Our vision is of a society where all children have equal opportunity, including the resources and protections they need to grow and thrive; where diversity is embraced and celebrated; and where all children are valued and cared for regardless of where they or their parents were born.
Our goal is to center children in mixed-status immigrant families in advocacy on immigration and other intersecting policies. We seek to mitigate the harm of anti-immigrant policies and actions on children in mixed-status families in the short-term, while advancing positive policy outcomes in the long-term.
Our approach is guided by a comprehensive focus on healthy child development: good nutrition; high-quality health care; emotional well-being; a safe living environment; high-quality care and education; economic security; and stable, nurturing caregivers.
Contact: Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, [email protected] Members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) are gravely concerned about the harm the Laken Riley Act, which Congress passed on January 22, 2025, could cause to Read more…
Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) created this toolkit, which is being updated ad-hoc, to serve two purposes: This linked document contains the most up-to-date resources grouped in the following categories: Help children whose parents are Read more…
Know Your Rights, Safe Space Policy Guides, Emergency Preparedness, and other Resources CLASP, CTAN, and other partners created this resource document to help support early education, K-12, housing, and healthcare providers and local jurisdictions in Read more…
By Celeste Dorantes History of Exclusion In 2012, the Obama Administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to work and live in the Read more…
Media contact: Archana Pyati, [email protected] Washington, D.C., June 18, 2024 – Members of the Children Thrive Action Network applaud and welcome steps the Biden Administration has taken today to create additional pathways for legal status Read more…
For the past twelve years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — immigrants who entered the country as children — to go to school, work, and Read more…