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... communities. Alleviate Dreamers’ Long-Term Concerns About Being Able to Live and Work in This Country Many ... to their communities. Since its inception in 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has provided ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... thriller called “The Cobra Event” by Richard Preston, about a terrorist who releases a deadly virus in the United ... fiction is how totally plausible they were. For decades, when experts have mused about the really bad things that ... and the dollar amounts granted have been negligible. Now, as the coronavirus disrupts U.S. society in a big way, ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... scopes of work – especially as it relates to special events and canvassing – will get resolved. We ... pause over the next week or two to determine our course of action, but be assured we are committed to working together ... them to fill out the census questionnaire. Details about the paid media program and how to participate can be ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
... the nonprofit sector has been pulled into a discussion about COVID-19, as leaders urgently strategize about how to ... with your fundraising plans and will ultimately impact if you can fully deliver on your mission in this moment? ... Andrea Hermann, director of development at Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund , is immediately concerned ...
March 11, 2020
Blog Post
... many immigrant families faced explicit barriers to or deferred from participating in programs such as Medicaid, ... of Hispanic adults in families with noncitizens and about half (49 percent) of those in families where all ... medical care programs for the uninsured (21 percent); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... Hewlett Foundation is involved, as well. The group’s action plan, developed along with advocacy groups active on ... of the Carnegie Corporation’s U.S. Democracy program, “If [the collaborative] hadn’t spent five years planning and ... out the count’—it would be almost impossible to think about how to get this ship back on course, given the ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi, or about 4.6 percent of the entire American working ... Moreover, nearly one-third of all recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and more than ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
October 15, 2020
News Article
... budgets, where it does require additional money, we should not balk at increasing funds to grantees at this critical ... months of work before the end of the grant term? And if not, are we going to increase the grant to cover salary ... has exposed our industry’s failure to think holistically about our grantees’ financial needs as functioning ...
March 16, 2020
Philanthropic News
... “Nothing’s going to happen.” They tell her that, if she doesn’t want to work, she should just go home. ... across the country, and it’s estimated that about half are undocumented . In the most recent economic ... farmworker leaders, are urging state leaders to take action, describing farmworkers as “one of the most ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... deliver relief directly to undocumented families right now, while also supporting the well-being and resilience of ... the California Immigrant Resilience Fund and excited about our partnership with the Governor and State to ensure ... neighborhoods and communities. We know that COVID-19 does not discriminate, therefore we must not discriminate in our ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... in Bureau of Labor Statistics-defined categories . Not surprisingly, states with the most DACA recipients are ... another critical group: DACAmented warehouse workers, now playing a larger role in moving food directly to ... “Preschool, elementary, middle, secondary, and special education teachers,” “Other teachers and ...
April 6, 2020
News Article
... are left out. Here are some food resources that do not take immigration status into account. “Grab and Go” ... or online, and issuing benefits remotely. To learn more about these and other available flexibilities visit CFPA’s ... Californians during and after this crisis. Absent federal action to address the nutritional needs of ALL immigrants, ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
... status, can get the support they need.” “COVID-19 does not discriminate, but for immigrants, often working on the ... York City is home to 3.1 million immigrants who comprise about 37 percent of the City’s population and 44 percent of ... J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives . "Our partnership with Open Society will do what ...
April 16, 2020
Response Fund
... “My fear is that this situation could last a lot longer. If I don’t have work, I don’t know how I’ll be able to ... to show federal work authorization. Immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... and refugees, can thrive. We’ve heard loud and clear about several areas where immediate action is needed: Financial assistance for the more than ... said Mo Kantner, Associate Director of State and Local Initiatives. “New American Economy uses a data-driven ...
April 30, 2020
Response Fund
... to best meet evolving needs. The Foundation will pay special attention to populations in Napa County that may be ... and those living in close quarters. They are concerned about community health, and they are also concerned about the potential for working families to face economic ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... their work is critical, yet they and their work have not been properly valued. Why was the fund created? The ... partner organizations are gravely concerned about the health and welfare of the farmworker community, ... de California (CA), Proteus, Inc. (Multi-state), Student Action with Farmworkers (NC), Telamon Corporation ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund