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... 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
It took a bit of time, but foundation leaders—some of them, anyway—are now ... administration’s executive orders banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries. On Friday, more ... a $500,000 gift to the Anti-Defamation League to "support immigrants, refugees and our ideals," it said in a tweet . ) ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... 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
... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to ... these groups, but other people of color as well, including immigrants (of color), who suffer the negative consequences ... BAJI , Haitian Bridge Alliance , and African Communities Together and partnering with Echoing Green on our racial ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Trump immigration restrictions, but risk of new border crisis looms ...
December 2, 2020
News Article
June 18, 2020
News Article
... going beyond reparative efforts to improve conditions for immigrants and refugees. Philanthropy can help ensure that ... including making “collateral arrests” (arrests of undocumented immigrants they happened to encounter), as opposed to the ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
A week ago, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees issued a powerful joint statement calling on funders to take a stand against President Trump’s executive orders on ... we put love before fear and when philanthropy devotes its resources to make that vision a reality. This is also ...
February 15, 2017
Philanthropic News
While the COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy will preoccupy ... to fully restore an Obama-era program that shields 640,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
President-elect Joe Biden’s plan on immigration stands in stark contrast to the xenophobic agenda the Trump administration has put forward the last four years. Much of Biden’s plan revolves around undoing some of the most damaging policies enacted under President Trump.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... More foundations are also stepping forward to support immigrants. Earlier this month, the Silicon Valley Community ... Act, which provides public funding for legal services for immigrants facing deportation. In January, SVCF created the Opportunity for All fund to provide immigrants in Silicon Valley with access to affordable legal ...
March 14, 2017
Philanthropic News
... on Immigration organized by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) . The document, which has ... the need to keep America a land of opportunity for immigrants and refugees seeking a better life for themselves ... effort is an example of how foundations can quickly take a stand to support vulnerable communities in today’s ...
February 9, 2017
Philanthropic News
... in his victory speech on November 7. He said , “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... statement, published by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) focuses on the fact that America was built by generations of immigrants and refugees. The statement insists that ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News
... respect for our laws and border security and treating immigrants with compassion and dignity, recognizing their ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
The new immigration system has eliminated the core principles of immigration law and replaced them with the current president’s own preferences. It’s time for Congress to rectify it.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... against Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative barring undocumented folks from accessing health care, public ... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ... to those deep roots and committing to doing that long work together that we can manifest our collective right to ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Making the case for ending immigrant detention and looking at possible alternatives.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
Center for American Progress' recommendations on policy changes the incoming Biden Administration can make.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... the federal government’s deportation machine, broaden immigrants’ access to social safety net programs, and rely far less on detention to ensure that immigrants show up for court hearings. Read the full article ...
December 11, 2020
News Article