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In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Katherine Perez , Director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and ... of fear of potential immigration consequences. But in the process, disability justice gets reduced to one line. I think ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... session to focus on the implementation and refinement of grantmaking practices in this domain. This session is open to grantmakers currently ... subject line: "STS Strategy Session" if you are interested in attending. Photo: Charles Edward Miller / Creative ...
March 18, 2021
Group Meeting
... continue to welcome asylum seekers being bussed and flown in from Texas and Florida. Local governments, nonprofit ... local leaders are encountering while addressing the needs of these newly arriving migrants. We will also explore the ... & Founder, Afrikana Tom Tortorici, Executive Director of Legal Support Initiatives, New York City Mayor's Office ...
July 31, 2023
Webinar
... Late last year, the Texas legislature passed a series of bills targeting migration at the Texas-Mexico border. This ... with prior deportation orders from the U.S. to reside in the state. The Louisiana governor recently introduced SB ... Cairo Mendes , Senior Director of State and Local Programs, GCIR coSponsorS Co-Sponsors .jpg cmm program page ...
May 30, 2024
Webinar
The California Dignity for Families Fund aims to raise an initial $20 million to help migrant families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border receive urgent humanitarian relief and assistance as they request asylum and resettle in communities throughout the state.
... here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting, and relevant links. Materials: The 2024 ...
November, 2024
Program Materials
... allowed more than 830,000 young people to stay and work in the United States, with 589,660 individuals benefitting from the DACA program as of September 2022. According to results from a 2021 survey of ... Rising Cairo Mendes , Director of State and Local Programs, GCIR Denia Perez , Legal Services Senior Manager, ...
April 6, 2023
Webinar
September, 2020
Issue Brief
... not eligible to receive unemployment benefits or most of the federal disaster relief funds. All Arizona Working ... undocumented immigrants pay more than $20 billion in federal taxes, and as reported in the 2016 Institute on ... benefits, disaster relief funds, Payroll Protection Programs, or the federal recovery checks due to their ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
Dear Colleagues: 2020 was a year unlike any other in living memory. The fourth consecutive year of intensifying policy attacks on immigrants, refugees, and ... partnerships. We will build forward our critical role in the U.S. social justice ecosystem as a philanthropic ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
... policy models from this dynamic region, as well as other sites across the country. The two-and-a-half-day event ... regional, and national level. Learn about cutting-edge programs that welcome newcomers and promote immigrant ... approaches to addressing changing demographics, the role of local government, and communications strategies and ...
May 20, 2014
National Convening
... Youth & Family Funders Roundtable Colorado Association of Funders Early Childhood Funders Collaborative EITC ... of Oregon and Southwest Washington Hispanics in Philanthropy Human Rights Funders Network National ... York. Speakers Randy Capps , Director of Research, U.S. Programs, Migration Policy Institute Muzaffar Chishti , ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... at the Kresge Foundation; Kyle Rinne-Meyers , Director of Learning at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO); ... thinking into their work, and then adapt their strategies in response to what they learn.” With the ever-changing ... please feel free to get in touch with Anduriña Espinoza, Programs Learning Manager, or reach out to GCIR using our ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
June 18, 2020
News Article
... longstanding inequities. Called upon to meet the needs of their communities and to lead in multiple movement roles ... and pain. Yet Black leaders continue to play an essential role in the overlapping immigrant and racial justice ... Bridge Alliance Jonathan Jayes-Green , Vice President of Programs, The Marguerite Casey Foundation Moderator Anita ...
April 12, 2021
Webinar
... the American Dream— reflected a desire to elevate the role and contributions of newcomers in strengthening the social, economic, and civic ... acquisition, education, health and other basic needs programs, workforce development, and asset building, among ...
May 3, 2016
National Convening
... infections plummet, our society is reopening and a feeling of normalcy is returning for many of us. But those hit hardest by the pandemic, including ... with confronting some of the most challenging problems in our communities. Thus, philanthropic support for ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... two decades, Afghans suffered and sacrificed in the face of the United States’ longest war while the U.S. government ... It’s time instead for philanthropy to step up and play a role. Foundations have the opportunity and the moral ... Proteus Fund. Ivy O. Suriyopas is the Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
Description For the millions of immigrants residing in the United States without legal status, legal services are ... Services (CA DSS) Kevin Douglas , Director of National Programs, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ...
July 20, 2022
Webinar