Guide: A Framework For Immigrant Liaisons

Jun 17

New Guide!

**A Pilot Program by the New York State Youth Leadership Council**
This guide includes a description of the immigrant liaisons pilot program, examples of the work done, and how that work was supported by the NYSYLC through monthly meetings and a youth fellowship.
This guide also includes recommendations for schools that want to create their own immigrant liaison position, particularly regarding hiring and funding, with a priority placed on hiring immigrants and especially non-citizens.

ImmLiaison

Immigrant Liaison also known as "ImmLiaison" was created through CUNY-IIE's collaboration with the New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) and our educator team, Teach Dream, to start the first immigrant liaison program in New York. The hope of this work is to create Immigrant Liaison positions across New York City schools to support the needs of immigrant students, families, and caregivers across the state, especially those who are undocumented.

What is an Immigrant Liaison?

An immigrant liaison is a part-time (or possibly full-time, if needed) position in a school created to offer support for immigrant, and especially undocumented, students and their families and caregivers. This team spent the 2020-2021 school year developing the immigrant liaison position and, in the spring of 2021, implementing a pilot program with immigrant liaisons in three New York City public high schools. In the spring of 2022, the team expanded the program to two NYC public middle schools.