Six years ago, Bianca fled a traumatic situation in Guatemala, and came to the United States as an unaccompanied refugee minor. From the minute she entered the U.S., CCD’s Children’s Services team has provided her with support. The first step was placing Bianca with a foster family through our International Foster Care program.
CCD’s International Foster Care (IFC) program provides short- and long-term foster care placements for unaccompanied refugee and immigrant youth. A range of holistic services are available, including case management, educational support, job and life skills training, and more.
During her time in the IFC program, Bianca worked diligently to reach her goals. She graduated from high school, became fluent in English, learned to drive, and started working. Bianca is studying to become a social worker at Tarrant County College.
Bianca recently received her permanent resident card and was thrilled to share the milestone event with her former case manager, Anabela, and host-home parents. Now that Bianca has her permanent resident card, she can live and work in the U.S. She can also travel, including back home to Guatemala to visit her family.
Bianca is a role model for other youth in the foster care program, especially her younger sister who is currently living in Bianca’s former foster home.
This year, Children’s Services has served more than 200 youth. For more information, please visit https://www.ccdallas.org/services/childrens-services/.
