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... the report include : Help grow a diverse provider pool by supporting a pipeline of culturally responsive and bilingual ... by enriching health and wellness strategies and expanding resources for professional development. Align funding ...
May, 2022
Report
... Foundation; and Kevin Douglas, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. Despite the promise of a new administration, ... workers, made clear the need for philanthropy to deploy resources swiftly and with maximum flexibility to support ...
September, 2021
Analysis
... webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and ... Materials: Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to New Immigrants in Texas ...
November, 2022
Program Materials
Afghan Refugees The Path Home 800x532px.jpg Soon after the U.S. ... for Afghan American leaders , veterans, and others supporting recent arrivals. Funders can also bolster the ... Afghan-led groups , such as Afghan Network for Advocacy & Resources (ANAR) and Afghans for a Better Tomorrow . As a ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
INTRODUCTION The United States has a responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers rooted not only in our collective ... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement any plans that would be developed. ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... just as they have historically done for newly arriving immigrants before them. From representing unaccompanied ... America to resettling Afghan arrivals, the daily work of supporting and advocating for newcomers continues independent ... being done in Houston and beyond to welcome immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. SPEAKERS Ali Al Sudani , ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
... include the Colibrí Initiative by Hispanics in Philanthropy, the California Border Support Rapid Response ... regarding non-profit and civil society organizations supporting asylum seekers does not constitute or imply ... Non-profits and civil society organizations supporting asylum seekers ...
September, 2023
Data Tool
... pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of March 17, 2020, temporarily suspended refugee ... to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of contracting and ... behind their decision. The U.S. continued to accept refugees for resettlement until the UNHCR suspended ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
The risk of deportation has never been greater for immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers living in the United States, as ... attorneys and sound legal advice is essential to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of our immigration ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... the public and policy makers, prevent the use of state resources in detaining asylum seekers, develop legal ... They see working on both sides of the southern border and supporting a regional response as essential and underscored a ...
March, 2019
Report
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
Description Beyond the headlines, the lives of refugees and asylum seekers are shaped by the realities on the ground in the communities where they live. What makes a receiving community a welcoming community? What ... social, economic, and civic integration of newcomers? How do needs align or diverge for refugees and asylum seekers? ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
... election win has raised hopes of resettlement for refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they ... United States has for years taken in tens of thousands of refugees who are unable to return home or make a new life in ... the full article at the link below. From Asia to Africa, refugees hope Biden win could help rebuild lives ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
... U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit his post in protest of what he called the “inhumane and counterproductive” deportations of Haitians. Philanthropy can join the effort to protect imperiled Haitian migrants. ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... help bring front-line migrant serving organizations the resources they need to develop and launch emergency ... displacement grantee partners are at the front lines of supporting migrants along the Central America, Mexico and ... service centers. Increased xenophobia and racism against immigrants as scapegoats or otherwise incorrectly seen as ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... more inclusive and welcoming state and local policies for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, the fundamental right to seek ... and effective asylum system. Philanthropy can help by supporting key strategies used by immigrant justice ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... American community leaders and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the ... Tomorrow Wogai Mohmand , Afghan Network for Advocacy & Resources (ANAR) Sarah Seniuk , Advocacy and Communications ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar