For community and government resources for families, please check out this great list, maintained by our Family Liaison Ayanna Free.

For local support groups, employment support, and mental health resources, please check out this directory. We hope to keep this updated throughout the year.

Know your rights, review and save these helpful resources. 

KYR English & Spanish

KYR English & Chinese  

In addition, in an effort to ensure families have access to out of school time programs, resources, and other opportunities please complete this form.  Your information will be kept confidential and only shared with those who will assist in providing help.  Feel free to contact Ayanna directly at ayanna.free@washingtonyuying.org with any questions. 

Carpool: Fill out this form to share carpool needs and availability!

Bike Transportation:  If you are interested in biking with others to school or in helping others bike to get to school, please email sheeny.grewal@gmail.com.

Public Transportation: If you are interested in taking public transporation to school or interested in helping others take public transportation to school, please email yypaboard@gmail.com.

Takoma Parents / Shepherd Park / Lamond Riggs:  Vamanoos is a pickup and drop off van service.  They also have potential for expansion to other neighborhoods if you’d like to organize in your neighborhood:

• Javier (Javi) Diaz: Javi@vamonoos.com

• Phone: 202-929-8453

• Website: https://vamonoos.com/ 

Capital Hill and Navy Yard Bus: Contact Courtney at courtney.a.fraser@gmail.com.

Before and After School Care at Yu Ying

• REEF

• REEF Application for the school year.

• REEF Reduced Rate Online Application: Financial assistance is available based on income levels.  See the application for details!

• Drop-ins are also available based on space for the day and can be requested by emailing reefadmin@washingtonyuying.org.  You do need a $0 balance on your account and have to prepay.  

• Please contact REEF at reefadmin@washingtonyuying.org with any questions.  

Other After and No School Care options.

• Casa Lala (Petworth/Takoma) - https://www.casalala.org/

• Salsa with Silvia (Park View) - https://salsawithsilvia4kids.com/one-day-dance-learning-camps/

• Silver Stars Gymnastics (Silver Spring)- https://www.gosilverstars.com/camp/ 

• The Lab Breakin Academy in Takoma Park: https://www.breakinlab.com 

• iGen Camp: https://igeneduacademy.com/out-of-school-camp/

• Vamonoos (Takoma): https://vamonoos.com/ 

(Note: This list was created by parents and is not an endorsement by the PA. It is also not a complete list.)

Join the LinkedIn YY Professional Group.

If you can help other parents with resume review, interview prep, professional headshots, or setting up a job bank, please reach out to YY PA admin.

• Resume help: Reach out to Pam Lee at pamela.lee@gmail.com.

Resources and Lawyer Referrals for Federal Employees

Employment support resources.

The school has 3 mental health counselors for students. If your child is experiencing mental health challenges or distress, please reach out!

• L. Allen Crosby, Elementary School Counselor (grades 1-5), l.allencrosby@washingtonyuying.org

• Claressa Everett, Social Worker/ Early Years Counselor (grades PK-K) claressa.everett@washingtonyuying.org

If anyone wants support getting connected to a therapist, support group, career counselor etc. for themselves or a loved one during these uncertain times, you can reach out to Bev Fang or Courtney Fraser. Bev is a practicing psychiatrist and sleep specialist, and Courtney is a licensed therapist. Both have lots of experience and connections to various supports throughout the DMV.

• Courtney: courtney.a.fraser@gmail.com, 586-873-2787

• Bev: boofang@gmail.com, 518-229-7527

Check out our directory for career counseling and mental health support. 

Information shared here is for purposes of supporting those in our community who have been negatively impacted by recent events and policy decisions. There is no guarantee as to accuracy or outcomes.  Please let us know if you have any comments, concerns, or edits for these resources.

Guidance and resources if ICE approaches a school or a student/family member is deported:

• Office of the Attorney General Guidance on Immigration Enforcement at Schools

• LA’s Toolkit to Support Immigrants and Families

• Sample District Preparedness Plan on Immigration and Deportation

• 10 Strategies for how schools can support children who were impacted by an ICE raid

• Creating Emergency Plans for Raids

• Family Preparedness Plan

• what schools should know about ICE Enforcement Actions

Fact sheets and handouts to support migrant families understand and assert their rights:

• Know Your Rights Fact Sheet (English and Translated Versions Available)

• Red Cards to Assert One's Rights (English and Translated Versions Available)

Other Resources on Immigration

• National Immigration Project- What to Expect

• Rapid Response Toolkit

• Unidos US-Know Your Rights

• Clinic Legal- Know Your Rights Materials

• LCLAA- Know Your Rights Materials

• Immigrant Defense Project (IDP)-Know Your Rights with ICE

• Creating Emergency Plans: Model Rapid Response Team Notebook 

• Warrants and Subpoenas: What to Look Out For and How to Respond

• Deportation Defense Manual

• Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan

• Filming Immigration Enforcement 

• Temporary Housing Available

• TPS vs Asylum 

• A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families 

Legal Referrals (immigration)

• Americans for Immigratn Justice: Free Legal Consultation for Families 

• National Immigration Project “Find an Attorney”

• Immigration Lawyers

  • https://www.immigrationoptions.com/

  • https://www.nixonpeabody.com/en/team/new-courtney-h

  • https://freemanimmigration.com/ellen-freeman/

  • https://petersimmigration.com/

  • https://www.tullylegal.com/legal-services/immigration-law

  • https://www.gibney.com/

  • https://www.orrimmigration.com/

Ava Benach

Benach Collopy LLP

4530 Wisconsin Avenue NW

Suite 400

Washington, DC 20016

T: 202-644-8600

F: 202-644-8615

www.benachcollopy.com

acbenach@benachcollopy.com

Consultation fee is $350

YounSoo (Deborah) Lee

DL BRIDGE LAW CORP.

440 N. Wolfe Rd. (No.93)

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Tel: 408-524-1641

Fax: 408-716-2700

www.DLBridgelaw.com 

deborahlee@dlbridgelaw.com

Lauren Eagan
https://eaganimmigration.com/about/

info@eaganimmigration.com

(202) 709-6439

Pratibha Agarwal

pratibha@agarwalimmigration.com

T: 703.348.1663

Agarwal Law Group

1100 H Street NW,

Suite 1220

Washington DC 20005

Linda Rahal

Linda@trowrahal.com 

https://www.trowrahal.com/bio/attorney-linda-rahal.cfm

Trow & Rahal, P.C.

3 Bethesda Metro Center

Suite 610

Bethesda, MD 20814

T: 202-537-4830

Joshua M. Surowitz, Surowitz Immigration, PC

1365 Solano Ave., Albany, CA 94706

Tel: +1 510 558 1230 Fax: +1 510 558 0851

www.surowitz.com

(Note that he is in California so would be doing consultations virtually but works with clients around the world.)