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... Detention Roughly 71 percent of immigrants held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on any given day ... $25 million on lobbying for harsher criminal justice and immigration laws and another $10 million in support of their ... Financial Institution (CDFI). If there are concerns about your current bank but it is not feasible to end the ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... left out. Here are some food resources that do not take immigration status into account. “Grab and Go” School ... or online, and issuing benefits remotely. To learn more about these and other available flexibilities visit CFPA’s ... coronavirus resource page for young children . What about Public Charge? On February 24th, the federal government ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
... of Immokalee Workers Wendy Cervantes, Director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families, CLASP Wayne Ho, ... of Immokalee Workers Haeyoung Yoon, Senior Director of Immigration Policy, National Domestic Workers Alliance gcir ... Florida Philanthropic Network Funders Concerned about AIDS Funders Together to End Homelessness Grantmakers ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
Racial capitalism is one of the major factors that inflicts harm upon – and withholds power and resources from – people and communities who seek to stay, move freely, work, transform, and thrive. GCIR is focused on moving money and power to immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities and movement groups. Understanding the proportion of philanthropic dollars that go to the immigrant justice movement is crucial to this advocacy. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) has documented the state of philanthropic funding for immigrant and refugee communities, and offers crucial recommendations for grantmakers who hope to liberate philanthropic assets in support of these communities.
December 1, 2022
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice Infrastructure" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
June, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The Threat of AI and Technology to Immigrant Justice" here, including the session recording, transcription of the webinar, and relevant links.
February, 2025
Program Materials
... to learn from three organizers and movement builders about how they are fighting back against discrimination and ...
October 18, 2022
Webinar
... in sustained investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights – that prevailed. ... work is long-term work. It is more than messaging; it’s about enlarging the social imagination.” At GCIR we know ... justice. In solidarity, Marissa Midterm Reflections: Immigration Wins and the Road Ahead ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
... Episode 4 of the immediately acclaimed Netflix docuseries Immigration Nation with filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and ... and Saket Soni, Cynthia Hernandez of Resilience Force. Immigration Nation is a six-part series that the New York ... and the power of film to shift narrative and culture. About Resilience Force: Disasters are now a fact of life in ...
August 18, 2020
Webinar
... of Immigrant Women on America's Labor Force , American Immigration Council, March 8, 2017. Economic and Tax ... Florida and Colorado Back Bridge Act , Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, undated. Local CEOs fight Trump's immigration plan, Chicago Tribune , January 20, 2017. Chicago ...
March 16, 2017
... will provide their unique perspectives on possible federal immigration policy developments in the first 100 days and ... of this call, participating funders will: Learn the latest about the policies expected from the new presidential administration and the new Congress Learn about strategies for building local legal services capacity ...
January 19, 2017
description Late last year, the Texas legislature passed a series of bills targeting migration at the Texas-Mexico border. This included Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which ... having sanctuary city policies. In an election year when immigration is the top issue in the minds of many voters , ...
May 30, 2024
Webinar
July, 2017
Funding Recommendations
... to incarceration for immigrants. Join us to learn more about the intersections between criminal justice and immigration systems, how the criminal justice reform and ... , Immigrant Legal Resource Center, May 4, 2017. Talking About Recent Executive Orders, Messaging for Current ...
May 2, 2017
Webinar
... Act and pandemic unemployment benefits, because of their immigration status. This state funding is expected to reach about 150,000 undocumented adults. The California Department ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund
... and are experiencing the direct impact of new federal immigration policies. This has created a domino effect as ... on implications for services and policies; and Learn about responses from philanthropy, opportunities to leverage ... interactive panels and small breakout groups. Immigration, What’s at Stake for Families, and Implications ...
May 23, 2017
Regional Briefing
... for families and businesses. It also can limit access to immigration-benefit programs such as DACA or citizenship ... together 130 people from across the country to learn about each other’s work on economic integration and dispel myths about each sector (consulates, credit unions, community-based ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
... informational and interactive webinar, funders will learn about: the region’s newcomer population, their ...
October 4, 2017
Webinar
... period. This was an opportunity to share and learn about funder advocacy strategies and opportunities for ...
April, 2020
Group Materials