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Teen creates site giving children answers on deportation
A high school student has designed an online resource to help immigrant children and teenagers learn how to prepare for the possible deportations of parents or guardians.
Sixteen-year-old Jody Bell, who will be a senior this fall at Greenwich High School, said she came up with the idea after hearing firsthand the concerns of some close friends who were afraid to speak with guidance counselors or adults about their fears surrounding deportation. Many, she said, have family members who are at risk of being deported, as President Donald Trump's administration has taken a harder line on immigration.
"They would talk to close friends, like me and some others," Bell said. "And that, I think, was one of the first times that I recognized that this was an issue."
Bell, who turns 17 next month, said she knew she wanted to "take action" on the immigration issue but was unsure what to do. That was around the time a guidance counselor told her about a new Connecticut-based organization called Girls With Impact , a program billed as a "12-week mini-MBA" in which teenage girls create businesses, nonprofits or projects that will affect the world and their success in life.
Bell was among the first group of graduates, finishing the program in the spring of 2017. She launched her website, In Case of Deportation, this month.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teenager-creates-site-giving-children-answers-deportation-56884588?cid=social_twitter_abcn
Sixteen-year-old Jody Bell, who will be a senior this fall at Greenwich High School, said she came up with the idea after hearing firsthand the concerns of some close friends who were afraid to speak with guidance counselors or adults about their fears surrounding deportation. Many, she said, have family members who are at risk of being deported, as President Donald Trump's administration has taken a harder line on immigration.
"They would talk to close friends, like me and some others," Bell said. "And that, I think, was one of the first times that I recognized that this was an issue."
Bell, who turns 17 next month, said she knew she wanted to "take action" on the immigration issue but was unsure what to do. That was around the time a guidance counselor told her about a new Connecticut-based organization called Girls With Impact , a program billed as a "12-week mini-MBA" in which teenage girls create businesses, nonprofits or projects that will affect the world and their success in life.
Bell was among the first group of graduates, finishing the program in the spring of 2017. She launched her website, In Case of Deportation, this month.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teenager-creates-site-giving-children-answers-deportation-56884588?cid=social_twitter_abcn
Brava, Jody!
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And kudos to the Guidance Counselor for pointing her in the right direction!
It's so refreshing to see the youth of our nation taking an active role in our democracy!
