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... to contribute to their COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund, which will provide emergency mini-grants to frontline ... and asylum procedures, and other policy changes as a result of efforts to contain COVID 19. This trend is ... y refugiadas para responder al desafío sin precedentes de la pandemia del COVID- 19. El Fondo apoyará a las ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services infrastructure, GCIR recently undertook an ... providers and grassroots groups, and other sectors. Fund research and evaluation to understand the needs of ...
May, 2022
Report
... California, Texas continues to be the point of arrival for a diverse range of newcomers. While Texas governor Greg Abbot ... of the headlines. Nonetheless, philanthropic funding for immigrant communities lags in states like Texas, one of the ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... attempted to cut refugee admissions in half, from 110,000 a year to 50,000, and continues to expand efforts to block or ... Registration for this program is now closed. A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their ...
April 20, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
June 23, 2021
Webinar
... adapt to an unprecedented model of service delivery at a time when America’s most vulnerable families are being profoundly impacted by the dual impact of a public health crisis and an economic shut down. As of April ... challenges. The goal of this brief report is to provide a succinct, “real-time” snapshot of the main economic ...
April, 2020
Report
... from family and community. This factsheet provides a brief overview of the deportation process and how legal ... with access to affordable, qualified legal services. A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
Description As COVID-19 takes a toll in communities across the country, government and ... other key resources to immigrants ineligible for federal relief and unemployment benefits. Learn about how these ... Bitta Mostofi , Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, New York City Daranee Petsod , President, ...
May 22, 2020
Webinar
These funding recommendations focus on how funders can support refugees along their resettlement and integration journey in the United States.
June, 2016
Funding Recommendations
Description Over the past year-and-a-half, the systems and infrastructure that support and ... Speakers Cynthia Buiza , Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center Carolina Sheinfeld, Project ...
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
October 15, 2020
News Article
... and work in the U.S. for two years, but does not provide a path to permanent residency , leaving them in legal limbo. ... expand the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the AAA in ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
Asylum in Jeopardy 650x434px.jpg We find ourselves in a precarious moment for the right to seek asylum in the ... asylum seekers. While these battles play out in court, the immigrant justice movement continues to fight to protect the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... of refugees in grantmaking strategies. Women and girls are a focus throughout. It includes presentations from Young ...
June, 2016
Presentation
... Tayyar, Philanthropic Advisor, The Global Whole Being Fund – Caring for Humanity on the Move (moderator) ...
June 20, 2017
Webinar
... an immediate, large-scale evacuation effort and a significantly increased U.S. refugee admissions cap are ... in the United States since 2014 through the Special Immigrant Visa program, and an estimated 18,000 Afghan allies ... seekers , including the Welcome with Dignity campaign. Fund advocacy and related efforts for a pathway to ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... the ground in the communities where they live. What makes a receiving community a welcoming community? What ... Program Manager and Interim Deputy Director, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Moderator Rachel Peric , ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
... rather than through the refugee resettlement program or on a special immigrant visa, and consequently will need short-term ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar