Updated Resources for Immigrant Families

07.18.2014 | AFC has a newly updated "Know Your Rights" guidebook for immigrant families in the New York City public schools! The guide is available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu [PDF], and covers topics such as enrolling in school, services for English Language Learners and students with disabilities, and parents' rights to interpretation and translation.

For families seeking one-on-one assistance on educational issues, AFC's Helpline is staffed by education specialists who are fluent in Spanish and Chinese. We also have a telephone interpretation service for callers of other languages. This flyer [PDF] provides instructions in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu on how to call the Helpline and request an interpreter.