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... to stand with immigrant and refugee communities, one of the primary targets of the incoming administration. In 2017, funders responded to the relentless attacks on ... and the Path Ahead, ” joining movement-led post-election programs, and meeting with movement partners to listen to ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
... Meeting" here, including the recording, transcription of the meeting and other materials shared. Materials: ...
February, 2025
Group Materials
... 40,000 immigrants — men, women and children — sleep in county jails, and federal and privately run prison facilities all over the United States, as part of a federally mandated detention bed quota totaling $2.3 ... and understand how philanthropy is playing a critical role in addressing the issue. Explore The link between ...
March 30, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
... Across the region, rural communities are seeing a decline in native populations and an increase in immigrant and ... contribute to the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the community. Yet integrating them into rural areas that ... and national levels have integrated an understanding of the needs and contributions of newcomers into their work ...
October 4, 2017
Webinar
... Center for American Progress Jen Smyers , Director of Policy and Advocacy, Immigration and Refugee Program, ... Moderator: Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of Programs, GCIR Registration: Registration for this event ... thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this program possible. Photo : tom_lohdan / ...
January 30, 2017
Webinar
... Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Hispanics in Philanthropy Philanthropy California Philanthropy New York ... old. This so-called “zero-tolerance” approach is part of a slate of policies the administration is using to curb ... respond. Moderator Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of Programs, GCIR Speakers Manoj Govindaiah, Director of ...
June 27, 2018
Webinar
... morning, roughly 38,000 men, women, and children wake up in the custody of the United States’ immigration detention system. This ... humane and effective alternatives, such as case management programs, cost a fraction of detention: around $36/day versus ...
July 19, 2018
Description Despite the highly polarized nature of federal immigration policy debates, most agree that once immigrants are admitted to the United States it is in the country’s—and immigrants’—best interest that ... performance measures that make it all but impossible for programs to provide knowledge and skills that would support ...
October 11, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... barring a court injunction, certain immigrants accessing programs that help them meet basic needs, such as food, ... The new rule will jeopardize the health and stability of tens of millions of immigrants of all statuses and their ... nationalist agenda to halt and reverse demographic change in the United States, and it embodies all three of the ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... . Description Recent months have brought dramatic shifts in federal policies that deeply affect Southern ... populations we serve every day as grantmakers, regardless of whether we specifically fund “immigration or refugee issues.” The expansion of immigration enforcement personnel, expedited deportation ...
March 23, 2017
Regional Briefing
March 11, 2020
March 12, 2020
The East Bay Community Foundation is fortunate to be part of a compassionate, generous, and resilient community. In these times especially, the health, safety and well-being ... centers, homeless shelters, pre-school and after-school programs, food pantries and other organizations, which are ...
March 14, 2020
Statement
Description The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt all over the world, ... public health systems and the death of loved ones. Here in the United States, the harm to immigrant communities has ... their financial stability and the need to pivot critical programs like census outreach to virtual platforms, all of ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
... families who do not qualify for federal assistance, even in the midst of a pandemic. If you have reliable income and can afford it, ... that serves a largely immigrant population where 80% of students are English language learners. If this works, we ...
April 21, 2020
Response Fund
... to low-income families whose marginalization exists in the intersection of immigration and poverty. Immigrant families have been ... benefits - Many remain excluded from federal relief programs Immigrants are also facing greater risk of ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund
... forward, over 650,000 DACA holders would have been at risk of losing their work authorizations and legal status, a ... what will advocates and service providers prioritize in the coming months? Join us for a discussion with leaders ... We Dream Moderator Kevin Douglas , Director of National Programs, GCIR Registration Register by Thursday, June 25th, ...
June 26, 2020
Webinar
... the new Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN). The mission of CTAN is to defend and support children in the United States in mixed-status immigrant families by ... and local levels who work directly with or on behalf of children in immigrant families. Join coordinating ...
July 1, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... President-elect Joe Biden during his first weeks in office, the incoming Democratic administration is also ... and immigration restrictions on 13 countries, most of which are African or predominantly Muslim. Read the full ... article at the link below. Biden plans sweeping reversal of Trump's immigration agenda, from deportations to asylum ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
DESCRIPTION Launched in 2012 in response to the opportunity presented under the Obama administration for hundreds of thousands of young people to qualify for Deferred Action ... SPEAKERS Rebecca Carson , Director, Inclusive Democracy Programs, Four Freedoms Fund , NEO Philanthropy Kaki ...
January 18, 2023
Webinar