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Dear Colleagues: I am not much of a gardener; I can’t keep a plant alive for much longer ... and, as someone who is still relatively new to this role, it has been both gratifying and humbling to harvest some of those early plantings in the last few months. 2022 Convening One significant way in ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
For many of us, it would be inconceivable to go through life without a ... immigrants in the United States. Despite their crucial role in our nation’s economy—the country’s 45 million ... It also can limit access to immigration-benefit programs such as DACA or citizenship because of an inability ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
... Grantmakers can do something about it. The deaths of 5 Indigenous children since December 2018 while in Border ... hospitals, government institutions and social service agencies use 3rd-party language service providers who do not ... their respective communities. HTAs self-finance cultural programs and cultural events that pass Indigenous language, ...
June, 2019
Issue Brief
Dear Colleagues: 2022 was a year of continued growth and evolution for GCIR. We continued to ... capacity—including adding new members to our talented programs team— and we leaned into our roles of convenor, ... my job as GCIR’s President is to create the conditions in which others thrive and succeed, and—in 2022—we ...
March, 2024
GCIR Annual Report
... reason to justify scrapping DACA. Judge Paul Grimm of the US District Court for the District of Maryland said ... apply. To be eligible, applicants had to have arrived in the US before age 16 and have lived there since June 15, ... it did in 2017, but officials would have to prove that the process wasn't rushed and that all considerations were taken ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
... Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and the University of San Francisco, compiles the most egregious policies ... from those who had it; eliminating process protections in how people are treated by the immigration agencies; detaining, deporting and terrorizing immigrant ...
November, 2020
Report
... individuals fleeing dangerous conditions to seek asylum in the United States. The order, with some limited ... for unaccompanied minors, ends the longstanding US policy of allowing individuals who present at a border the chance to ... to be reopened once crossings fall below an average of 1,500 individuals per day for a week, is more stringent in ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... state or federal support, and for those who, because of COVID-19, may be pushed even deeper into the shadows with ... reminds us that we must and are capable of showing up in radical solidarity with one another. So this partnership ... youth who depend on adults that are undocumented, DACA, U-Visa, DED, TPS, or are in deportation proceedings or other ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
Every day when Carmelita finishes her shift in the strawberry fields of California’s central coast, she sprays herself down with ... requested that her last name be withheld because of fear of reprisals from her employer.) To make matters ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
WASHINGTON — Americans are eligible for up to $1,200 in coronavirus stimulus money — unless they're married and ... monumental injustice” that must be fixed. “Millions of American citizens … and their children are being denied ... Constitution’s guarantee of “equal protection and due process on the basis that it discriminates against mixed ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
... are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in Afghanistan and Haiti. In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the ... communities, and we believe philanthropy has a critical role to play in helping our nation achieve that vision. Safe ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very ... Borderland: The Line Within . The film follows the stories of Gabriela Castañeda and Kaxh Mur'al, two people who were ... written by Bryan Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. interview ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... policy changes that ensure the health and well-being of ALL Californians. During this public health crisis and ... participation in Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and other public programs. At the same time ICE continues to operate: taking ... organizations across the state are operating meal sites. For the most up-to-date information on participating ...
April 3, 2020
News Article
Dear Colleagues: Prior to working in philanthropy, I was an organizational development ... and executive transitions. So, when I stepped into this role last November, I thought I knew everything I needed to ... first, build power with others next. In the early months of my tenure, I prioritized: Defining and clarifying our ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... and potential solutions to end the criminalization of immigrants, refugees and communities of color. The ... t , reminds philanthropy that “our success is rooted in the success of our communities.” As grantmakers, donors and funder affinity groups, our role in social change is to move resources to support ...
Issue Brief
Last month GCIR rolled out our new theory of change, which reflects our evolution as a national ... our work at the state and local levels considerably in the coming years, honing in on eight strategically ... worker organizing there. Reflecting on that state’s role in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s, we ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... you to everyone who joined our first quarterly meeting of the year. The California Census 2020 Statewide ... coordination, ACBO updates, and statewide strategies in regards to COVID-19. GCIR will continue to collect ... Next Steps Speakers Emilio Vaca, Deputy Director of Outreach, California Complete Count Dorothy Johnson, ...
March, 2020
Program Materials
... health is focused on ensuring all individuals, regardless of their immigration status, are protected from the outbreak ... Department of Public Health : https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx WHAT ... The public health department may have assistance in various languages. Please click here to find your county ...
March, 2020
Factsheet
... recognize National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, many of the essential workers who put food on our tables, keep us ... construction , domestic , and other work, industries in which enforcement of labor protections needs vast ... occurs in their supply chains. Philanthropy also has a role to play in combating human trafficking. Funders can: ...
January 11, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... and Mental Health Hello! We’re back with issue #7 of the California Dignity for Families Fund (CDFF) Newsletter ... with two of CDFF’s nonprofit partners who specialize in working with unaccompanied youth and providing them with ... live in. Some states such as California have county-level programs like ACCESS Center in Los Angeles, which will ...
November 6, 2023
Response Fund