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This brief provides an overview of the philanthropic response and documents best practices and lessons learned that can inform current and future efforts to address the needs of immigrants and refugees in California and across the nation.
May, 2017
Report
Lessons in Rapid Response: What Funders Can Learn from the Unaccompanied Children Humanitarian Situation

These funding recommendations cover a broad range of options for funders seeking to respond to the Central American unaccompanied minors crisis.
May, 2016
Funding Recommendations
Central American Refugee and Migrant Children and Families Seeking Protection in the United States: Updated Recommendations for Philanthropic Response
Find all program-related materials for April's Monthly Immigration Policy Call, "Through the Eyes of Children" here, including ...
April, 2019
Program Materials
Materials: Through the Eyes of Children
... comes from a foundation that has been paying attention to immigration issues at the border for years, starting long before the 2016 ... CEO Luz Vega-Marquis recently told me. I spoke with her about MCF’s support of grassroots groups, and the role philanthropy can play ...
August 28, 2019
News Article
A Foundation Takes a Grassroots Approach to the Growing Border Crisis
... Due to a GCIR board meeting, this edition of our Monthly Immigration Policy Call series has been moved to a Tuesday. Future calls will ... and other needed wrap around services. Please join us for an in-depth conversation with Lindsay Jenkins of the United Nations High ...
May 21, 2019
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
First Responders at the Border: The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers