Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
A free, fillable toolkit from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center to help families plan child care if a parent is detained, find trusted immigration help and prepare to assert their rights. It includes California child care options.
Your next step
Download the toolkit in your language, choose a backup caregiver, and keep copies of key documents in a safe place.
Questions to ask
- Which child care option fits my family under California law?
- Who can review my plan or forms?
- Where should I keep copies of my documents?
If this one cannot help
Other starting points for the same need:
- Informed Immigrant: Plain-language guides for immigrants on DACA, detention, health care and work, plus a ZIP code search for legal and community help. It is an information site, not a law office.
- California immigrant resources: California’s official page for immigrant families: Governor’s Office know-your-rights fact sheets in 15 languages, links to state-funded nonprofit legal providers and ImmigrationLawHelp.org, scam warnings, and guidance on school, work and public programs.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Know-your-rights materials and red cards in more than 50 languages from a national immigration law center. ILRC does not take individual cases; it points to directories of legal providers.
What this listing can tell you
Education materials. It is not individual legal advice.
Do Not Lose Hope does not determine eligibility, appointments, or outcomes. A listing does not imply a partnership.
Official source & review
https://www.ilrc.org/resources/step-step-family-preparedness-plan
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Official pages read on 2026-10-22 for service area, contact methods, cost, languages, intake and eligibility. Each field in verification names its source. Current openings and individual eligibility are not confirmed.
What the official pages say
- Service area
- Not recorded.
- How to contact
- Website downloads; orientation videos in English and Spanish. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Cost
- Not stated for the toolkit; the related webinar is described as free. Not stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Languages
- Downloads in English, Spanish, Farsi, Ukrainian, Russian, Dari, Haitian Creole. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- How to start
- Download fillable and printable toolkit. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Stated limits
- Not stated. Not stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
Current openings and whether you qualify are not confirmed. Ask the organization.
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