Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening plenary, "The Narratives That Shape Us: Movement Leaders Share Their Stories."
May, 2022
Program Materials
Recognizing the intensifying legal service needs of immigrant communities, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a study in 2019 to understand the capacity of immigration legal service providers in California and generate recommendations for philanthropic investment. This 2022 update is a supplement to the 2019-20 findings and offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California. Read the full report to learn more.
May, 2022
Report
... across the country, and it’s estimated that about half are undocumented . In the most recent economic ... leave, among other benefits. Farmworkers on average earn about $10.60 per hour and have a median annual income between ... orchards and fields in rural areas. “You can imagine what the implications are for transmission, and their ability ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... and nonprofit staff alike. In addition to concerns about physical health and economic wellbeing, domestic ...
July, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... misogyny, homophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment. What we witnessed in D.C.—and in state capitals across the ... Brown, indigenous, and immigrant communities to bring about the death throes of white supremacy or will we ... an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world ...
January 8, 2021
Statement
... migrant flow of families and children seeking refuge. What are alternatives to the current temporary worker program? What are the challenges field leaders are facing in the ...
August 4, 2021
Webinar
Nahir Torres 250x333px.jpg As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these roots ... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Video update from Michigan Immigrant Rights Center about services, immigrant access to health care, and ...
April, 2020
Video & Audio
Find all related program materials for the webinar "The Critical Role of Philanthropy in the TPS Journey for Justice" here, including powerpoint and recording.
September, 2019
Program Materials
... provides shelter to newly arriving migrants in El Paso. What’s happening in Texas to immigrant families and communities should alarm anyone who cares about the fate of our democracy. It’s not surprising that ... Texas’ mass criminalization of migrants and narrative about the border pose a deeper existential threat to our ...
April 11, 2024
Co-Sponsored Program
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief
... end. California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII): We continue to help California funders stay informed ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
What does it mean to be an American? How has the United ... away from) the United States over time. GCIR · On what inspired the creation of GCIR’s citizenship timeline ... and to show that they belong in the United States. GCIR · What makes GCIR’s citizenship timeline different from other ...
December, 2023
Data Tool
... hit family communities the hardest. Funders will learn about: How census data is used in congressional, state and ... one person, one vote, and the foundation of our democracy; What needs to be done to ensure communities are represented. ...
August 15, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
Amidst travel restrictions and other government responses to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of March 17, 2020, temporarily suspended refugee resettlement departures—the actual travel of a refugee from their initial country of asylum to the country where they will be resettled. In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus if they continued to travel as reasons behind their decision.
April 21, 2020
News Article
... philanthropy support grantee wellness and sustainability? What practices are already being adopted? Join GCIR and ...
September 24, 2020
Webinar
... experts from California and beyond as we dive into what it will take to build a legal services system with the ...
February 10, 2021
Webinar
... U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit his post in protest of what he called the “inhumane and counterproductive” ... Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "Transforming the Funding Landscape for the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including the recording, PowerPoint, and other materials.
December, 2022
Program Materials