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... are like once they reach our shores. Join us to learn more about these workers and their families, current and proposed policies, and vulnerabilities they face. We’ll also discuss strategies that community-based ... The Temporary Foreign Work Visa Application Process: Who is Involved? , uncredited, undated. Engendering ...
October 6, 2017
Webinar
... was part of our series on building power in rural America. We invite you to view the video recordings and materials from ...
January, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Workers in Rural Communities" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
December, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, " Intersectional Justice: Migrant Workers and Economic Justice" here, including recording and powerpoint presentation.
August, 2021
Program Materials
... chaired by the Grove Foundation . Note that LSWG meetings are only open to grantmaking institutions and philanthropic advisors. For more information about LSWG, contact Melissa Nop . Speakers Sally Kinoshita, ...
June 9, 2021
Group Meeting
November, 2016
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... “You’re trying not to get exposed, but unfortunately we don’t have the ability to stop working,” Carmelita ... across the country, and it’s estimated that about half are undocumented . In the most recent economic ... out of food, according to farmworkers and advocates who spoke to Grist. Farmworkers in California’s Central ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... opportunity for rest and relaxation. But for farmworkers who often have few, if any, protections in the workplace, the ... housing conditions provided by employers, and more. We also know that many farmworkers are in the U.S. temporarily through visa programs such as ...
July 13, 2023
Webinar
... U.S., including philanthropy. Grantmakers can do something about it. The deaths of 5 Indigenous children since December ... There are very few academic studies on Indigenous people who migrate north to the U.S. because they technically ... communities organize themselves. In the current crisis we see at the border, much of the philanthropic funding goes ...
June, 2019
Issue Brief
This one-hour call will examine the impact of the administration’s policies on low-wage immigrant workers and the role of employers, labor unions, and community-based groups, such as worker centers, in helping to protect their basic rights.
March 16, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Who is this fund for? An estimated two to three million ... (J4MW) and other farmworker-serving partner organizations are gravely concerned about the health and welfare of the farmworker community, ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... agriculture workers whose jobs were displaced by the fires are finding their skills don’t match current needs. How ... Napa workers—including many undocumented immigrants—who are faced with dire unemployment challenges, while ... local workforce and community leaders and funders to learn about post-fire workforce initiatives underway in the region. ...
May 8, 2018
Regional Briefing
DESCRIPTION Immigrants and refugees are diversifying and reviving rural America, yet the ... – a part of GCIR’s series on rural power building – we will explore how detention in rural areas is harming ... immigration detention on communities across the country. We invite you to view the video recordings and materials from ...
January 25, 2023
Webinar
... immigrant and refugee communities. Note that DOTD meetings are only open to network members. For more information about the DOTD network, contact Kevin Douglas . DOTD 2021 ...
May 12, 2021
Group Meeting
... agricultural workers in the nation, 10,000 to 20,000 are treated for pesticide injuries each year. Agricultural workers are also particularly vulnerable to pulmonary disease, ... limited access to transportation, and lack information about available healthcare services. Additionally, more than ...
November 30, 2022
Webinar
... were missed in 2010, why immigrants and the impoverished are at high risk of being missed, and figures for how many ...
October, 2016
Infographic
... protections or have lost their source of income and are uninsured. Some are either unable to or fear accessing basic necessities such ... to meet the needs of communities, particularly those who are marginalized and at heightened risk. Facing internal ...
April 21, 2020
Webinar
Description While national headlines are dominated by federal immigration policy —family ... in immigrant inclusion and justice. Join us to learn about coordinated policy efforts across the states, a unique ... Funders (SAFSF) pRE-wEBINAR RESOURCE If you have questions about rules on foundation support of advocacy and lobbying ...
December 10, 2019
Webinar
... Industries in which a high percentage of immigrants are employed, such as food service, hospitality, and domestic ... and Pacific Islanders. Nonprofits serving immigrants are facing challenges to their financial stability and the ... Florida Philanthropic Network Funders Concerned about AIDS Funders Together to End Homelessness Grantmakers ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
... flow of families and children seeking refuge. What are alternatives to the current temporary worker program? What are the challenges field leaders are facing in the dynamic political environment? How are ...
August 4, 2021
Webinar