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... indicate that the coronavirus pandemic has stolen jobs from non-citizen workers — including immigrants who have ... Newsom released a grim budget proposal that would slash $14 billion from social services programs to balance a ... a one-time $500 payment, for up to $1,000 per household, on a first-come first-serve basis. “This is a state that ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... of the first three stimulus bills, some economic relief is on the horizon for the average American. Unfortunately, there ... payments, and any future stimulus support. Everyone who files tax returns, regardless of immigration status, should ... care facilities, and other COVID-19 testing or quarantine sites or against people traveling to such sites. And while ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... to immigrant community needs , but they also must focus on creating effective outreach to immigrant audiences. With ... where this infrastructure does not already exist, limited resources can pose challenges to promoting language access. ... general information. 2. Create accessible and trustworthy messaging Providing information in residents’ native ...
July 23, 2020
Philanthropic News
... coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, RWCF’s full focus is on supporting workers, small business owners, and an industry ... in crisis. Restaurant workers make up 10 percent of America’s workforce, and they are among the country's most ... 2.45 million restaurant workers live in poverty, and only 14 percent receive employer-sponsored health benefits. As ...
March 15, 2020
Response Fund
... number for eligibility. The IRS has said both people on the tax return must have Social Security numbers in order for either to get any money, including the $500 per child that is helping cash-strapped families pay for rent and ... exclusion of mixed-status couples to “a lack of empathy from the administration.” “It’s just cruel,” he said. ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
... the hardest hit due to their demographics and lack of resources. Justice for Migrant Women (J4MW) and other ... In addition, to help limit the impact of the virus on the farmworker community, acclaimed fashion designer Mario ... La Union del Pueblo Entero (TX) will receive money from this collective fund to help provide farmworker ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... similar texts all week, every one of them a cancellation from homeowners on whom she depends to make a living — swabbing their ... said Ms. Zamorano, just before another text popped up on the screen. “Oh my God, she canceled, too,” she said, ...
March 25, 2020
News Article
... economic fabric of this country. They have always taken on an oversized share of the frontline work of caring for our ... agriculture, and the medical supply chain. Yet many people from immigrant communities struggle to meet their own basic ... as well as technical support to be able to access these resources. Some states have developed microloan programs ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... COVID-19. In a pandemic that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, or citizenship status, excluding ... and; California’s Earned Income Tax Credit and Young Child Tax Credit. Establish a direct relief fund to provide ... President Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Leslie Dorosin & Rebekah Saul Butler Co-Executive ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... to the frigid poultry plant in Georgia where she had been on the packing line for nearly 15 years. But on the third day she was ill, they got a text from their mother. “They told me I had to come back to ... said the guy at the plant said they had to work to feed America. But my mom was sick,” said one of Ms. Grant’s ...
April 9, 2020
News Article
... to support domestic workers with trusted information and resources to take care of themselves and the people that depend on them. ... National Domestic Workers Alliance: Coronavirus ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... our country’s broken safety net. With generous support from philanthropists and community members, we're raising ... need it most: low income and immigrant families who rely on informal, part time, or gig work; small business owners, ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund