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... pandemic’s devastating impact on hours and jobs in many low-wage industries caused widespread economic insecurity and ... Philanthropic role and practice Partnering with immigrant justice organizations Beyond cash assistance to ... and reports, survey responses from more than 100 funds (76 community-based groups and nonprofits, 25 philanthropies, and ...
October, 2021
Report
... the hands of the people who need it most: low income and immigrant families who rely on informal, part time, or gig ... Emergency Financial Relief for Students, immigrants, and Workers Left Out ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... young, and our elderly. So it may not be surprising that immigrant communities are disproportionately impacted by the ... needs—now more than ever: Their frontline work is in low-wage jobs that often do not offer paid sick leave or ... role in bolstering the capacity of immigrant-serving community-based organizations to provide direct support. In ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... waging the war on immigrants. Episode 4 focuses on the immigrant workers who went to Panama City to help rebuild after ... in 2018. Conservative residents admit they need these workers to recover from the damage. They are essential. The ...
August 18, 2020
Webinar
... the coronavirus pandemic has stolen jobs from non-citizen workers — including immigrants who have green cards, work ... tax credit to undocumented workers, solutions backed by immigrant advocates. “To me this whole pandemic is a ... families are also excluded from claiming tax refunds for low-wage workers, though a pending state bill would ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
... in the state — lost her job. Now, the undocumented immigrant from Honduras spends her days confined to the room ... from those provisions. Even though many undocumented workers collectively pay billions of dollars in taxes, they ... that — while highlighted by the current pandemic — low-wage workers have struggled with for years, said ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund . The Fund, launched on April 15, ... undocumented immigrants, including farmworkers, workers in other low-wage sectors, and immigrants who are indigenous, LGBTQI, ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... materials for GCIR's webinar, "The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including recording and ... presentation. Materials: The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement ...
July, 2021
Program Materials
... provisions aimed at extending protections to undocumented workers and their families. Characteristics of the ... all members have valid SSNs. This means that undocumented immigrant and mixed-status families will not receive these ... of the United States. Third, Congress must ensure that immigrant workers are not unnecessarily removed from the ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... assistance and other supports. Before the pandemic, many immigrant families faced explicit barriers to or deferred ... (SNAP), and subsidized housing. Now, at a time when many immigrant families need assistance because they are ... where immigrants reside and contribute, many as essential workers. Although the federal government released guidance ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... criminal justice reform. The divest/invest frame offers an immigrant justice lens to systemic problems and potential ... brief, The State of Foundation Funding for the Pro-Immigrant Movemen t , reminds philanthropy that “our ... and students, doctors and nurses, caregivers, construction workers and much more. When we embrace the complexity in the ...
Issue Brief
... 1) people with disabilities, 2) immigrants and farm workers, 3) low-income residents, and 4) older adults and ... nets are inadequate. As a result, informal groups and community-based organizations are stepping up to fill in the ... 1) people with disabilities, 2) immigrants and farm workers, 3) low-income residents, and 4) older adults and ...
October 28, 2019
Co-Sponsored Program
... (dba Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation), the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, Democratic Socialist of America ... of our undocumented community members work in temporary or low-wage jobs, without access to sick leave, unemployment or ...
April 10, 2020
Description The immigrant justice movement needs a multi-pronged approach to ... immigration and how they use stories to build power in the immigrant justice movement. Artists inspire, dare to imagine ... how their work helps build the broader narrative of immigrant justice while honoring every person’s human ...
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... presidential administration – have impacted the needs of immigrant communities and service providers. Join GCIR for a ... Jesus Martinez , Executive Director, Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) Luis Perez, ...
July 20, 2022
Webinar
... Dream Summer, an annual national fellowship that empowers immigrant youth and allies to become the next generation of ... Join GCIR and FCYO for a discussion with leaders from the immigrant youth moment during this critical time. Speakers ... YEF Logo.jpg Photo credit: Poncho1 Building Immigrant Youth Power: A Funders Briefing ...
May 6, 2021
Webinar
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The Future of Immigration Legal Services: A Time For Bold Action" here, including program recording and powerpoint.
July, 2022
Program Materials
... unless they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. ...
May 1, 2020
News Article