Response Fund
May 4, 2020
At a time when New York's immigrants are on the front lines of the pandemic, there's a huge risk they'll be left out in the cold.
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Response Fund
May 4, 2020
Please contribute to a relief fund for immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley who are unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who urgently need to meet certain obligations (rent, utility bills, mortgage loans, etc).
Press Release
May 4, 2020
Census Bureau to Resume Some 2020 Census Field Operations in Select Locations. The list of the Area Census Offices (ACO) is attached below.
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United States Census Bureau
Response Fund
May 4, 2020
An emergency assistance fund for immigrant & undocumented workers in South Florida.
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WeCount!
News Article
May 1, 2020
Americans are eligible for up to $1,200 in coronavirus stimulus money — unless they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. Democratic leaders are demanding to change that.
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NBC News
Blog Post
May 1, 2020
As Californians we know that our own well-being is tied to everyone else’s. California’s Immigrant Resilience Fund is making headlines demonstrating that we are standing together to make sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail through the outbreak. No one stands alone. We are one beloved community. Kathleen Kelly Janus, Senior Advisor to the Governor, and Daranee Petsod of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees joined NCG’s Emily Katz to explain how the fund came to be, some surprising new supporters, and what it means to have a ‘Si Se Puede’ moment (Yes, We Can!)
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Northern California Grantmakers
Philanthropic News
May 1, 2020
As Californians we know that our own well-being is tied to everyone else’s. California’s Immigrant Resilience Fund is making headlines demonstrating that we are standing together to make sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail through the outbreak.
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All In for All of Us: A Public-Private Fund for Undocumented
Response Fund
April 30, 2020
Earlier this month, the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund shared its initial responses to the needs exposed and created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Immigrants are America’s workers, and 12 million are currently on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Immigrant workers number disproportionately among America’s health care, food delivery, and janitorial service workers. They also rank high in industries hardest hit by the faltering economy, such as caregiver, food, retail, and hospitality sectors.
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The WES Mariam Assefa Fund
Response Fund
April 28, 2020
Undocumented folks do not have the same safety nets provided to other members of our community. Many undocumented people work in jobs that are most vulnerable to exposure to the virus and the shutdown. There is already limited access to healthcare, so undocumented people should have the resources to be able to take care of themselves.
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New York state Youth Leadership Council
Response Fund
April 24, 2020
Nearly all of the thousands of people currently living on the streets of San Diego county are there because they couldn’t pay their rent, and that number will sky rocket if unemployed families aren’t offered either a way to pay their rent or forgiveness of their debt.
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City Heights Community Development
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