Centre for Refugee Children

Don't miss this great feature in The Local on how the cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will affect refugees. Many thanks to photographer Chloë Ellingson and reporter Wency Leung for their work. It was a pleasure to open our doors to them. thelocal.to/refugee-health…

Unaccompanied children are spending more time in federal custody as families face stricter sponsorship requirements. The consequences are real: longer family separation, and kids so worn down they give up before their case is heard. bit.ly/4uB2UwP

New: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next. propub.li/4aCXwlA

These refugees came to Canada looking for a lifeline. They found it in a sport that reminds them ‘you’re not alone’. Greater Toronto refugee houses will host the Refugee Soccer Cup Tournament on July 19. By @nkeung in @TorontoStar. 👉 thestar.com/news/gta/these…

Conflict has driven millions of children from their homes & their countries, forcing them to rebuild their lives in entirely new places. Despite the difficulties faced, children are resilient❤️ Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, children share their hopes & dreams for the future⭐

None of us will be safer if we remove protections from those who need them most. We urge the government to reverse course and rescind this misguided bill. To read our statement on Bill C-2, click on the link below: ccrweb.ca/en/statement-b…

The Trump administration’s funding cuts would force unaccompanied migrant children, from infants to toddlers to teenagers, to navigate complex and punishing immigration procedures entirely alone. thenation.com/article/politi…

Breaking: Federal government just filed to end Flores Settlement Agreement, a policy that has assured migrant children in federal custody are kept in safe conditions since the 90s. apnews.com/article/immigr…

Under the new Trump Administration, ICE is jailing not just families encountered at the border but also families who have been in the U.S. for years. nyer.cm/p3l79LW

4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' gothamist.com/news/4-year-ol…

Fear Shadows Many Children in Immigrant Families Heightened immigration enforcement is stirring anxiety among children whose parents are vulnerable to deportation. “Every day I worry they could take my mom.” // Important reporting by @mirjordan nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/…

[1/2] On this Refugee Rights Day, we ask you to join our call in urging political party leaders to uphold the values entrenched in the Singh Decision. To write a letter to party leaders: ccrweb.ca/en/open-letter… To donate to the CCR: give-can.keela.co/refugees-welco…

Our statement: supportkind.org/press-releases…

Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children latimes.com/california/sto…

The Centre for Refugee Children is excited to attend and participate in this important discussion on the rights of children on the move across the Americas. Thanks to DCI Americas and Tejiendo Redes Infancia for organizing this event. Registration details below:

The Centre for Refugee Children is proud to open our Anchor House program this week. Anchor House will provide emergency housing for unaccompanied children and youth in Toronto as we support them with their refugee claim process. thestar.com/news/gta/she-s…

I am a great supporter of the Centre for Refugee Children. I visited Anchor House last week and was totally inspired thestar.com/news/gta/she-s…

@CRCrefugee's newly opened Anchor House is the first emergency housing in Canada dedicated to unaccompanied minors. Each year 400 to 500 children come to Canada for asylum on their own, about half destined for Ontario. It provides them wraparound support thestar.com/news/gta/she-s…

The Trump administration has issued a stop-work order for organizations providing legal services to unaccompanied minors entering the US. The order will end legal support for at least 100,000 children. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

🎤NEW PODCAST EPISODE! We talk with Tracy Muriithi, the coordinator of the project 'A Roadmap to Justice,' about the amazing Refugee and Im/Migrant Youth Conference, which will take place in Toronto this Friday, February 21. Don't miss it! Listen here: fcjrefugeecentre.org/podcast/episod…