Co-sponsors
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy
- Florida Philanthropic Network
- Northern California Grantmakers
- Philanthropy Southwest
- Southeastern Council of Foundations
- Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Description
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have wreaked devastation in Texas, Florida, and across the Southeastern United States. They have left widespread flooding, massive power outages, and destruction of property in their wake. The residents of these regions have had their lives turned upside down. Like other hurricane survivors, immigrants—who constitute a significant and growing demographic in these regions—have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, and worldly possessions. Their immediate needs are generally no different from those of other displaced residents: food, housing, medical care, cash, transportation, and assistance locating family members. Immigrants, however, also face particular circumstances that can prevent them from accessing assistance and that impair their ability to rebuild their lives and communities.
Join this call to learn about unique post-disaster challenges facing immigrants and refugees, particularly those who are low-income and limited English proficient. Understand both their immediate and long-term needs. And discuss ways that philanthropy can most effectively support recovery and rebuilding efforts in diverse affected regions in the months and years that lie ahead.
Speakers
- Amanda Cloud, President & CEO, The Simmons Foundation
- (invited) Luz Corcuera, Executive Director, UnidosNow
- Betty Balli Torres, Executive Director, Texas Access to Justice Foundation
- Kate Vickery, Executive Director, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
- Aryah Somers Landsberger, Director of Programs, GCIR [moderator]
Registration
Registration for this program is now closed.
Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, philanthropic advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional associations of grantmakers. (Participation is limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.)
Resources
Funds
- Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, Greater Houston Community Foundation
- Hurricane Harvey Legal Aid Fund, Texas Access to Justice Foundation
- Florida Hurricane Legal Aid Fund, The Florida Bar Foundation
- CDP Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
- CDP Hurricane Irma Relief Fund, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Community-Based Resources & Recommendations
- Help with the Effects of Hurricane Harvey, Houston Volunteer Lawyers: A Service of The Houston Bar Association
- Hurricane Harvey Resources, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
- Huracán Harvey - Recursos Comunitarios // Hurricane Harvey - Community Resources, United We Dream
- How to Donate Money and Other Aid to Communities of Color in Houston, Race Forward: Colorlines
- 8 Ways to Help People of Color Recover from Hurricane Irma, Colorlines
- Hurricane Irma, Florida Legal Services
Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
- Hurricane Irma, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, September 8, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, August 26, 2017
- Webinar: Hurricane Harvey Recovery: How Donors Can Help, August 29, 2017
- Hurricane Irma, Florida Philanthropic Network
- Texas Hurricane Relief Efforts, Philanthropy Southwest, August 28, 2017
- How to Respond to Hurricane Irma, United Philanthropy Forum, September 10, 2017
- Devastation in Texas: Unfolding Impact, Northern California Grantmakers, August 31, 2017
- Philanthropic Preparedness, Resiliency and Emergency Partnership, PPREP, Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this program possible.