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... as Census Week, rates moved for California as a result of a coordinated outreach campaign. On April 1 alone, Census ... Offices of Education, community-based organizations, state agencies and departments, faith-based organizations, labor ... and mainstream media outlets and others. Read in full... Census Week Efforts Push CA to 46.1% Household ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... Courage, Vision, Action , GCIR's 2020 National Convening, in Atlanta, Georgia. Immigrants, refugees, and asylum ... immigrants. And we should all be incredibly proud of these investments. While rapid response will be needed for ... And, as suggested by the Immigrant Movement Visioning Process, how might you share power externally with your ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Program Materials
... staff members. Rajasvini Bhansali, executive director of the Solidaire Network, said her organization has been ... Bhansali said. Thirty-five grant applications flowed in from across the country within three weeks. “The need ... applicants, she said. Solidaire has kept the application process simple — it takes about five minutes, Bhansali ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
... workers, and 12 million are currently on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Immigrant workers number ... overlooked or are intentionally left out of federal relief programs, such as the CARES Act Expanded advocacy capacity ... grow the movement of welcoming leaders serving as positive role models for inclusive emergency response and resilient ...
April 30, 2020
Response Fund
... we are standing together to make sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail ... for 10 years or more and are playing a really important role in society. For us, it was not a matter of ‘if’; it ... unemployment insurance as well as most state safety net programs. This fund is one step towards addressing structural ...
May 1, 2020
Philanthropic News
In California, fear has gripped immigrant communities as ... to give its full support to Senate Bill 6, the Due Process for All Act, which provides public funding for legal ... area that go back to 2008. “There is a considerable lack of knowledge in our state about ..." In Climate of Fear, ...
March 14, 2017
Philanthropic News
... foundations have signed a joint statement on immigration in the wake of President Trump’s executive order banning immigration ... world, and our core values of liberty, justice, and due process.’ ... Alliance Magazine: 70 US foundations sign ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News
... situation more dire. Immigration detention has expanded in the past decade, driven largely by large private prison ... medical experts, and organizers have built mountains of evidence that reveal the dark reality of immigration ... detention, rife with coercion, physical abuse, and due process violations. Read the full article at the link below. ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
March 11, 2020
The third quarter meeting of GCIR's California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII).
July 28, 2020
Group Meeting
The first quarterly meeting of GCIR's California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII).
February 23, 2021
Group Meeting
November, 2021
Program Materials
... and useful resources, as well as webinars and other programs. We welcome your suggestions and details about how ... share any resources with Kevin Douglas , GCIR's Director of National Programs. This page is updated daily by 8 a.m. Pacific Time. ...
... to continue to receive the protections and benefits of the program. The ruling culminates a years-long legal ... recipients. Lawsuits challenging that decision resulted in federal courts ordering the government to continue renewing the DACA cases of those who were enrolled in the program while the lawsuits ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... stay home rather than return to the frigid poultry plant in Georgia where she had been on the packing line for nearly ... to work to feed America. But my mom was sick,” said one of Ms. Grant’s sons, Willie Martin, 34, a teacher in South ... typically stand elbow-to-elbow to do the low-wage work of cutting, deboning and packing the chicken and beef that ...
April 9, 2020
News Article
... households have responded to date, representing over 48% of all households in America. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. ... begins a lengthy, thorough and scientifically rigorous process to produce the apportionment counts, redistricting ...
April 13, 2020
Press Release
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. 1 The CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus bill, builds on H.R. ... and that it is crucial to have inclusive recovery policies in order for all of us to be healthy and safe. Nevertheless, ...
April, 2020
Issue Brief
... but since a 2013 Supreme Court ruling eliminated key parts of the Voting Rights Act, there has been a dramatic increase across the country in barriers to voting . These new barriers often ... affect low-income voters, rural voters, communities of color, young people, and people with disabilities. ...
November, 2019
Report