For Immigrants & Grantees
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing what we have always known: our nation’s deep inequalities and broken safety net programs leave millions of people without help or relief.
April 2020
Response Fund
Source: Mission Asset Fund
News
Currently, due to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic we are seeing that this is disproportionally affecting undocumented indigenous people. Given that most of the workers in the service sector, housekeepers and restaurant are undocumented-indigenous many have lost their income and cannot apply for unemployment or receive any help from the federal government.
April 2020
Response Fund
Source: Comunidades Indígenas en liderazgo (CIELO)
News
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Friday he will use his emergency powers to create a $5 million forgivable loan program to help renters and small businesses affected by the economic fallout from the spread of COVID-19.
Unlike federal and state relief packages, families will be eligible for assistance regardless of their immigration or documentation status — offering a lifeline to thousands of people living in the city.
April 2020
Response Fund
Source: Minnesota Reformer
News
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) invites their members to contribute to their COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund, which will provide emergency mini-grants to frontline organizations responding to the immediate needs of migrants and refugees to respond to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 2020
Response Fund
Source: Hispanics in Philanthropy
News
We come from generations of people who are generous, community-driven, and resilient. At a time when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, we rise up to protect our elders and the most vulnerable in our community. At the Latino Community Foundation, we want to support our leaders, organizations, and the families who are at the heart of everything we do.
March 2020
Response Fund
Source: Latino Community Foundation
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Learn more about how you can support in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners during this crisis.
March 2020
Response Fund
Source: National Domestic Workers Alliance
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Restaurant Workers Community Foundation was founded in 2018 to advocate for gender equality, racial justice, fair wages, and healthy work environments in the restaurant industry. In the wake of the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, RWCF’s full focus is on supporting workers, small business owners, and an industry in crisis.
March 2020
Response Fund
Source: Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation
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