On Friday, July 24, 2015, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) hosted a forum in Oakland to discuss and present the preliminary findings of its first comprehensive report on "Bay Area Services to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children."
69 different organizations ranging from small non-profits to large international organizations attended to discuss and gain a better understanding of how the region might better serve these children. The report indicates that the Bay Area region is home to model programs that provide for unaccompanied children's physical and mental needs, but greater coordination for the provision of protective services is still needed using our region's limited resources.
To view the preliminary data presented at the forum,
click here.