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... last Friday will expand unemployment insurance and send cash to Americans hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and ... Labor and Workforce Development Agency. “We are coming together across agencies and industries to try to address the ... impacted residents, regardless of immigration status ( see resources below ). San Francisco’s Give2SF COVID-19 ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... relief programs to get them through this crisis, our undocumented community members can only get help from us. ... hardships in the next couple of months. We need to come together and support one another! We ask you to please donate ... the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Now is the time to stand in solidarity with the undocumented community in Long ...
April 10, 2020
... philanthropy, seeks to raise $50 million to provide cash assistance to undocumented Californians and their families ... . “Our Foundation believes that those of us with the resources have the obligation to step up and help those who ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... of $12 billion was paid into Social Security trust funds from undocumented workers’ federal payroll taxes in ... monetary amount received. The new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program—which extends UI eligibility to people ... sure that the fear of immigration enforcement does not stand in the way of individuals accessing necessary services ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... and state relief packages , families will be eligible for assistance regardless of their immigration or documentation ... are not served by other COVID-19 related federal or state assistance,” Frey told the city council. The funding ... of informal rental agreements, as is the case for many undocumented families. “Having the city step up to fill ...
April 3, 2020
Response Fund
... country’s social safety net, such as food and financial assistance. They face major barriers to accessing the ... community colleges and adult education providers stand to play a vital role in helping immigrants and other ... as well as technical support to be able to access these resources. Some states have developed microloan programs ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... has stolen jobs from non-citizen workers — including immigrants who have green cards, work visas or are undocumented — in California at higher rates than citizens. ... at a time of unprecedented need. High demand for state assistance California has gone farther than many other states ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... funders and partner organizations. These mini-grant funds will help bring front-line migrant serving organizations the resources they need to develop and launch emergency ... service centers. Increased xenophobia and racism against immigrants as scapegoats or otherwise incorrectly seen as ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... leaders are demanding to change that. About 2 million undocumented people are married to a U.S. citizen or green ... card holder. They — along with some lawfully present immigrants — don’t have Social Security numbers and use ... any money, including the $500 per child that is helping cash-strapped families pay for rent and other expenses in the ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... the consequences of recent policies that have deterred immigrants from receiving federal safety net assistance and other supports. Before the pandemic, many ... Program (SNAP), and subsidized housing. Now, at a time when many immigrant families need assistance because ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... there are millions of families bearing the brunt of this crisis who won’t receive a check, won’t get unemployment, ... income and immigrant families who rely on informal, part time, or gig work; small business owners, artists, and ... benefits. Emergency Financial Relief for Students, immigrants, and Workers Left Out ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... programs such as Medi-Cal and the California Food Assistance Program; Cash Assistance for Immigrants, and; California’s Earned ... In the fight against this pandemic, we are all in this together, and we urge you to prioritize supporting immigrant ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
Undocumented workers are over-represented in the services, ... loss of their homes, wages, and/or employment. At the same time, undocumented workers have been excluded from federally and ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... who are generous, community-driven, and resilient. At a time when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a ... turn to trusted community organizations for support and resources. In turn, we want to generously support Latino ... wrap around services to the most vulnerable, especially undocumented seniors living in the Inland Empire and Central ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) we have been spending time and energy thinking through what we do – and how we do ...
July 11, 2019
Blog Post