... thriller called “The Cobra Event” by Richard Preston, about a terrorist who releases a deadly virus in the United ... in Africa, and so he knew all sorts of scary things about how quickly lethal infectious diseases could spread. ... of millions more people worldwide. What was so alarming about these two works of fiction is how totally plausible ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected three new members to its board of directors, as well as re-elected three current board members.
January 27, 2020
Press Release
Amidst travel restrictions and other government responses to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of March 17, 2020, temporarily suspended refugee resettlement departures—the actual travel of a refugee from their initial country of asylum to the country where they will be resettled. In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus if they continued to travel as reasons behind their decision.
April 21, 2020
News Article
... communities. Alleviate Dreamers’ Long-Term Concerns About Being Able to Live and Work in This Country Many immigrants live in constant fear about whether they’ll be able to continue raising their ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
June 18, 2020
News Article
... out the count’—it would be almost impossible to think about how to get this ship back on course, given the ... the importance of accurate messaging—right now—about what the census covers and how it’s used. There’s ... of us with secure internet access, the online option takes about five minutes, and over-the-phone options are available ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... Law School. Read on as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for immigrants with disabilities, ... the work of immigrants with disabilities. Please tell us about yourself and your organization. Katherine Perez ... as disabled until I got to law school and started to learn about the disability rights movement and disability law. That ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... you for your participation in yesterday’s census launch press event that unfortunately, was cancelled by local ... them to fill out the census questionnaire. Details about the paid media program and how to participate can be ... groups received accounts with Thru-Text and information about how to hold a “distributed text bank”. ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
... To get us started, we'd love to learn more about you, your organization, and the communities that you ... to me – it’s personal. When I first learned about the United Farm Workers and our rights in the ... understood how much we had been exploited. I learned about the importance of organizing and the power of having ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... and refugees, can thrive. We’ve heard loud and clear about several areas where immediate action is needed: ...
April 30, 2020
Response Fund
... across the country, and it’s estimated that about half are undocumented . In the most recent economic ... leave, among other benefits. Farmworkers on average earn about $10.60 per hour and have a median annual income between ... near her home in Delano, Susana stopped working about a month ago out of fear that she would get COVID-19. ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
November 2, 2020
Press Release
... of what folks in different offices are thinking about immigration.” The topics under discussion included ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... living in the United States came here legally. Only about a quarter of the foreign-born are unauthorized; that ... Protocols.” Often, the administration cites concerns about “national security” (physical or economic) to shut ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is joining with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and The Kresge Foundation to create the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative, which seeks to address a needs gap of the immigrant and refugee population in the region.
September 6, 2019
Press Release
... immigrants during this time of national crisis. Learn more about How to Help here . Contributions will be split evenly ... to the two groups, along with matching funds up to $10k. About Movimiento Cosecha: During this global health crisis, ... directly to immigrants impacted by the current crisis. About San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium: The San Diego ...
April 21, 2020
Response Fund
... and those living in close quarters. They are concerned about community health, and they are also concerned about the potential for working families to face economic ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Ensure Accurate Count By Extending Deadlines To Report Data, Complete Field Operations
September 15, 2020
Press Release
As Covid-19 vaccination rates increase and infections plummet, our society is reopening and a feeling of normalcy is returning for many of us. But those hit hardest by the pandemic, including immigrants and people of color, are returning to communities devastated by a disproportionately high death toll, rampant job loss, and the compounding traumas of the past four years, including hostile immigration policies, toxic rhetoric, surging hate crimes, and a massive racial reckoning. Not everyone has the privilege of returning to normal, and, even before the pandemic, “normal” was not working for everyone.
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... status. This state funding is expected to reach about 150,000 undocumented adults. The California Department ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund