The Immigrant Legal Resource Center recommends that all families have—and share with their children’s school—a family preparedness plan. Such a plan outlines who is responsible for the care and custody of minor children in the event of an arrest, detainment or other happening that would make parents unavailable to their children.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center recommends that all families have—and share with their children’s school—a family preparedness plan. Such a plan outlines who is responsible for the care and custody of minor children in the event of an arrest, detainment or other happening that would make parents unavailable to their children. These plans can help reduce stress and chaos in those types of scenarios. Because of special issues that immigrant families or families of mixed status face, the plans can be especially helpful.
A family preparedness plan should contain the name and contact information of the emergency caretaker. Full plans should address not only the childcare giver but also medical information, plans for financial support and should also contain provisions for easy access to important documents such as birth certificates, passports, insurance information and any court orders. Families should discuss the plans with their children and the emergency caregiver, and he or she should have a copy. The caregiver should also have instructions for finding the family member in the event of a detainment.
More detailed information on these plans, as well as frameworks for plans in English and other languages, may be
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