational challenges for non-profits.
“It is going to be a long haul,” said Diana Campoamor, president of Hispanics in Philanthropy, which has played a central role in the philanthropic response to the influx of children. “Unless the core issues that sent them here are resolved, I think we are going to continue to see refugee children coming into the states.”
Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition will provide legal services to about 1,000 children this year, twice the number it served in 2013, according to Executive Director Kathy Doan.
“We have slowly been increasing our children’s program, but this summer it basically just exploded,” Ms. Doan said. “In the last couple of months we have essentially doubled our staff. I’m now subleasing three additional offices in [our] building so we are now on four floors.”
Read More, and View the Video featuring Executive Director, Kathy Doan: Here.
