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... Peace and Security Funders Group Philanthropy New York San Diego Grantmakers Southern California ... of immigrants rose 40 percent versus the year before. The new administration’s decision to halt prioritization of ... has fueled this surge. Yet it may not last. A new report from Migration Policy Institute finds it is ...
June 21, 2018
... the challenges of navigating the complex immigration legal system, culturally competent, in language free or low-cost ... the movement for racial justice, and the advent of a new presidential administration – have impacted the needs of immigrant communities and service providers. Join GCIR for a ...
July 20, 2022
Webinar
... which benefits last, and the monetary amount received. The new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program—which extends ... all members have valid SSNs. This means that undocumented immigrant and mixed-status families will not receive these ... payments, and any future stimulus support. Everyone who files tax returns, regardless of immigration status, should ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... in the state — lost her job. Now, the undocumented immigrant from Honduras spends her days confined to the room ... will offer $500 grants or zero-interest loans to impacted immigrant families, students and low-wage workers. ... paid family leave and disability insurance here . New COVID-19 Relief Benefits Leave Out Millions Of ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
Executive Summary This is a report about a time of desperation, illness, economic crisis, ... Philanthropic role and practice Partnering with immigrant justice organizations Beyond cash assistance to ... most marginalized, and to continue to direct resources to immigrant infrastructure. The final recommendation encourages ...
October, 2021
Report
... assistance and other supports. Before the pandemic, many immigrant families faced explicit barriers to or deferred ... charge” rule threatens to further dampen participation. New data from two nationally representative surveys of ... adults in other racial and ethnic groups we studied to report that their families lost work or work-related income ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
description According to a report from National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ... an 11 percent shrinkage in philanthropic funding towards immigrant movement groups. While there was an uptick in rapid ... Melaku , Executive Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) Tania Chavez , Executive Director, La ...
July 25, 2024
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The Future of Immigration Legal Services: A Time For Bold Action" here, including program recording and powerpoint.
July, 2022
Program Materials
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... young, and our elderly. So it may not be surprising that immigrant communities are disproportionately impacted by the ... immigrants and other affected workers pivot to gain new skills and access quality jobs. As colleges heed the ... and their peers at all ages and levels of the education system. The equity imperative has never been clearer; lack ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... criminal justice reform. The divest/invest frame offers an immigrant justice lens to systemic problems and potential ... Defense Project described how the criminal justice system was designed to criminalize and lock up people of ... Network for Human Rights , the Congress of Day Laborers (New Orleans) , Juntos (Philadelphia) , the Black Alliance ...
Issue Brief
... materials for GCIR's webinar, "The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including recording and ... presentation. Materials: The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement ...
July, 2021
Program Materials
Description The immigrant justice movement needs a multi-pronged approach to ... immigration and how they use stories to build power in the immigrant justice movement. Artists inspire, dare to imagine ... how their work helps build the broader narrative of immigrant justice while honoring every person’s human ...
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... for Philanthropy, “ Fighting for our Future: Immigrant Rights and our Multiracial Democracy .” As ... from the previous administration and signed a series of new executive orders impacting immigrants and refugees on day one. Hours later, a coalition of immigrant rights groups filed a lawsuit challenging an ...
February 3, 2025
Webinar
... tax credit to undocumented workers, solutions backed by immigrant advocates. “To me this whole pandemic is a ... of dollars, to undocumented workers who pay taxes. Immigrant advocates face an uphill battle, however, in ... 1 million calls the first day. Pandemic Steals Most from Immigrant Working Women ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... Force. Immigration Nation is a six-part series that the New York Times calls a "rare look inside Trump's immigration ... waging the war on immigrants. Episode 4 focuses on the immigrant workers who went to Panama City to help rebuild ... to recover from the damage. They are essential. The New Normal shows resilience workers persevering to rebuild ...
August 18, 2020
Webinar
... webinar "Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements Before, During, and After ... Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements Before, During, and After ...
August, 2024
Program Materials
... unless they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
... with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund. The Fund, launched on April 15, ... she and her two children, ages 9 and 12, were building a new life for themselves. Despite limited literacy, Silvia was ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief