The Eychaner Foundation held a press conference to announce a major new crisis initiative to relocate children incarcerated along the southwestern border of the United States to Iowa.
Gay businessman Rich Eychaner, brother of Chicago gay businessman Fred Eychaner, started the program.
The program, called "1,000 Kids for Iowa," will involve local communities, churches and individuals registering their willingness to house one or more children or donate much needed supplies, services and support to these children when they arrive in Iowa.
The program calls upon the federal government to transfer 1,000 children from incarceration to Iowa to be cared for and supported by Iowa families until such time as the crisis is resolved by political leaders and children can be safely reunited with their families.
The Eychaner Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to promoting tolerance and non-discrimination. The foundation invests in distinguished minority students through Iowa's Matthew Shepard Scholarship Program and the Howard and Mildred Eychaner Minority Scholarship in DeKalb, Illinois.