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... for federal relief and unemployment benefits. Learn about how these public-private partnerships were formed and how they are structured. Understand how they are leveraging expertise and resources to address urgent ...
May 22, 2020
Webinar
... happens in our communities; and explores what funders are doing to be inclusive of refugees in grantmaking strategies. Women and girls are a focus throughout. It includes presentations from Young ...
June, 2016
Presentation
October 15, 2020
News Article
... impact local communities in California, what leaders are doing to respond and opportunities for philanthropy to ... of Los Angeles Stephanie D. Stephens, Campaign Manager, We Are All America Martin Zogg, Executive Director of the ... Special Projects and Communications, Weingart Foundation Who May Attend Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) members ...
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... of those have been granted. It is a moral imperative that we stand by those most at risk, especially those we ... last week. If the AAA fails to move forward, Afghans who were paroled into the U.S. will have to apply for ... asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer than the two-year ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... the UNHCR stress that refugees living in refugee camps are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of COVID-19 due to ... the reunification of refugee families , causing those who were slated to join resettled family members to remain in ... an unfounded fear that they are carriers of the virus, as we have unfortunately seen with the rise in attacks on Asian ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
... of immigration legal service providers in California . We updated our 2019 study by assessing the impact of recent ...
May, 2022
Report
June 23, 2021
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
... National Convening in the state. In this conversation, we'll hear from Houston-area leaders who will share their strategies for welcoming newcomers to ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... private sponsorship. Join GCIR in a dialogue with leaders who operate in both the traditional refugee resettlement space and who can share perspectives on the new community sponsorship ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
November 29, 2023
Webinar
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in ... compelled to return to a perilous situation and that those who have fled to safety have access to asylum and humane ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... the headlines, the lives of refugees and asylum seekers are shaped by the realities on the ground in the communities ... from the field for a conversation on how communities are working to support both newcomers and long-term ... residents. Speakers Basma Alawee, Campaign Manager, We Are All America Sushma Barakoti , Executive Director, ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
These funding recommendations focus on how funders can support refugees along their resettlement and integration journey in the United States.
June, 2016
Funding Recommendations
... Many worked in hotels, restaurants, and other sectors that are now shuttered. Others are essential workers and are ... are challenging for many Americans, let alone refugees who are still learning their new country’s processes and ... for leverage and transformation lie. Join us to hear about how you can address these issues within your community ...
June 16, 2020
Webinar
... the deportation process and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... ongoing community needs. Many arrivals, for instance, are entering the United States on humanitarian parole rather ... and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
Asylum in Jeopardy 650x434px.jpg We find ourselves in a precarious moment for the right to ... in the U.S., most asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border are still being expelled under Title 42. Title 42 – a ... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they are denied work and education and have no formal status. The ... has for years taken in tens of thousands of refugees who are unable to return home or make a new life in the country ...
November 12, 2020
News Article