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... innovative approaches to asset building in native and immigrant communities and how funders can engage. Find all related materials for the webinar, "' Empowerment Economics’ – Innovations in ...
March, 2019
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, " Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative ... presentation, recording, and other resources.
Materials: Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches ...
June, 2019
Program Materials
... immigration policy landscape and—by extension—the lives of young immigrants across the country. Enacted in 2012, this federal directive ... and in partnership with philanthropic foundations and immigrant-serving organizations, CDCUs across the country have launched ...
August, 2014
Report
... visit to southwestern Minnesota by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president reaffirms what many economic experts already had ...
Neel Kashkari visited Worthington for two days this month, and as MPR News reported, he said immigrants are helping that southwest ...
July 23, 2018
Commentary
November, 2016
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
July, 2017
Funding Recommendations
... to an ITIN or SSN, and a constantly evolving landscape of federal, state, and institutional policies. Funders can remove key barriers ...
This infographic is a companion resource to a brief on immigrant asset building for funders produced by Grantmakers Concerned with ...
August, 2018
Infographic
For many of us, it would be inconceivable to go through life without a checking account, ... of mainstream financial products and services. One in three immigrant households does not have a checking account—and that rate increases ... to finance application fees.
Mexican consulates, community development credit unions and financial institutions, and ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
... as a catalyst for community revitalization and an engine of economic growth.
While newcomers possess an entrepreneurial spirit, ... and Regional Equity and the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration. Dr. Pastor will share key findings from research ...
March 21, 2018
Webinar
... immigration, the numbers make one thing clear. The fate of the United States is tied up with the fate of its immigrants.
One ... in the United States has at least one parent who is an immigrant. The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that 14 percent of US ...
April, 2019
Report
... ($117,000) is growing every year, while the median wealth of black and Latino households ($1700 and $2000, respectively) is declining. ... (AAPI) leaders and organizations. Each community has its own history and relationship with colonization, forced displacement, cultural ...
February, 2019
Report
... It is open to conference participants.
In an era of intense political rhetoric around immigration, it is more important than ... by supporting economic well being and power building within immigrant and refugee communities.
The panel, which includes GCIR's Kevin ...
May 8, 2019
Partner Program
... Policy (IASP)
Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ... innovative approaches to asset building in native and immigrant communities and discuss what funders can do to improve economic ...
March 12, 2019
Webinar
... arrests, accelerated I-9 employer audits, and the resumption of Social Security Administration’s "No Match Letters" to employers, ... pushing back against harmful policies, it is important that immigrant inclusion strategies include a focus on immigrants’ ability to ...
June 11, 2019
Webinar
... and refugees are vital to shared community prosperity. Immigrant entrepreneurs start businesses that revive vacant storefronts, step ... employees retire, and are consumers for a wide range of industries. In order to contribute fully and achieve long-term economic ...
May 2, 2018
Regional Briefing
... a collaborative report by National CAPACD and the Institute of Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management, in partnership with Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). ...
April, 2018
Report
... racial wealth gap stretch back to the birth of this nation. History also shows us the great strength, resiliency, and creativity of communities who survived extreme ...
October, 2017
Report
... immigrants make to the state economy and that children of working immigrant families are far more likely to live in poverty than other children. ...
April, 2019
Government Publication
In the next few weeks, state policymakers will decide whether to expand California’s Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) — a refundable state tax credit that boosts the incomes of families and individuals who earn little from their jobs. Governor ...
May 14, 2019
Blog Post