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... COVID-19. In a pandemic that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, or citizenship status, excluding ... and; California’s Earned Income Tax Credit and Young Child Tax Credit. Establish a direct relief fund to provide ... President Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Leslie Dorosin & Rebekah Saul Butler Co-Executive ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... philanthropy, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California ... even while thousands are combating the coronavirus crisis on the frontlines as essential workers in healthcare, food ... This unprecedented partnership aligns public and private resources to help immigrant Californians and their families ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... Census is underway - more than half the households across America have responded - and more are responding every day. ... public and Census Bureau employees. Implement guidance from Federal, State, and local authorities regarding ... has given Federal agencies guidelines to resume operations on a epidemiologically sound, data-driven basis, adhering ...
May 7, 2020
Blog Post
... may be pushed even deeper into the shadows with few resources available to meet their immediate needs. This is a ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund
... our best chance of weathering the storm is to pool our resources and help the people in our communities that need it ... to make sure that the working class Asian immigrants and refugees in our communities have what they need to stay home ... The impacts and risks are dramatically different depending on who you are and where you live — whether you have a good ...
April 17, 2020
Response Fund
... to healthcare, so undocumented people should have the resources to be able to take care of themselves. Create a ... campaign and help us reach our goal; Share the campaign on social media and directly with friends; Help us with ... livelihoods are being affected by COVID-19. Whether it’s from a decline in business for street vendors or being ...
April 28, 2020
Response Fund
... the Trump administration’s executive orders banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries. On Friday, more than 50 leaders from philanthropy released ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
Funders Applaud Outcome on Citizenship Question Case, Remain Committed to 2020 Census ... case challenging the inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census, FCCP’s Funders Census Initiative ... inclusion of the untested citizenship question, for now, from the 2020 Census. This is a critical step toward a fair ...
June 28, 2019
Statement
... to the frigid poultry plant in Georgia where she had been on the packing line for nearly 15 years. But on the third day she was ill, they got a text from their mother. “They told me I had to come back to ... said the guy at the plant said they had to work to feed America. But my mom was sick,” said one of Ms. Grant’s ...
April 9, 2020
News Article
... Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, Democratic Socialist of America (Long Beach Chapter), and Housing Long Beach. ... in our community. But whereas those with status can rely on unemployment benefits, medicare, and any forthcoming ... our undocumented community members can only get help from us. Nearly 31,000 undocumented immigrants live in Long ...
April 10, 2020
... detention and deportation have become the entirety of America’s immigration enforcement strategy. This will ... and deportation strategy is, in fact, both a sharp break from historic norms and neither the only, nor the most ... mass deportation agenda, the United States now spends more on federal immigration enforcement than on all federal ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... staff and neighbors remains their top priority. On their response page, they’ve outlined some of the steps ... monitor updates and review valuable health and safety resources from the Centers for Disease Control as well as local ...
March 14, 2020
Statement
... and cannot apply for unemployment or receive any help from the federal government. They also have limited access to ... fund, to specifically address the challenges and allocate resources to Indigenous undocumented communities in Los ... can be defined as having a roof over your head to food on the table and in these times of crisis these basic needs ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... though this transition has been long in planning, saying a final farewell evokes profound memories of our ... offering for each of you. To my beloved family: Thank you from the bottom of my heart—I could not have poured my ... much, personally and professionally: from parents passing on to children coming into the world, from growing a scrappy ...
December 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
... was originally published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on September 23, 2020. The undersigned funders join GCIR in ... with hundreds of years of racist immigration policies — from the 1790 law that allowed only “free white people” ... white supremacy, and attacks against immigrants and refugees. To educate ourselves about anti-immigrant hate ...
September 23, 2020
Statement
... of color WHAT: This regional fund will provide flexible resources and focus on basic needs: housing/shelter, food, clothing, financial ... based on a calibration of needs (determined by input from local partners). Fund transfers will take place weekly ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... state — lost her job. Now, the undocumented immigrant from Honduras spends her days confined to the room she rents ... survival and that of five relatives in Honduras who depend on the income she can no longer send, she said. “My fear is ... impacted residents, regardless of immigration status ( see resources below ). San Francisco’s Give2SF COVID-19 ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order ... try to phase out the program a second time. Trump said on Twitter last month the administration would be ... Trump , saying the Department of Homeland Security was "on it." Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf also ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
... In 2017, funders responded to the relentless attacks on immigrants by ramping up investments and converting ... much to be done to prepare for and defend against assaults on marginalized communities. And – as we know – an attack ... preparations, and needs. Many common themes have emerged from these conversations, including the importance of ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
... philanthropy, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is announcing the California Dignity for ... purpose to include support for families and individuals from Afghanistan and Haiti arriving in California. The Fund ... investing strategically in a powerful set of organizations on the ground, groups with deep community relationships that ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release