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... by enriching health and wellness strategies and expanding resources for professional development. Align funding ... Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for Bold Action ...
May, 2022
Report
... in protecting these refugees and offering humanitarian assistance. In response to the events in Afghanistan, an ... consolidates power in the coming days and weeks, the time to support groups on the ground assisting these refugees ... of which have limited capacity and must focus their scarce resources on their core work. View relevant recent GCIR ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... and support their settlement in destination communities. Assistance also supports unaccompanied children and youth ... over $50 million to provide relief to more than 80,000 undocumented immigrant households experiencing severe ... County, which raised over $7 million to provide direct cash assistance to almost 8,000 undocumented immigrants and ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... 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
... webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and ... Materials: Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to New Immigrants in Texas ...
November, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
... Foundation; and Kevin Douglas, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. Despite the promise of a new ... deportation and hostile local and state policies. One way undocumented immigrants can feel safe is by obtaining legal ... workers, made clear the need for philanthropy to deploy resources swiftly and with maximum flexibility to support ...
September, 2021
Analysis
... just as they have historically done for newly arriving immigrants before them. From representing unaccompanied ... region despite the Texas state government's hostility to immigrants and communities of color. We'll also explore how ... learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... the public and policy makers, prevent the use of state resources in detaining asylum seekers, develop legal ... impressive impact that campaigns such as Families Belong Together, which was formed to respond to the family ...
March, 2019
Report
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement any plans that would be developed. ... interests of affected populations. A convening to bring together policy, direct service, and organizing strategies ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
The second quarterly meeting of GCIR's California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII).
May 26, 2021
Group Meeting
... Haitians and left 650,000 more in need of humanitarian assistance, the Biden administration is undertaking a mass ... We see this reflected in the response to the current crisis. Fortunately, there has been a groundswell of ... our statement Safe Haven for Afghans and Haitians in Crisis . Halting the Inhumane Deportation of Haitian Asylum ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
The risk of deportation has never been greater for immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers living in the ... attorneys and sound legal advice is essential to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of our immigration ... and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access to affordable, qualified ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... those have been granted. It is a moral imperative that we stand by those most at risk, especially those we explicitly ... treatment . This spring, Congress passed a humanitarian assistance bill which included support for Ukrainians in the ... Afghan-led groups , such as Afghan Network for Advocacy & Resources (ANAR) and Afghans for a Better Tomorrow . As a ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Find all materials for GCIR's "Transnational Strategy Community of Practice Q2 2025 Meeting" here, including the session transcript and relevant links, here.
Group Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
August, 2023
Program Materials
... more inclusive and welcoming state and local policies for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, the fundamental ... and ineffective asylum and immigration policies still stand, foremost among them Title 42. While the Court’s ... Bringing affected communities and their allies together to build power, agitate for change, and work toward ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight