Phoenix, Arizona
Ivonne Velazquez, Program Director
602/841-1038

El Cajon, California
Ismael Avilez, Program Director
619/561-8678

Pleasant Hill (Concord), California
Seby K. Sebastian, M.A., Program Director
925/935-2740 or 2075

Lemon Grove, California
Daniela Rios, Program Director
619/464-4288

Conroe, Texas
Victoria Sandoval, Program Director
936/523-4000

Canutillo, Texas
Connie Perez, Program Director
915/877-1500

Houston, Texas
Trina Hoskins, Program Director
713/635-8505

Brownsville, Texas
Isabela Rodriguez, Program Director
956/546-0373

Overview of the Model
Southwest Key’s Unaccompanied Minor Programs serve youth who enter the United States without parents or adult guardians and have been detained by immigration officials. As the largest provider of shelter services to unaccompanied minors in the United States, our program encourages the development of personal, social, academic and vocational skills while the minors await reunification with their families and/or the resolution of their legal case. Minors are provided with education, counseling, casework management, recreation and medical services. Our program honors and respects individual cultures and traditions, as well as offers opportunities for acculturation. These humanitarian services are provided in a nurturing, strength based therapeutic environment.

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