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Private Fund Will Support Undocumented California Families Ineligible for Federal and State Relief ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... to some of our most vulnerable neighbors right now, while building long-term support for California’s families and ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... in funding, and now the untold impact of COVID-19. In California, philanthropy has mobilized over $26 million in ... 2020. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) has been overseeing the California Census 2020 ... community-based partners across the state who have been building up to this critical stage. A key strategy of ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... communities in the United States and across the globe. Building Infrastructure Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) : ... states to launch new collaboratives by year's end. California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII): We ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... year in the fight for immigrant and refugee justice. GCIR, movement leaders, and our partners in philanthropy have ... and increasing immigrant belonging in rural communities. California funders continued to demonstrate their leadership ... Justice SWOT for Philanthropy , July 2024 Webinar: Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
In response to Trump Administration’s memorandum to remove undocumented immigrants from the 2020 ... count, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Philanthropy California issue the following statement: “The memorandum ...
July 23, 2020
Statement
... United States. Despite their crucial role in our nation’s economy—the country’s 45 million foreign-born residents ... services can result in missed opportunities for asset building for families and businesses. It also can limit ... , and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) began working together last year to close these ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of California Dignity for Families Fund Private Fund Will ... California Dignity for Families Fund. Tides Foundation, building on more than four decades of strategic solutions ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... and people of color…: Unite. Organize. Vote.” The California Endowment : Dr. Robert K. Ross, MD, President & CEO "No matter how it’s packaged – white supremacy, white nationalism, neo-Nazism ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
More than 40 leading California foundations have signed onto this statement in ... Californians. As philanthropic institutions committed to building a prosperous, vibrant, and inclusive California, we ... Philanthropy DACA Resources A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
... CA - Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from ... Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund. The Fund, launched on ... situation, she and her two children, ages 9 and 12, were building a new life for themselves. Despite limited literacy, ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... threat to our nation and to our immigrant communities, GCIR remains steadfast in our commitment to advancing justice ... preparing for a new wave of hostility from our nation’s highest office. What have we learned from them and their ... easily identifiable moments of consequence , the work of building a sustainable and inclusive multiracial democracy is ...
November 6, 2024
Statement
... present spaces for healing, grieving, and community building in the face of this complex web of oppression, ... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... conditions and issues impacting immigrants and refugees. California Dignity for Families Fund Learning Series This ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... the recurring tragedy, grief, and trauma, AAPI groups are building multi-racial coalitions and leading intersectional ... that oppress all immigrants and communities of color. GCIR stands in solidarity with our AAPI sisters and brothers. ... be a part of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta’s Community Centered Response to Violence Against Asian ...
April 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org California Dignity for Families Fund Announces $2.8M ... is announcing the California Dignity for Families Fund’s first round of grantmaking investments. The Fund, launched ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
In California, fear has gripped immigrant communities as federal authorities—newly ... this month, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s board voted unanimously to give its full support to Senate ...
March 14, 2017
Philanthropic News
... immigrants. We are all in this together . We stand with immigrant families and continue to advocate policy changes ... was already under attack by the federal administration’s anti-immigrant policies, like public charge, which is ... sites. In addition, a waiver is available to California meal providers to distribute meals to ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
The California Immigrant Resilience Fund was launched to help our immigrant ... economic hardship. The Fund provides an opportunity for institutional philanthropy and individual donors, large ... stability and recovery, and long-term resilience. California Immigrant Resilience Fund ...
April 15, 2020
Response Fund
... These policies are having a far-reaching impact in California, where one in four Californians is an immigrant; one out of every two children in our state has at ... and fear among residents across our state. Philanthropy’s response Since November 2016, the undersigned foundations ...
January 12, 2018
Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: press@gcir.org Upwardly Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic ... Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s philanthropy-mobilizing organization focused on advancing ... for immigrant and refugee women of color through movement building, skilling, and investing in mutual aid networks and ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release