1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fcWjFGdcoQ"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/12/20/u-s-immigration-policy-holistic-plan-to-keep-migrant-children-safe/d155-0363/">D155-0363</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/12/20/u-s-immigration-policy-holistic-plan-to-keep-migrant-children-safe/d155-0363/embed/#?secret=fcWjFGdcoQ" width="600" height="338" title="“D155-0363” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="fcWjFGdcoQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://live-advocacy.d2.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/D155-0363-02.jpg800533At the Agua Caliente Norte community children’s center in Honduras, more than 100 youngsters ages 3 to 10 play and learn all day, six days a week, from November to February. The center is open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. so parents can drop off their children before going to work in the coffee fields and pick them up at the end of the workday. If the children didn’t participate in the Educational Bridge program, they’d be in the coffee fields working with their parents or at home alone. Bright colored pictures of the children’s daily activities decorate the walls of the children’s center. Each day they talk about their feelings and plans, they practice listening, handwashing and tooth brushing, they study school subjects, eat two meals, and learn to clean up after themselves. They learn colors, numbers, shapes, how to pronounce words and roll their R’s – all skills that prepare them to succeed in school. Teachers at the Educational Bridge program instill the academic and behavioral knowledge children need to succeed in school. The program also bridges the gap between the February through November school year and the coffee growing season so parents can concentrate on their work and know that their children are happy, healthy and well cared for. For generations, most of the children of western Honduras coffee growers quit school at sixth grade or sooner to work in the coffee fields. In fact, many children in rural Honduras are child laborers and work in hazardous conditions. The children’s center and its Educational Bridge program are part of a child labor prevention initiative that includes Agua Caliente Norte community, ADECAFEH, an alliance of coffee exporters, and World Vision.