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Waymakers Virtual Mileage Challenge

September 1 - 30, 2026
Chicago, IL 60690 US

The Young Center is a champion for the best interests of children who arrive in the United States on their own, from all corners of the world. We serve as trusted allies for these children while they are in deportation proceedings, advocating for their best interests, and standing for the creation of a dedicated children’s immigrant justice system that ensures the safety and well-being of every child.

Young Center attorneys and social workers, along with bilingual volunteers, are appointed as Child Advocate (guardian ad litem) by the Department of Health and Human Services. Our role is to advocate for their best interests—from custody and release to the ultimate decision about whether the child will be allowed to remain in the U.S. Our goal is to change both immigration policy and practice so that immigrant children are recognized as children, and their best interests are made a part of the decision-making process.

Funds raised fight for the best interests of unaccompanied immigrant children.

This is what a gift can do:
$50 - Arranges for a telephone/video call for a detained parent and child
$100 - Provides travel for a Child Advocate to visit a child in detention weekly
$250 - Offers a backpack & necessities for a child just released from custody
$500 - Assists in locating detained parents of a child
$1000+ - Provides an international safety assessment and home study for a child being repatriated

Tips for starting a fundraiser:

  • If you can, make a contribution at any level first. You can tell your contacts that you've donated and ask them to join you.
  • Make a list of people you'll reach out to! Emailing or calling is a great way to get your friends and family on board because it's personal. (Social media is a terrific option, too!)

For check donations, please mail to:
Young Center
P.O. Box 2417
Chicago, IL 60690

Please include Waymaker in the memo line, or write Attn: Waymaker on the envelope.

$52,800

Raised of $150,000

Top Donors

$52,800 Raised By 41 Donors

$46,000 on behalf of Sponsors
$1,030 on behalf of Ashley Cureton
$265 on behalf of Mary Keidle
$280 in support of Meghan Jorgensen
$150 on behalf of mailee garcia
$130 on behalf of Ann OHanlon
$100 on behalf of Claudia Ximena
$115 on behalf of Diana Hanna
$145 on behalf of Janie Gattari
$160 on behalf of Liz
$100 in memory of Liz Frankel
$100 on behalf of Maggie Winzeler
$130 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of ShysterB
$130 on behalf of Ve
$80 from Anonymous
$80 on behalf of Ana Villarreal
$80 from Anonymous
$80 in memory of Dave and Carol Mullennix
$65 on behalf of Donna Boxer
$80 on behalf of Kate Ransom
$50 on behalf of Liz Frankel
$50 on behalf of Rommy Santiago Roman
$80 on behalf of Yeslie Barrios
$65 on behalf of Jess Wood
$65 on behalf of Shane Snelson
$30 on behalf of Dawn Kutney
$55 on behalf of Emily Harding
$20 on behalf of Angelina Limonchi
$20 from Anonymous
$125 on behalf of Claudia Siguenza
$20 on behalf of Maria Sanderson
$70 on behalf of Alyssa Rose
$10 from Anonymous
$40 on behalf of Cindy Meza
$40 on behalf of Erika Delgado
$10 on behalf of kylie leblanc
$40 on behalf of Melinda Morrill
$40 on behalf of Rosario Spinoso
$40 on behalf of Sara Skorija
$10 on behalf of Sav G

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