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... intelligence (AI) and technological advances take on an increasingly prominent role in our society, BIPOC and ... to respond to emergent threats and opportunities. Part 1: The Threat of AI and Technology to Immigrant Justice As ... Organizer, Mijente Moderator: Rose Cahn , Program Officer, Human Rights, Heising Simons Foundation co-sponsor ...
February 5, 2025
Webinar
Find all program materials for GCIR's webinar, "Buildng an Immigrant Legal Services Infrastructure for California's Future" here, including recording and ppt.
February, 2021
Program Materials
June 18, 2020
News Article
... impact. What I enjoy most about my role is working on granting unrestricted funds to our Arab American organizations across the country, ranging from human service work to arts and culture. Since unrestricted funds provide ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... (GCIR) holds a commitment to the inherent value of every human being and a vision of the United States that offers ...
February, 2020
Report
... 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
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), thereby rescinding work authorization and protection from deportation for ... young people. This action will have a devastating impact on almost 223,000 DACAmented Californians. As ... DACA’s repeal will have a reverberating impact on all facets of life in communities across California, and ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Immigrant Families and Communities: Recommendations for ... and influence in the public sphere. GCIR stands ready to work with funders to ensure that your grantmaking and other ... a set of recommendations for philanthropic action, based on our analysis of the federal government’s response and ...
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The 2024 Election and the Path Ahead" here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting, and relevant links.
November, 2024
Program Materials
... CARES Act extensively expanded unemployment insurance (UI) programs in terms of who is eligible, the length of time for ... payments, and any future stimulus support. Everyone who files tax returns, regardless of immigration status, should ... care facilities, and other COVID-19 testing or quarantine sites or against people traveling to such sites. And while ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... these newcomers with generosity and resources, I reflected on the fundamental right to move freely. As described by the ... And, just as migration is a natural part of the human experience, so too is the right for individuals, ... November 9th led by GCIR’s Director of State and Local Programs, Cairo Mendes, and our Senior Director of National ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... the advocacy demands of impacted-led groups. Support the work of groups on the ground that have been advocating for a legislative ... Proteus Fund. Ivy O. Suriyopas is the Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... walked alongside energized groups navigating the buildings on their own missions. As part of the Foundations on the Hill ... delegation, Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ... supporting our communities carried out their essential work in extremely threatening conditions, especially those on ...
May 11, 2023
Blog Post
This infographic covers reviews the populations the Census typically undercounts in California, why there is a state undercount, and how that undercount can be reduced in 2020.
October, 2016
Infographic
... need the resources to strategically coordinate the cases they bring, including the selection of plaintiffs and ... expanded eligibility for health and social benefit programs, and tuition equity and inclusive occupational ... citizenship, proportional representation, and respect for human rights – are in peril. Even the basic norms and ...
... has been convening an informal group of foundation CEOs on immigration issues over the past 3.5 years, and at a ... unemployment insurance as well as most state safety net programs. This fund is one step towards addressing structural ... those protections, they're completely out of work in many cases. I am fueled by the caretakers, the caretakers of our ...
May 1, 2020
Blog Post
... issue but, even when it fades from the headlines, the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of ... allow all lawfully present immigrants to access federal programs without discriminatory bars or waiting periods. ... uncheck the box "show in roster"). Photo by Colin Lloyed on Unsplash Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
... Central America to resettling Afghan arrivals, the daily work of supporting and advocating for newcomers continues ... and asylum seekers. SPEAKERS Ali Al Sudani , Chief Programs Officer, Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston ... uncheck the box "show in roster"). Photo by Hispanolistic on iStock licensed under Standard License Welcoming ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar