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... program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for 650,000 immigrants and their families, including more than 250,000 ... a permanent solution, DACA recipients—and the 11 million undocumented immigrants who call the United States ... efforts to dismantle structural racism. Only when we work together to advance our shared humanity can we create a ...
June 18, 2020
Statement
... 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
... the social and political context, and the critical role immigrants and refugees play across our social justice ... That's what life feels like for marginalized people. But together we can continue to fight for inclusive communities, ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... access to transit, internet connectivity, and other basic resources. Immigrants in rural communities often work in ... to the communities they are a part of and can provide assistance that is responsive to the local context, unlike ... as well as access to benefits (such as food, shelter, and cash assistance) that community members otherwise might not ...
December 6, 2022
Response Fund
... deeply and has a huge impact on my work to this day. Every time we have a meeting at Khmer Girls in Action, we make sure ... of engagement builds youth consciousness of how public resources are allocated. It shows the city that our youth are ... visit us in five years, we’ll have a big Cambodian meal together, and you will be walking into a place of loving ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... Colleagues: In light of the intensifying attacks on immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, I want to keep ... Our work focused both on addressing urgent concerns facing immigrants and refugees and advancing an affirmative agenda ... to new challenges that arise, and provide the support and resources you have come to rely upon. While we will have less ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... born in the U.S. and some in Mexico. Eventually – after time in Washington State and Idaho – we landed in ... That led me to a position at California Rural Legal Assistance, a legal services agency that hired me to help ... From this we learned that we needed to organize together as farmworker women, which led to what eventually ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for immigrants with disabilities, working at the intersection of ... including transportation, health care, and others. At the time, Trump was using immigrants as scapegoats during his ... critique it and stir up some good trouble, bringing people together to think critically about these issues. When you ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... in Philadelphia to build new communities and lives together. Told through powerful interviews conducted by ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... Reynosa, Mexico. Hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in ... the impacts of unjust immigration policies, and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of ... how organizations have been at capacity for quite some time. We want to increase commitments beyond those who ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... monitor updates and review valuable health and safety resources from the Centers for Disease Control as well as ...
March 14, 2020
Statement
... for permanent protection for DACA recipients and all undocumented people.” The Court’s decision comes after a ... a law student in WIRAC at Yale Law School . “During his time in the White House, President Trump has been unrelenting ... on immigrant communities, but DACA recipients and other immigrants will be fully protected only by congressional ...
June 18, 2020
Press Release
... immigration system that makes it extremely difficult for immigrants of all kinds to enter or stay in the country. If ... no one would exclaim, as so many indignantly do, that immigrants should simply “get in line!”. Although I ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... and a backlogged court system. Without in-language legal assistance, many of those who may be eligible are unable to ... free or low cost legal services can: • Help eligible immigrants access other forms of legal relief including ... “Over 325,000 immigrants in the Central Valley are undocumented people who never had the opportunity to ...
August 30, 2023
Response Fund
... transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”– Angela Davis I often find myself going back to ... Boston Public Garden. I was mesmerized by the other young undocumented people I met outside. They were chanting, ... a time when Texas policy makers have continuously targeted immigrants, women, and trans people through draconian ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... most about my role is working on granting unrestricted funds to our Arab American organizations across the country, ... service work to arts and culture. Since unrestricted funds provide the most flexibility, they can also provide the ... by reinforcing my commitment to the work we all have to do together going forward. Emerging Leader Scholarship Recipient ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... ongoing legal aid for four to five years – the median time it takes to complete their case in seeking a pathway to ... in school, healthcare, work permit, and nutrition assistance) and ultimately, permanent residency. Mental ... up with treatment. But despite these limited existing resources and services, Hannah Chotiner-Gardner of KIND ...
November 6, 2023
Response Fund
... of us. But those hit hardest by the pandemic, including immigrants and people of color, are returning to communities ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
A statement by multiple Chicago-based foundations denouncing the Trump administration's proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
December 6, 2018
Statement
... new applications for the Obama-era program that shields undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation, ... they plan to try to phase out the program a second time. Trump said on Twitter last month the administration ...
July 17, 2020
News Article