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... 3) low-income residents, and 4) older adults and seniors. We are hearing stories of communities pulling together ... join Northern California Grantmakers and experts to hear about best practices for supporting people with the least ... California Wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoff: Who’s Affected, What’s Needed from Philanthropy ...
October 28, 2019
Co-Sponsored Program
WASHINGTON — Americans are eligible for up to $1,200 in coronavirus stimulus money ... they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. Democratic leaders are demanding to change that. About 2 million undocumented people are married to a U.S. ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's strategy session "DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities" here, including recording, PowerPoint, and other materials.
November, 2022
Program Materials
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing what we have always known: our nation’s deep inequalities and ... households weather the economic fallout, we know there are millions of families bearing the brunt of this crisis who won’t receive a check, won’t get unemployment, and ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... on immigrants. Episode 4 focuses on the immigrant workers who went to Panama City to help rebuild after Hurricane ... and the power of film to shift narrative and culture. About Resilience Force: Disasters are now a fact of life in ... of our lives, and no one is more important in shaping how we plan for them than the people we depend on to prepare, ...
August 18, 2020
Webinar
... for her survival and that of five relatives in Honduras who depend on the income she can no longer send, she said. ... collectively pay billions of dollars in taxes, they are excluded from unemployment insurance benefits — which ... stay-at-home order that public health officials say we need to control the spread of the virus. “In order to ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
In our most difficult moments, we lean on what make us strong. We come from generations of people who are generous, community-driven, and resilient. At a time when ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
Executive Summary This is a report about a time of desperation, illness, economic crisis, and ... have been disproportionately affected. Undocumented people are particularly vulnerable as a consequence of often unsafe ... survey, one-on-one interviews, and literature review, we identified reliable, successful ways to respond, often ...
October, 2021
Report
... Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor Newsom: We write to express our appreciation for your tremendous ... the more than two million undocumented Californians who are excluded from federal relief under the CARES Act and ... opportunity to meet with your administration to learn more about the State’s efforts to protect immigrant Californians ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... assistance to undocumented Californians and their families who are ineligible for COVID-19 federal relief and most state ... those who need it most right now. In addition to support we are giving to US citizens through GiveDirectly and other ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... housing assistance, providing up to $1,500 to households who have lost income because of the coronavirus and make less ... $275,000 to provide free guidance in multiple languages about how to access relief options and contact mortgage ... state funding. “The need is so much greater than what we have,” Goodman said. “Within a mere few months, ...
April 3, 2020
Response Fund
... jobs from non-citizen workers — including immigrants who have green cards, work visas or are undocumented — in ... estimated 688,000 workers. The researchers estimate that about 42% of those are undocumented. Job loss come as cuts ... me this whole pandemic is a humanitarian crisis because we have such a lack of a safety net for citizens and ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... have also narrowed the deportation pipeline. Learn more about these trends during this call, which will feature two ... Registration for this program is now closed. Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... our society continues to turn its back on the very people who put their lives on the line to ensure that our basic ... meeting the immediate needs of all immigrant communities. We also must design long-term strategies for an inclusive ... communities. Alleviate Dreamers’ Long-Term Concerns About Being Able to Live and Work in This Country Many ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
Actions have consequences. Sometimes the consequences are unintended. At worst, they are not even considered. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) we have been spending time and energy thinking through what ... their impact on vulnerable populations and communities.” Who is considered part of a “vulnerable population?” And ...
July 11, 2019
Blog Post
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including recording and powerpoint presentation.
July, 2021
Program Materials
... to the table. Undocumented people deserve much more than we’ve given them. As an intern at GCIR this summer, I ... justice movement leaders across the nation. Hearing about the organizing work being done in places like Louisiana ... for immigrant justice is taxing, especially for those who are directly impacted, something I learned personally ...
September 21, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi, or about 4.6 percent of the entire American working ... state and local sales, income, and property taxes. Those who file taxes using Individual Tax Identification Numbers ... from being pulled out of the workforce precisely when we need them most, Congress should automatically extend work ...
April 16, 2020
News Article