The recent federal court decision blocking approval of new and pending DACA applications underscores the need for a pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants who call this country home. Read our statement for analysis and specific actions philanthropy can take to help the immigrant justice movement reach this goal.
GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Lian Cheun, Executive Director of Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) in Long Beach, California, an organization working for gender, racial, and economic justice through community and power building efforts led by Southeast Asian young women.
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is looking for a director of local and state programs to join a dynamic team working to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropic organizations across the United States.
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is looking for an executive coordinator to join a dynamic team working to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropic organizations across the United States.
The Second Quarterly President's Message from Marissa Tirona, GCIR President.
In partnership with California philanthropy, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Dignity for Families Fund, seeking to raise $20 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of migrants at the southern California border, ensure due process for asylum seekers, support their integration into receiving communities, and restore dignity to the asylum process.
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is looking for a DACAmented intern to join our team and develop exposure to the workplace, provide experience in a philanthropic nonprofit organization, deepen knowledge of issues related to immigration, and help build skills for future employment.
Ivy Suriyopas has been appointed as the new Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), effective May 12, 2021.
The first quarterly President Message from Marissa Tirona, GCIR President.
As an organization dedicated to advancing justice and equity for all, we at GCIR are appalled at the insurrection, violence, and rioting we witnessed earlier this week, which were direct consequences of the divisive rhetoric and oppressive policies promulgated by Trump and his enablers over the past four years.
