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... organizer. I’m grateful that I learned early on about frameworks like those from Marshall Ganz, Young ... building. It’s been a busy year, and we’re excited about the possibilities for advancing immigrant justice ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... the California Immigrant Resilience Fund and excited about our partnership with the Governor and State to ensure ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... and refugees, can thrive. We’ve heard loud and clear about several areas where immediate action is needed: ... said Mo Kantner, Associate Director of State and Local Initiatives. “New American Economy uses a data-driven ...
April 30, 2020
Response Fund
... 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 ... age because my younger sister is autistic and went through special education and confronted a lot of discrimination. I ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... of legitimate debate on immigration and “serious about addressing systematic and institutional racism.” The ... remain vigilant against false narratives and clear eyed about their motivation: to halt and reverse demographic ... It is time for our sector to have tough conversations about the connections between racism, white supremacy, and ...
September 23, 2020
Statement
... or online, and issuing benefits remotely. To learn more about these and other available flexibilities visit CFPA’s ... coronavirus resource page for young children . What about Public Charge? On February 24th, the federal government ... of crisis. New guidance released by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
... through strategic shifts, major programmatic change initiatives, and executive transitions. So, when I stepped ... November, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... justice movement leaders across the nation. Hearing about the organizing work being done in places like Louisiana ...
September 21, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... York City is home to 3.1 million immigrants who comprise about 37 percent of the City’s population and 44 percent of ... including the undocumented population, contributed about $232 billion to the City’s GDP. Among the one million ... J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives . "Our partnership with Open Society will do what ...
April 16, 2020
Response Fund
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund.
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... areas. Let’s start with who you are. Please tell us about yourself, your organization, and the communities you ... by understanding their basic rights, learning about worker and gender justice, and building community ... which began in 2010 as a space for immigrant women to talk about our realities. When I first came to this country, I was ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... youth LSC advocates for educating the general public about youth migrants in the hope that it can lead to ... for reading this issue of the CDFF Newsletter and learning about unaccompanied youth migrants and mental health issues. ...
November 6, 2023
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
... that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, or citizenship status, excluding immigrants from relief programs ... opportunity to meet with your administration to learn more about the State’s efforts to protect immigrant Californians ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... color, women, and girls can truly thrive. Please tell us about yourself and yo ur organization. Lian Cheun ... or vote. In 2020, KGA called voters to educate them about a ballot measure that would institutionalize funding ... Interview Pull quote 1.png Finally, when we win, we think about the implementation piece as an opportunity for ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... 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 ... but then lose their pregnancy or have children with special needs or deformities because of pesticide exposure. ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... to immigrant communities. Read our analysis below to learn about the work ahead of us and how philanthropy can help our ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... States – regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion or citizenship. From the beginning, California’s 2020 Census ...
April 8, 2020
Blog Post
... and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and Maine Initiatives, joined the event back in February. Together, ... said Martina Leake, who is a program associate at Maine Initiatives. “But it was really great, honestly, to hear ... of what folks in different offices are thinking about immigration.” The topics under discussion included ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post