ACF's Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides funding and oversight to state-licensed shelters throughout the United States for children referred to ORR by the Department of Homeland Security. The children are known as unaccompanied children (UC). They include both children who enter the country without their parent or legal guardian and children who, for other reasons, have been separated from their parent or legal guardian.
The contents noted with"*" are in the process of Section 508 review. Assistive Technology users should contact Lydia Holt at [email protected] if they experience any difficulties.How does the ORR National Call Center help parents who are looking for their child?
A caller may provide his/her name, contact information, their relationship to the child or child’s family, etc. The call center does not verify or authenticate relationships, and therefore MAY NOT share the location or other personal information regarding the child with the caller.Not every adult who comes forward to claim custody of a child is an appropriate sponsor due to a variety of reasons, which may include custodial disputes in the home country or environmental factors unsuitable for children.
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