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... influence life outcomes (often in clearly discriminatory ways for communities of color and immigrants), put me on a ... Staff Feature: Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the ... including through the design (and constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage ... for all. Staff Feature: Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, Programs Learning Manager ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local Programs ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... headwinds, I remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Staff Feature: Ivy O. Suriyopas, Vice President of Programs ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
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April 10, 2025
Blog Post
... ANNOUNCES IVY SURIYOPAS WILL BE ITS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Long-time advocate for immigrant justice brings more ... Suriyopas has been appointed as the new Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ... of trafficking survivors. As GCIR’s Vice President of Programs, Suriyopas will play a critical strategic leadership ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... have largely been excluded from federal COVID-19 relief programs. “Immigrants are the heart of this City – they ... SNAP, cash assistance, or emergency food delivery programs they may be eligible for on a case by case basis and ...
April 16, 2020
Response Fund
... benefits, disaster relief funds, Payroll Protection Programs, or the federal recovery checks due to their ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund
In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Katherine Perez, Director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation at Loyola Law School. Read on as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for immigrants with disabilities, working at the intersection of movements, and how philanthropy can support and strengthen the work of immigrants with disabilities.
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... the problem that GCIR seeks to address. Articulate the ways in which GCIR wants to show up in the world. Identify ... at our convening in Houston last May and through our programs and communications in the latter half of 2022. And ... reflected in our theory of change, we seek to address the ways in which global systems of oppression inflict harm upon ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... agriculture industry. I believe that at least six out of ten farmworkers in California are from Indigenous ... to address a variety of needs. At MICOP we have over 20 programs, including community organizing, policy and ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... has been through so much, she shows her love in so many ways, including through food. I have a vivid memory of ... the city. We surveyed 750 city residents, and seven out of ten of them said they wanted the city to support more youth ... for youth, racial justice, and climate resiliency programs in Long Beach. The measure was approved by over 60% ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... benefits, disaster relief funds, Payroll Protection Programs, or the federal recovery checks due to their ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
... I’m committed to centering my community, knowing the ways trans folks are forgotten again and again across all ... despite all the challenges, have beautiful and powerful ways of resisting, building power, creating community, being ... in our being able to survive and thrive, including all the ways in which our communities are resilient and joyful. Power ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... will have to apply for permanent residency through other programs, such as refugee admissions, asylum, or the SIV program. But these programs are plagued by enormous backlogs and long processing ... is one of GCIR’s national policy priorities , and is a top priority for Afghan American leaders , veterans, and ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... the work of 501c3 organizations, and we explored ways to educate and mobilize people on issues that directly ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... years as people make arduous journeys through as many as ten countries in their search for safety. We’ve ... contact Kevin Douglas , GCIR's Senior Director of National Programs. Photo by kieferpix on iStock , is licensed ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s first attempt to terminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), in September 2017, was unlawful. Today, 25 days after the decision, the Supreme Court will certify its judgement in the case, and—under the law—the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have an unambiguous obligation to fully reinstate DACA.
July 13, 2020
News Article
... delegation, Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ...
May 11, 2023
Blog Post