Maria Alejandra Acevedo
Host: Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, U.S. Department of Justice
Hayley Upshaw
- Hosted by Legal Services for Children
- Sponsored by The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
- Service location San Francisco, California
- Law school Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
- Issue area Children/Youth, Immigrant Populations
- Fellowship class year 2008
- Program AmeriCorps Fellows Program, Design-Your-Own Fellowship
The Project
Some of the unaccompanied immigrant children in San Francisco need legal assistance to enter the foster care system. Almost all of them require education advocacy and immigration assistance. Hayley’s project provided education, immigration, and dependency advocacy for these youth. Additionally, Hayley represented them in individual cases, created bilingual “know your rights” pamphlets regarding issues that frequently arise with unaccompanied minors, and provided outreach and trainings.
Meet Other Fellows Like Hayley
Courtney Bolin
Host: Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Sponsor: The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Laura Matthews-Jolly
Host: City Bar Justice Center
Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jessica Jones
Host: Women's Refugee Commission/Detention and Asylum Program
Sponsor: Steptoe & Johnson LLP