As Californians we know that our own well-being is tied to everyone else’s. California’s Immigrant Resilience Fund is making headlines demonstrating that we are standing together to make sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail through the outbreak. No one stands alone. We are one beloved community. Kathleen Kelly Janus, Senior Advisor to the Governor, and Daranee Petsod of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees joined NCG’s Emily Katz to explain how the fund came to be, some surprising new supporters, and what it means to have a ‘Si Se Puede’ moment (Yes, We Can!)
May 1, 2020
Blog Post
As Californians we know that our own well-being is tied to everyone else’s. California’s Immigrant Resilience Fund is making headlines demonstrating that we are standing together to make sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail through the outbreak.
May 1, 2020
Philanthropic News
... We stand with immigrant families and continue to advocate policy changes that ensure the health and well-being of ALL ... Factsheet on Pandemic EBT authored by California Food Policy Advocates, Western Center on Law & Poverty, California ... they need during this crisis. We will continue to update this section as new resources become available. ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
UndocuFund Monterey Bay is a collaborative effort to assist Monterey Bay area undocumented immigrant workers impacted by COVID-19. The fund will help individuals and families with a one-time emergency assistance in this time of crisis.
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... workers’ federal payroll taxes in 2010. And from 2000 to 2011, undocumented immigrants paid $35.1 billion more ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
The East Bay Community Foundation is fortunate to be part of a compassionate, generous, and resilient community. In these times especially, the health, safety and well-being of their partners, staff and neighbors remains their top priority.
March 14, 2020
Statement
... are not available to all immigrant families . A policy environment in which immigrant families fear accessing ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... changing conditions at the State and Local level and will update its planned start dates for selected operations and in ...
May 7, 2020
Blog Post
April 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
Learn more about the HCIDLA Angeleno Card.
April 21, 2020
Response Fund
... can spread really, really quickly,” said Lucas Zucker, policy and communications director for the Central Coast ... can have it spread over time,” said Ritz. The Economic Policy Institute also warns that the peak in farm ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... groups active on the ground, embraces three goals: backing policy work to bolster census funding and implementation, ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... U.S. government to pay more attention to biosecurity. In 2011, I saw the movie “Contagion” starring Matt Damon, ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
Private fund will support undocumented California families ineligible for federal and state relief in midst of coronavirus crisis in partnership with public fund announced by Gov. Newsom.
April 15, 2020
Press Release
Across the country, 202,500 DACA recipients are working to protect the health and safety of Americans as the country confronts COVID-19. They are ensuring that children are still being educated; food is still being grown, packaged, cooked, shipped, and put on the shelves of grocery stores; patients are being cared for; and much more.
April 6, 2020
News Article
... industries, said Jesse Rothstein, professor of public policy at UC Berkeley. For example, 57% of workers in the ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... said J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives . "Our partnership with Open Society will ...
April 16, 2020
Response Fund
October 15, 2020
News Article
... immigrant populations in a variety of state immigration policy climates and identified some ways localities were ...
July 23, 2020
Philanthropic News
Grantmakers Concerned 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.
May 11, 2020
Press Release
