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... the impacts of unjust immigration policies, and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of ... lifted up in the media." “There was an urgent need for us to create spaces to exchange ideas and first-hand accounts ... safe spaces for LGBTIQ+ youth, provide education for children in Matamoros, and empower, advocate, and influence ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... force behind a recent learning trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, organized for 15 funders by Hispanics in Philanthropy ... We also invite you to read "A Powerful Journey to the US-Mexico Border," a blog post about the trip authored by ... and designed to separate families, designed to have a default of whiteness, have a default of what an American ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
In her second quarterly message, President Marissa Tirona discusses how GCIR is rooting our work as a philanthropy mobilizing organization in a global analysis, and explores how this ties into dismantling white supremacist systems worldwide.
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... during the coronavirus pandemic . Somehow, children were labeled a risk to national economic security, ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ... capital from Trump’s successor — and from the rest of us, too. Trump didn’t build his border wall with steel. He ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... urgency of Haitians seeking refuge at the southern U.S. border and the need for Haitians currently residing here to ... of which have limited capacity and must focus their scarce resources on their core work. View relevant recent GCIR ... that vision. Safe Haven for Afghans and Haitians in Crisis ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... reason to be outraged, we cannot let that outrage flood us and stop our minds.” And it must not stop our actions, ... that are increasing their annual payouts or mobilizing resources through internal or shared rapid response funds, we ... and worker power of migrant women , and supporting children in immigrant families , we are leaning into our role ...
April 3, 2025
President's Message
... 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 ... of joy and celebration, and in moments of illness and crisis. We pull through by pulling together, like we have ...
May 1, 2020
Blog Post
... which, in turn, resulted in the creation of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
September 13, 2021
President's Message
... to spurn Trump immigration restrictions, but risk of new border crisis looms ...
December 2, 2020
News Article
... workers, small business owners, and an industry in crisis. Restaurant workers make up 10 percent of ... a history of successful work before asking people to trust us with their charitable dollars,” said John deBary, RWCF ... need to start working to help the most vulnerable among us NOW.” Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation ...
March 15, 2020
Response Fund
... 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 ... of joy and celebration, and in moments of illness and crisis. We pull through by pulling together, like we have ...
May 1, 2020
Philanthropic News
April 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
... million are currently on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Immigrant workers number disproportionately among ... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... -serving organizations across the country who told us what they were seeing and hearing in the field, and ...
April 30, 2020
Response Fund
For many of us, it would be inconceivable to go through life without a ... immigrants lack access to financial services the rest of us take for granted. Studies tell us there’s an economic ... Building Partnerships for Change: Engaging and Leveraging Resources for Immigrant Financial Integration ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
... with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) focuses on the fact that America was built by generations of immigrants and ... justice, and due process.’ ... Alliance Magazine: 70 US foundations sign statement condemning executive order on ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News
... as ten countries in their search for safety. We’ve seen children locked in cages under the guise of “zero ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ... around the country, we know it will take a village to move us closer to our vision of collective liberation. To learn ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... and strengthen the work of trans-led movements. Tell us about what brings you to this work and what motivates you ... and sexual orientation, and who face violence and lack of resources as a result. One response we received from funders ... them to do so. When a large migrant caravan came to the border in 2018, we had already been under-resourced for years ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... housing, and expanding government investments in children, youth, and older adults – the issue of ... person struggling in the river and so we jump back in to save them as well. And when we finally get them to the shore, ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... from Germany and Poland who landed at Ellis Island. My border-traversing DNA was likely a key factor in my decision ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ... learning framework and include metrics on what can help us define success, I am cautious not to let numbers have the ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... the federal government is excluding some 5.1 million children—the vast majority of whom are American ... payments, and any future stimulus support. Everyone who files tax returns, regardless of immigration status, should ... care facilities, and other COVID-19 testing or quarantine sites or against people traveling to such sites. And while ...
April 16, 2020
News Article