Free Childcare Safety Plan Workshop & DACA Work Permit Renewal Information

Free Childcare Safety Plan and
DACA Work Permit Renewal Workshops for Immigrants:

A childcare safety plan (family preparedness) workshop will be held at St. John’s on Monday, September 25, 2017 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the church.   The workshop is open to all parents but may be especially helpful for immigrants who wish to plan for the care of their children, in case they should be detained or removed from the country by immigration authorities. (Workshop is not for DACA work permit renewal.)

The childcare safety plan enables parents to designate the person(s) who should care for their children, or become the children’s legal guardian, if the parent should be detained by immigration authorities or removed from the country.  Parents will leave with a notarized written plan for the care of their children.

Volunteers at the workshop will be available to help with Spanish-English translation.

Parents who wish to prepare a plan should bring the following to the workshop:

•  Caregiver information.  The names, addresses and phone numbers of up to three potential caregivers for the child.
•  Optional guardian nominees.  The names and addresses of up to two people whom the parent wishes to nominate as guardian if the parent is detained for a long time or is removed from the country. (The guardian will be need to formally appointed by the court.)
•  Optional Travel information.  The following information, if the parent wants to permit the child to travel out of the country with a caregiver or other adult: 

           For the Child:

§ Passport Number and Date of Issue

§ Passport Issuing Authority

§ Birth Certificate Registration Number

§ Birth Certificate Issuing Authority

           For the Person Authorized to Travel with the Child:

§ Passport Number and Date of Issue

§ Passport Issuing Authority.

•       Identification required for notarization of childcare safety plans. One of the following forms of identification so that the plan can be notarized:

§  A CA drivers license or CA non-drivers id card that is current or issued in the past 5 years OR

§  a U.S. passport that is current or issued in the past 5 years OR

§  Any of the following, if the id is current or was issued in the past 5 years and has an identifying number, a photo and physical description of the person, and the person's signature:

v  A Mexican or Canadian drivers license

v  A valid consular id issued by the consulate from the person’s country of citizenship

v  A valid passport from the person’s country of citizenship

v  A drivers license or non-drivers id card from a U.S. state other than California

v  A U.S. military id

v  An employee id issued by a CA city or county

v  An id card issued by a federally-recognized tribal government (for Native Americans.) 

If someone has none of these forms of identification, it may be possible to establish their identity through witnesses who have proper identification, but it is much easier if everyone brings id.              

Additional Free Childcare Safety Plan and
DACA Work Permit Renewal Workshops in the Community:

Additional free workshops at which participants may prepare childcare safety plans and also renew DACA work permits will be held in Watsonville, as follows:

•         September 20, 2017 - 6-8:30 p.m.  - EA Hall Middle School, Brewington Ave., Watsonville
•         September 25, 2017 - 6-8:30 p.m.  -  Pajaro Valley High School, 500 Harkins Slough Rd, Watsonville (for childcare safety plans only, not DACA work permit renewal.
•         September 27, 2017 - 6-8:30 p.m. - Pajaro Middle School, Salinas Road, Watsonville.

There is a short time (until October 5) in which DACA work permits can be renewed, so it is important to attend a workshop soon.

Persons who wish to renew DACA work permits should bring the following information to the workshops:

•        Their current work permit
•         A check or money order for $495 made out to USCIS
•        Two passport style photos
•        Their social security number
•         If possible, their last application form and approval notice.
•         Identification for notarization, as described above.

Volunteers at the workshops will be available to assist with Spanish-English translation.

These workshops are sponsored by community groups, including Community Bridges, the Santa Cruz County Immigration Project, Monarch Legal, and volunteers from the Bar Association and the community.

If you have questions, please contact Myra Prestidge at (831) 685-3270 or myra.jane@charter.net.