Commentary
January 23, 2019
It is time for us to dream again—and dream big. We cannot afford to focus solely on resisting our present reality at the expense of designing the future we wish for.
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Press Release
January 16, 2019
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected three new members to its board of directors, as well as re-electing several board members.
News Article
January 15, 2019
A federal judge in New York has ruled against the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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NPR
Press Release
January 8, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund today announced that Cathy Cha has officially stepped into her new role as President of the Fund.
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Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Statement
December 10, 2018
More than 60 philanthropic institutions submitted comments in response to the Trump administration's proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
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Regulations.gov
Statement
December 6, 2018
A statement by multiple Chicago-based foundations denouncing the Trump administration's proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
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Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance
Conant Family Foundation
Healthy Communities Foundation
Michael Reese Health Trust
The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
The Field Foundation
The Wieboldt Foundation
United Way of Metro Chicago
VNA Foundation
Woods Fund Chicago
Blog Post
December 5, 2018
It’s deeply concerning that the administration’s proposed expansion of the “public charge” rule targets the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the primary federal nutrition program that helps millions of low-income people and families put food on the table each month.
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Urban Institute
Blog Post
December 4, 2018
The proposed public charge rule is likely to discourage some immigrant families from seeking public health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their children, the majority of whom are US citizens.
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Urban Institute
Statement
December 4, 2018
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has submitted formal comments in opposition to the proposed ‘public charge’ rule change.
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Philanthropic News
November 26, 2018
With the White House and government officials taking an increasingly hard line on immigration and border security, eight California charities working on behalf of immigrants have formed a new coalition to raise money.
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Inside Philanthropy
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