Monica Farias
Thirty HHH Child Advocates heard Monica Farias describe how her Catholic Charities’ Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (URMP) has been caring for and nurturing
vulnerable immigrant youth who have entered this country without parent or guardian.
These children may be refugees, asylees, entrants, or victims of human trafficking.
Farias stressed that URMP’s goal is to ensure children and teens are placed in safe
and loving homes as they begin a new life in this country. URMP Staff places younger
children in the care of foster families while older youth between the ages of 18 to 23
receive assistance in independent living environments.