KIND INC
1201 L STREET NW FLOOR 2, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.supportkind.org

---

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ASSIST AND PROTECT UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTIES TO JUDICIAL OR REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM THE IMMIGRATION LAWS OF THE U.S., WHETHER IN THE CONTEXT OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS OR APPLICATIONS FROM ASYLUM OR OTHERWISE, BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND BY OTHER MEANS, TO EXAMINE PRACTICES BY WHICH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS CAN BE BEST PROTECTED BOTH WITHIN THE U.S. IMMIGRATION PROCESS AND WITHIN THE PROCESS OF REPATRIATING CHILDREN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO SUCH PRACTICES, TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RELATED CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS IN FUTHERANCE OF THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, EITHER BY ITSELF OR IN PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, OR CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.

KIND SERVES AS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO ENTER THE U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ALONE AND STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT NO SUCH CHILD APPEARS IN IMMIGRATION COURT WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. WE ACHIEVE FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND BY ADVANCING THE CHILD'S BEST INTERESTS, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING.

LEGAL PROGRAMS - THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, KIND PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S. KIND'S LEGAL PROGRAMS TEAM IS COMPRISED OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WHO, TOGETHER WITH OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PARTNERS FROM LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS, REPRESENT OVER 5,000 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY REPRESENTATION, THE TEAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC SOCIAL SERVICES TO KIND'S CLIENTS AS WELL AS INFORMS CRITICAL LEGAL STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN IN THE U.S. THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION OF KIND'S VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND STAFF MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE, AND OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 20,900 AT RISK CHILDREN. WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE HAVE HELPED THOSE CHILDREN FIND SAFETY AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND PERSECUTION. MOST OF KIND'S CLIENTS ARE FLEEING SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES AND CONDITIONS IN THE WORLD. AS OF DECEMBER 2019, KIND HAS SERVED MORE THAN 20,900 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. WE HAVE BUILT A ROBUST TRAINING NETWORK OF OVER 50,600 PARTICIPANTS AND MORE THAN 664 LAW FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, LAW SCHOOLS AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS PARTNERS.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE - KIND IS WORKING IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TOWARD A WORLD WHERE WE SHARE, ACROSS BORDERS AND CONTINENTS, AN ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PERSECUTION, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER HARMS. IN COMPLEMENT TO KIND'S DOMESTIC LEGAL PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY WORK, KIND'S INTERNATIONAL WORK ENABLES IT TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND AS THEY MIGRATE IN SEARCH OF SAFETY. KIND'S STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE U.S., OUR PROGRAMMING IN CENTRAL AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION, AND OUR WORK IN MEXICO AND EUROPE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN ON THE MOVE AND CHILDREN SEEKING PERMANENCY, DEEPEN OUR TIES TO THE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO KIND'S WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO FOCUSES ON CHILD MIGRATION THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL AMERICA-MEXICO REGION. KIND HAS FOUR REGIONAL INITIATIVES THAT AIM TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CHILD MIGRATION IN THE REGION, REUNIFY SEPARATED FAMILIES, AND ENSURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN. KIND'S INITIATIVES INCLUDE:(1) CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD RETURN AND REINTEGRATION PROJECTKIND'S CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD RETURN AND REINTEGRATION PROJECT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO MIGRANT CHILDREN REPATRIATED TO GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO ADDRESS THEIR RANGE OF NEEDS AND SUPPORT THEIR SAFE REINTEGRATION INTO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. KIND PROVIDES PRE-DEPARTURE COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT RETURNING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, TO IDENTIFY REINTEGRATION NEEDS, AND TO PREPARE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ON THE RETURN PROCESS. KIND THEN WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESSING EDUCATION, MEDICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILLS BUILDING, JOB TRAINING, AND INTERNSHIPS FOR OLDER YOUTH. THIS SUPPORT ALLOWS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDES ALTERNATIVES TO RE-MIGRATION. IN 2019, KIND SERVED OVER 100 RETURNING MIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, REACHING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS. KIND ENGAGES WITH THE U.S. AND CENTRAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE REPATRIATION PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS CHILD FRIENDLY. KIND ALSO ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENT FROM CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD MIGRATION FROM THE REGION AND TO EXPAND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR RETURNING UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. (2) GENDER AND MIGRATION INITIATIVEKIND'S GENDER AND MIGRATION INITIATIVE USES RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, A LEADING CAUSE OF FORCED CHILD MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. KIND WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND CARE TAKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. PROGRAMMING RESPONDS TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INCLUDES SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AND SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS. IN 2019, KIND AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED OVER 1,500 INDIVIDUALS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. PARTICIPATING YOUTH REPLICATED LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH THE WORKSHOP SERIES WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY, INCREASING THE IMPACT AND BROADENING THE REACH OF PROGRAMMING.KIND ALSO WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO TO GATHER UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND USES THAT INFORMATION TO ADVOCATE WITH POLICY MAKERS TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AND SERVICES FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN AFFECTED BY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. (3) CROSS BORDER FAMILY UNIFICATION & PROTECTION INITIATIVEIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES PUT IN PLACE BY GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION HAVE LED TO THE SHORT OR LONG-TERM SEPARATION OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS. MANY CASES INVOLVE SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS, WHERE A PARENT IS SENT BACK TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, BUT THE CHILD REMAINS IN THE U.S., OR A CHILD IS SENT TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, BUT THE PARENT REMAINS IN MEXICO OR THE U.S. SEPARATED CHILDREN MAY END UP IN THE DOMESTIC FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN THE U.S., OR WITH A RELATIVE WHO CANNOT PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE. FOLLOWING SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS, CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS OFTEN DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REUNIFY, AND IN SOME CASES MAY NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND ONE ANOTHER. KIND ASSISTS FAMILIES HARMED BY SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS AND SEEKING TO REUNIFY BY HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS LOCATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS FOR REUNIFICATION, AND, WHEN DESIRABLE AND POSSIBLE, TO REUNIFY. KIND ALSO OFFERS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES REUNIFYING IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TO HELP RESTORE FAMILY BONDS HARMED BY SEPARATION. WE WORK WITH SEPARATED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN WITH PROTECTION NEEDS TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS FOR SAFETY. IN 2019 KIND'S CROSS BORDER FAMILY UNIFICATION AND PROTECTION INITIATIVE ASSISTED 134 SEPARATED FAMILIES. (4) MEXICO INITIATIVEKIND'S PROGRAMMING IN MEXICO SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO RIGHTS AND PROTECTION FOR ALL UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN IN MEXICO, WHETHER MEXICO IS THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT, DESTINATION, OR RETURN. KIND'S STAFF AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER PROVIDES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS AND INFORMATION, AS WELL AS LEGAL CASE CONSULTATIONS TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN SEEKING PROTECTION IN THE UNITED STATES. TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, KIND TRAINS MEXICAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND NGOS ON THE U.S. LAW AND SYSTEM REGARDING UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CHILD PROTECTION AUTHORITIES IN MEXICO. KIND ADVOCATES WITH POLICY MAKERS IN MEXICO AND THE U.S. AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL BODIES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PROTECTION AND RIGHTS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN IN MEXICO. KIND ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AT MEXICO'S NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS TO MONITOR CONDITIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN, AND USES INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH MONITORING TO INFORM ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SERVICES WORK. EUROPEAN INITIATIVEKIND WORKS WITH PARTNERS IN GREECE, FRANCE, IRELAND, BELGIUM AND THE UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ON ASYLUM, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AGE ASSESSMENT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, CITIZENSHIP AND ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

PUBLIC OUTREACH & EDUCATION - KIND CONTINUED ITS LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATION ADVOCACY WORK TO ENSURE THAT LAW, POLICY, AND PRACTICE ADVANCES THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES. KIND WORKED THROUGHOUT 2019 TO ENSURE THAT ALL UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARRIVING AT THE U.S. BORDER WERE ABLE TO ACCESS HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION THROUGH TIMELY BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS AND BY HELPING PROVIDE PRO BONO REPRESENTATION TO THE CHILDREN. KIND ALSO WORKED TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR A GREATER COMMITMENT TO THE SAFE REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN RETURNING TO THEIR HOME COUNTIRES ALONE, TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE CHILDREN'S PLIGHT AND WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM, TO SECURE ACCESS TO COUNSEL AND TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S SERVICES.

---

---

Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (public 990 form dataset) from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202003159349305905_public.xml