... Navigating the immigration system alongside my wife who immigrated from Albania to pursue her dreams of a better ... that cause and perpetuate that injustice. In the class we were told to imagine standing by the bank of a river when ... work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for those most affected ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 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
This brief provides an overview of the philanthropic response and documents best practices and lessons learned that can inform current and future efforts to address the needs of immigrants and refugees in California and across the nation.
May, 2017
Report
Immigrants and their families across the country are being left out of urgently needed COVID-19 relief. As ... if they lack a Social Security number. With your help, we will begin to reverse this discriminatory and xenophobic ... money into the hands of immigrant communities - who are already among the hardest hit by the economic impacts ...
April 21, 2020
Response Fund
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "Queer & Trans Leadership and the Fight for LGBTQ Migrant Rights" here, including the program recording and powerpoint.
October, 2022
Program Materials
In this session, participants will hear from three different nonprofit partners to gain deeper insight into the intersection of law and immigrant justice, the role of litigation in advancing a broader social and racial justice agenda, and will explore concrete ways philanthropy can invest in litigation strategies to advance the interests of immigrant communities.
August 24, 2023
Webinar
... critical questions, GCIR has developed a timeline, “ Who Gets to Be an American ,” which provides in-depth ... the forces that drive it is critical to understanding how we decide who gets to be American today. This is the first in ... to be an American, who belongs in this nation – they are all connected to race-based policies that have their ...
December, 2023
Data Tool
... movement groups are deploying to support immigrants who have built their lives in the United States. In addition ... justice groups are holding community calls and briefings about the court decision, including a community call taking place tonight , which we encourage you to join to learn more about the impact of ...
September 14, 2023
Statement
Thank you for applying for the Angeleno Card. We received hundreds of thousands of applications so, ... Development Department THE BELOW INFORMATION IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE INFORMED THEY ARE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT STEP: After your appointment is ...
April 21, 2020
Response Fund
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... and tools that are often overlooked and underfunded. Yet, we know that they are the scaffolding upon which creative and ... Capacity Assessment , which is designed to provide funders who invest in California with a better understanding of the ... to ensure that society functions. Infrastructure is also about being in “right relationship” with each other—in ...
May 26, 2021
President's Message
... join a briefing on July 1st at 12-1PT / 3-4 PM ET to learn about the new Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN). The ... and advocates at the national, state, and local levels who work directly with or on behalf of children in immigrant ... UnidosUS, and The Children’s Partnership, to learn more about CTAN’s emerging work as the country continues to ...
July 1, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... the resulting human devastation, and the attacks that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. I called ... on philanthropy to dream big and act with courage because we can only combat these injustices if we have a vision that ... associated with donor-advised funds—to learn more about the Hate Is Not Charitable Campaign and sign on; read ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Strategic Responses to Forced Displacement" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
February, 2024
Program Materials
... 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
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "A Call to Action: Investing in Black Leadership for Migrant and Racial Justice" here, including program recording and powerpoint.
June, 2022
Program Materials
... a public-private partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, who today proposed an aligned investment of $25 million for ... for Families Fund, also launched today. To learn more about the Fund, visit www.gcir.org/CADignityFund . Led by ... diversity makes us a more vibrant and resilient state, and we are a better place because of our immigrant communities. I ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
About CIII CIII-Updated logo-blue_500.png The California ... country. Context CIII Convening_photo 1_edited 2.JPG We do this work in the face of significant challenges but ... and Southeast Asian (BAMEMSA) and Indigenous communities who are most marginalized and racialized within the immigrant ...
... may be the most visceral examples of racial inequity, we know the challenges go far deeper. Today we stand in ... being seen and being heard, and recognizing that we are all in this together in our quest for justice and equity. ... African Americans and black immigrants to discover more about race, our diverse identities, racism, migration and ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal, Video & Audio
... meeting of GCIR’s Legal Services Working Group, where we discuss how we can support and strengthen the immigration ... that Legal Services Working Group meetings are only open to grantmaking institutions and philanthropic ... meeting agenda is available below. For more information about the Legal Services Working Group, contact Cairo Mendes ...
December 14, 2022
Group Meeting