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... with immigrant justice field leaders to showcase their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this ... of the Western North Carolina Workers' Center . Read on as Magaly shares her insights on organizing workers in her ... that we are not two worlds apart. We are part of one human community. There are amazing people in philanthropy, ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... as children have held protection from deportation and work authorization with DACA. Under DACA’s protection, ... The Center for American Progress estimates that more than 1.1 million undocumented immigrants meet the basic DACA ... apply for DACA, they never established a direct reliance on DACA’s protections. During this time, however, many of ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... advocating for adherence to international humanitarian and human rights laws by all parties, including the safe release ... profiling, xenophobic public narratives, and attacks on civil liberties. We can do better. Any investment made ... to addressing root causes. We have hosted a handful of programs on narrative in the past year, including last ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... Initiative (CIII) statewide meeting to hear updates on the California Immigrant Resilience Fund and how we can ... in California. We will then shift to a funder discussion on what could happen in the medium-term for immigrant ...
April 30, 2020
Group Meeting
... program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Capitalizing on the Courts: Litigation for Immigrant Justice" here, ... and transcription of the meeting. Materials: Capitalizing on the Courts: Litigation for Immigrant Justice ...
August, 2023
Program Materials
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief
... Law, Policy, and Innovation at Loyola Law School. Read on as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for ... and how philanthropy can support and strengthen the work of immigrants with disabilities. Please tell us about ... and that it’s an inadequate policy. Coelho Fellows 1 375x250px.jpg Ultimately, I feel like it’s a strong law ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... war. Ninety percent of these migrants entered the country on humanitarian parole (HP), which allows them to live and ... will have to apply for permanent residency through other programs, such as refugee admissions, asylum, or the SIV ... times. The current asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... escalating economic crisis, and record climate disasters. On the immigration front, he will face the task of undoing ... development, health care, legal services, and other programs that give immigrants and their families a real ... promise of our pluralistic democracy. We must continue the work of creating a more perfect union rooted in fairness, ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
... Context CIII Convening_photo 1_edited 2.JPG We do this work in the face of significant challenges but also tangible ... local levels. Rising white nationalism, ongoing attacks on democratic institutions, lack of action on immigration at ... 750x1000px.jpg cairo mendes Director of state AND LOCAL programs Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ...
... policy models from this dynamic region, as well as other sites across the country. The two-and-a-half-day event ... regional, and national level. Learn about cutting-edge programs that welcome newcomers and promote immigrant ... The Seattle Foundation Meghna Goswami , Program Officer, Human Services, The Houston Endowment Grace B. Hou , ...
May 20, 2014
National Convening
... consequential events in the last decade, wreaking havoc on families, communities, and the economy. As businesses were ... are overrepresented in hospitality, agriculture, domestic work, and other industries. In response to this economic ... Join us for a dive into the findings and a discussion on how foundations can prepare for future relief efforts. ...
October 27, 2021
Webinar
... efforts led by Southeast Asian young women. Read on as Lian shares how her experience as a child refugee led her to this work, what successful power building looks like at Khmer ... for youth, racial justice, and climate resiliency programs in Long Beach. The measure was approved by over 60% ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... arrivals, for instance, are entering the United States on humanitarian parole rather than through the refugee resettlement program or on a special immigrant visa, and consequently will need ... American community leaders and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
... we looked at how 501c4 strategies can strengthen the work of 501c3 organizations, and we explored ways to educate and mobilize people on issues that directly impact their communities. In the ... how the work of groups like T.E.J.A.S is moving the needle on environmental justice in the East End. A common theme I ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... and Southwest Washington Hispanics in Philanthropy Human Rights Funders Network National Committee for ... governments, with whom 70 to 85 percent of deportation cases have originated in peak enforcement years, has ... York. Speakers Randy Capps , Director of Research, U.S. Programs, Migration Policy Institute Muzaffar Chishti , ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... has allowed more than 830,000 young people to stay and work in the United States, with 589,660 individuals ... Fund , and the Undocumented in Philanthropy Network on April 6 for an info session on employment-based ... Rising Cairo Mendes , Director of State and Local Programs, GCIR Denia Perez , Legal Services Senior Manager, ...
April 6, 2023
Webinar
... and other hate-based incidents in schools and on college campuses have risen sharply this academic year and ...
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief