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... Description For many immigrant and refugee families in the United States, schools serve as trusted entities—and this role has only been amplified in recent years. Since 2016, ... and intimidation at school, many have received new levels of support from teachers, counselors, administrators, and ...
May 30, 2018
Regional Briefing
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) invites their members to contribute to ... frontline organizations responding to the immediate needs of migrants and refugees to respond to the unprecedented ... Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, C. S. Mott Foundation, Ford Foundation, the David & ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... vulnerable immigrants have been gravely damaged by cuts in refugee admissions to the United States, federal funding cuts to the country’s national network of refugee resettlement agencies and administrative barriers that continue to make ...
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
In recent decades, detention and deportation have become the entirety of America’s immigration enforcement strategy. This will ... than on all federal criminal law enforcement combined, 1 and has removed more than twice as many people in the ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
On October 10th, the Department of Homeland Security filed a change to a long-standing tenet of federal immigration law that will endanger the health and well-being of American children and families. If enacted, it would put ...
December 6, 2018
Statement
Description Join us for the next quarterly meeting of GCIR’s Legal Services Working Group, where we discuss ... strengthen the immigration legal services infrastructure in California. Note that Legal Services Working Group ... are made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, ...
May 17, 2023
Group Meeting
... the Kresge Foundation, announced yesterday the creation of a new partnership, the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and ... There are more than 600,000 foreign-born individuals in Michigan, 70 percent of whom who live in southeast ... in southeast Michigan that need assistance include: (1) lack of access to services; (2) poor public perception; ...
September 6, 2019
Press Release
... 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
Join us for the next quarterly meeting of GCIR’s Legal Services Working Group, where we discuss ... continue to strengthen the legal services infrastructure in California. Note that Legal Services Working Group ... are made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, ...
October 6, 2022
Group Meeting
... for funders to leverage the collective impact of their grantmaking and fortify funding for the immigrant justice field in California. The meeting agenda is available below. For ... are made possible through the time and expertise of presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, ...
June 14, 2023
Group Meeting
Description Join us for a highlight of clips and discussion of Episode 4 of the immediately ... agents, letting viewers peer into the secretive agencies waging the war on immigrants. Episode 4 focuses on ... to Panama City to help rebuild after Hurricane Michael in 2018. Conservative residents admit they need these workers ...
August 18, 2020
Webinar
March 11, 2020
Undocumented workers are over-represented in the services, hospitality, and agriculture industries; ... by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has led to the loss of their homes, wages, and/or employment. At the same time, ... been excluded from federally and state funded safety net programs. This comes at a time when immigrant communities ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... region is equipped to address these populations’ needs. In this session you’ll gain a better understanding of the needs of the immigrant community and how to support ... issues. Speakers Kevin Douglas, Director of National Programs, Grantmaters Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ...
October 20, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
Progressive Democrats in Congress are calling for President-elect Joe Biden to ... machine, broaden immigrants’ access to social safety net programs, and rely far less on detention to ensure that ...
December 11, 2020
News Article
October 28, 2024
... We invite you to join the next quarterly meeting of GCIR's Advancing Economic Justice Community of Practice. ... of Practice is designed to bring together funders engaged in, or interested in exploring, grantmaking practices that ... contact Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs, or visit the Advancing Economic Justice Community ...
May 8, 2025
Group Meeting
The Emergency Relief Fund for Immigrants in SD is a grassroots fundraising effort to provide ... access to state or federal support, and who, because of COVID-19, may be pushed even deeper into the shadows with ... SD DREAM Coalition. Emergency Relief Fund for Immigrants in South Dakota ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund