Press Release
January 27, 2020
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected three new members to its board of directors, as well as re-elected three current board members.
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Blog Post
September 30, 2019
A Funder’s View of Detention, Sara Campos,The Grove Foundation
President's Message
September 10, 2019
The Trump administration has launched its most far-reaching attack on immigrants to date in the guise of a seemingly innocuous regulatory change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on October 15, barring delays due to litigation, immigrants accessing programs that help them meet basic needs, such as food, housing, and health care, can be denied a green card, and individuals deemed likely to use these programs can be denied admission to the United States.
Press Release
September 6, 2019
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is joining with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and The Kresge Foundation to create the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative, which seeks to address a needs gap of the immigrant and refugee population in the region.
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Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Blog Post
July 11, 2019
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is considering what they do – and how they do it – in order to evaluate whether their actions result in the consequences they intend for them.
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Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Statement
June 28, 2019
Funders Applaud Outcome on Citizenship Question Case, Remain Committed to 2020 Census
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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation
President's Message
June 5, 2019
In January 2019, I reflected on the extreme anti-immigrant policies that have come out of the White House over the past two years, 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 surpasses the opposition’s in ambition and scope.
Statement
March 15, 2019
All of us at GCIR grieve for the lives lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, and stand in support of their families and Muslim communities across the world. We see you, we mourn with you, and our hearts are breaking along with yours.
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
Statement
September 25, 2018
The Boston Foundation issued a statement expressing their opposition to the proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
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The Boston Foundation
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