California has moved proactively to support immigrant families in response to restrictive federal immigration and safety net policies, but policies like the new “public charge” rule still pose risks, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rule significantly expands the criteria for determining whether applicants for permanent residency, or green cards, may be denied based on past or potential use of government benefit programs.
May, 2020
Issue Brief
April, 2020
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Securing our People, Securing the Future" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
May, 2024
Program Materials
... access to transit, internet connectivity, and other basic resources. Immigrants in rural communities often work in ...
December 6, 2022
Response Fund
... program. Learn how philanthropy can better mobilize resources to protect those seeking safety and refuge in the ...
November 29, 2023
Webinar
GCIR’s Biennial National Convening will take place October 28-30, 2024, at The Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit, Michigan.
Join us for philanthropy's foremost conference on immigrant and refugee issues. The convening brings together the sector’s leading voices and advocates with the aim of giving funders new tools and renewed enthusiasm to guide their immigrant- and refugee-related grantmaking.
October 28, 2024
National Convening
... threat, whether they enforce safety measures, and what resources are directed at addressing issues such as health ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... is often made up of wealthy people who donate, who have resources, who can ask other people for money and help with ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... rural communities Rural communities lack the funding and resources of their urban counterparts. One of the biggest ... access to transit, internet connectivity, and other basic resources. Immigrants in rural communities often work in ... a range of languages and dialects. • Sufficient resources for professional and accurate translation of a ...
January 22, 2024
Response Fund
... up with treatment. But despite these limited existing resources and services, Hannah Chotiner-Gardner of KIND ... Sponsor support programs Many sponsors could use support, resources, and guidance in caring for child migrants and ...
November 6, 2023
Response Fund
More than 200 philanthropic institutions from across the country have signed onto this joint GCIR statement in support of children and families seeking refuge in the United States.
June 13, 2018
Statement
... engages with communities and how it redistributes resources. We hope you will be inspired by the work of the ...
April 4, 2023
Response Fund
... migrant communities and to inform how it redistributes resources. These principles are grounded in trusting ...
November 7, 2022
Response Fund
... partners in the field, and other PSOs to mobilize funder resources on the most pressing issues facing immigrants, ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
