Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2297

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Nombre del Estado o agente que presenta el compromiso (sírvase indicar el sitio web, si lo hay): The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Boston
Pledging entity: Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
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Nombres y apellidos: Pablo Mariani
Puesto que ocupa: KMO
País: Estados Unidos de América (248)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Dirección de correo electrónico: pmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
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Título del compromiso: Dreamers Fellowship 
Tipo de compromiso (sírvase seleccionar): Individual (un solo Estado Miembro/ una sola parte interesada)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Empty}

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Naturaleza del compromiso (sírvase seleccionar): Participación en los procesos (p. ej., organización de procesos plenamente consultivos para elaboración de informes nacionales para el Foro de Examen de la Migración Internacional); structured

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Sírvase indicar el (los) objetivo(s) del Pacto Mundial para la Migración que este compromiso pretende promover: 7. Abordar y reducir las vulnerabilidades en la migración; 15. Proporcionar a los migrantes acceso a servicios básicos; 16. Empoderar a los migrantes y las sociedades para lograr la plena inclusión y la cohesión social

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Sírvase indicar qué principio(s) rector(es)1 es (son) particularmente pertinente(s) para este compromiso:
Centrada en las personas (738); Cooperación internacional (739); Soberanía nacional (742); Estado de derecho y garantías procesales (741); Desarrollo sostenible (740); Derechos humanos (259); Perspectiva de género (258); Perspectiva infantil (257); Enfoque pangubernamental (737); Enfoque pansocial (736)


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Sírvase describir el compromiso:
The Dreamers Fellowship is a leadership development and work preparedness program for Boston’s undocumented immigrant youth. The participants are paired with local immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations to gain hands-on experience and acquire life skills. This fellowship has provided leadership development and work-readiness experience to more than 450 immigrant youth “Dreamers” by placing them at one of 10 immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations or 2 Boston Public Schools to support COVID-19-related food and basic needs assistance. Each Dreamer received an average stipend of $1,500 for their participation. This is one of the only programs Dreamers (immigrant youth who entered the U.S. as minors and have limited access to programs that are essential to their economic and social inclusion) are eligible for to gain critical hands-on work experience and readiness skills and mentorship for professional growth while earning a stipend towards their professional development in the City of Boston.

The Dreamers Fellowship provides leadership development and professional skills attainment opportunities for Boston Dreamers (immigrant youth who entered the U.S. as minors and have limited access to programs that are essential to their economic and social inclusion). The program model ensures immigrant youth attain 21st-century skills to succeed when they enter the workforce by offering work readiness, life skills and mentoring development training. Since its inception, there has been an impact evaluation conducted by the nonprofit partners to assess the effectiveness and impact of the program in youth and to gather information on how to improve the program. 

The Dreamers Fellowship was the result of a strong collaboration between the City of Boston and non-profit organizations. We also consulted with other municipalities that had created similar programs and used that information as a framework when developing this program. Knowing that other municipalities had successfully run a  similar program served as a proof of concept to bring on board other municipal agencies and collaborators. 

The creation of this program shed light on the lack of work readiness opportunities for undocumented youth. Since its inception the program has significantly grown and there’s too much interest and not enough resources to be able to meet the demand. The first iterations of the Dreamers Fellowship did not have stable funding, and it was difficult to expand the program. We are hoping to resolve this issue by permanently funding the program in the City’s operating budget to ensure its stability and potential continued growth. 



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Sírvase señalar un plazo indicativo para el cumplimiento del compromiso: 31 Jul 2024

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