Educating OSY About US Laws

When

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 10-11:30am

This workshop will be recorded.

Description

Out-of-School Youth (OSY) are young people who are often living on their own, with adult responsibilities, in a country that has laws that may be new and/or unknown to them. As educators, we can support OSY by ensuring that they know how to keep themselves safe in the United States by understanding and following US laws, as well as understanding what their rights are. During this workshop, participants will learn about the rights that immigrants and farmworkers have within the United States. Participants will also learn which US laws are important to review with students and will receive instructional materials that can be used to educate students about these laws. 

Register using the form below. Zoom meeting information will be emailed to those who register before the event.

Presented and Developed By

Kemberly Gil Gachancipa, Partial DOJ Accredited Rep and Paralegal, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)

Kemberly is a first-generation immigrant from Colombia, her parents and siblings immigrated to the United States when she was 3 years old. Kemberly’s personal experience growing up undocumented (DACAmented) in the Hudson Valley is what fueled her passion and mission to advocate for immigrant rights, including extensive advocacy around DACA/DAPA, Federal and New York State Dream Act, Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, and the Green Light Campaign. As an organizer and immigration advocate, Kemberly has worked and volunteered with numerous service providers and organizations, including Rural Migrant Ministry Youth Arts Group, Western and Mid-Hudson Worker Justice Center, Alianza Agricola and Western and Mid-Hudson Migrant Education. Prior to joining us at the NYIC, Kem worked as an immigration paralegal and team trainer at an immigration firm, where she was responsible for training the firm's current and incoming staff on the different types of immigration cases that the firm worked on, to better assist clients during their immigration legal processes.

Emily Callaghan, ID&R Training Program Coordinator

Emily Callaghan has been involved in the NYS Migrant Education Program for over 14 years. She attended SUNY Brockport and obtained degrees in Spanish Language, Literature and Culture and Business Administration, and has a master’s degree in Adult Education from SUNY Buffalo State. During her time studying at SUNY Brockport, Emily began working for the Migrant Education Program as a part-time Out-of-School-Youth Tutor. Since graduating, she has worked as both a Statewide Recruiter and OSY Service Coordinator in various parts of the state. She is currently the NYS Identification and Recruitment Training Program Coordinator. 

The content in this presentation is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

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