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... affected by the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, state and local communities are ... residents depends on three key principles: translation of materials into multiple languages, accessible and trustworthy ... translations beyond Spanish given the enormous and growing diversity of the immigrant and refugee population in many ...
July 23, 2020
Philanthropic News
Restaurant Workers Community Foundation was founded in 2018 to advocate for ... work environments in the restaurant industry. In the wake of the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, RWCF’s full focus ... donations, and that was for a reason. We wanted to build a history of successful work before asking people to trust us ...
March 15, 2020
Response Fund
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ... and that it is crucial to have inclusive recovery policies in order for all of us to be healthy and safe. Nevertheless, ... and economic needs of millions of Americans, including immigrant workers and families who are on the frontlines of ...
April, 2020
Issue Brief
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the worst economic recessions in American history, and the federal government has rightly taken ... all members have valid SSNs. This means that undocumented immigrant and mixed-status families will not receive these ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... 688,000 workers. The researchers estimate that about 42% of those are undocumented. Job loss come as cuts loom While ... tax credit to undocumented workers, solutions backed by immigrant advocates. “To me this whole pandemic is a ... Population Survey, which interviews 60,000 families each month. The estimates come with significant caveats: the ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
Immigrants have always been a vital part of the social and economic fabric of this country. They have ... young, and our elderly. So it may not be surprising that immigrant communities are disproportionately impacted by the ... not only necessary to preserve the cultural richness and history of our cities’ ethnic enclaves, it is vital to ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES: Public health is focused on ensuring all individuals, regardless of their immigration status, are protected from the outbreak ... COVID-19 or recently traveled to countries with apparent community spread, call your healthcare provider or local ...
March, 2020
Factsheet
Description The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt all over the world, ... public health systems and the death of loved ones. Here in the United States, the harm to immigrant communities has been acute. Numbering 44.7 ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
... (IRC), like social service organizations across the U.S., has had to rapidly adapt to an unprecedented model of service delivery at a time when America’s most ... 22 million Americans have been laid off ,representing 1 in 7 workers, and low-income communities, communities of ...
April, 2020
Report
... inequalities and broken safety net programs leave millions of people without help or relief. While we applaud ... safety net. With generous support from philanthropists and community members, we're raising money to put directly into ... the hands of the people who need it most: low income and immigrant families who rely on informal, part time, or gig ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
Latino immigrant families in regions such as the San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys are ... Read the full brief at the link below. The Pandemic’s Financial Toll on Latino immigrants in Rural California ...
October, 2020
Issue Brief
WASHINGTON — Americans are eligible for up to $1,200 in coronavirus stimulus money — unless they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. ... monumental injustice” that must be fixed. “Millions of American citizens … and their children are being denied ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of the State of California State Capitol Sacramento, ... the health and wellbeing of all Californians. Our immigrant neighbors, coworkers, and friends are vital to our ... dollars in emergency funding, including funding to support community organizations serving impacted immigrants and ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
Resources for immigrant and migrant workers. COVID-19 Resources - Migrant ...
April, 2020
Resource Portal
... among the hardest hit due to their demographics and lack of resources. Justice for Migrant Women (J4MW) and other ... concerned about the health and welfare of the farmworker community, their families and the security of our entire food ... forgotten or left behind. How will these funds be used? In addition, J4MW has joined with HIP to raise funds to ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... one. “Maria, I’m going to have to cancel tomorrow’s cleaning. Thank you,” said another. The housekeeper had been receiving similar texts all week, every one of them a cancellation from homeowners on whom she depends to ... God, she canceled, too,” she said, glaring at the device in a pink leather wallet that matched her pink nails. That ...
March 25, 2020
News Article
... stay home rather than return to the frigid poultry plant in Georgia where she had been on the packing line for nearly ... to work to feed America. But my mom was sick,” said one of Ms. Grant’s sons, Willie Martin, 34, a teacher in South Carolina. He ...
April 9, 2020
News Article