Young Center events spotlight the urgent issues facing immigrant children and the actions we’re taking to support them. Join us to learn how current events are affecting the children, youth, and families we serve—and discover the most powerful ways you can make a difference right now.
Upcoming Events
Young Center’s 20th Anniversary Homecoming Reception

Thursday, May 15th
6:00 p.m.
Gleacher Center
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, IL 60611
Beverages and light bites by
Wolfgang Puck Catering.
Celebratory attire encouraged.
Past Events
- Webinar – The Road Ahead for Immigrant Families, Children, and Youth: A Post-Election Recap
- Elizabeth Frankel Waymakers Race
- Protecting Immigrant Children in a Post-Title 42 Landscape.
- Safeguarding Children’s Rights to Family and Safety: State of Play 2023
- Reimagine Virtual Benefit
- Webinar – Fading Hope: A Year of Immigrant Children’s Rights under the Biden Administration
- Webinar – Kids Are Not Alright: How Border Policies Continue to Separate Families and Harm Children
- 2021 Waymaker Race for Immigrant Children
- Young Center Spring Soirée, 2021 Virtual Benefit
- Webinar – Serving LGBTQIA Children Who Are Seeking Protection
- An Immigration System Built on Children’s Rights and Best Interests
- Webinar – African Immigrant Children in America: Caught between Hope and Reality
- Be A Waymaker: Young Center New York Virtual Benefit
- Family Separation in the United States
- Webinar – Finding Home: Safe Repatriation for Immigrant Children during the Pandemic
- Webinar – Working for Immigrant Children in Custody and Across the Border in Times of COVID-19
- Webinar – Human Consequences of Immigration Policy: An Update from the Field