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Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services infrastructure, GCIR recently undertook an analysis of the capacity and needs of immigration legal service ...
May, 2022
Report
... Area Funders' Regional meeting. DESCRIPTION The goal of regional meetings throughout the state is to gather ... issues are rising to the top for the field and improve programs for collective learning and overall impact of CIII ... Provide funders an opportunity to discuss strategies in the Bay Area for addressing issues through collaborative ...
February, 2020
Group Materials
... that could make it more difficult and marks the latest in a string of actions intended to alter the citizenship process. Last year, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
... ties to white supremacist organizations killed six people in an Oak Creek Sikh temple, and August 3rd marks three years ... the mass murder was a "response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." Many other instances of mass violence in recent years have been driven by racial ...
August 4, 2022
Webinar
Description Racial capitalism is one of the major factors that inflicts harm upon – and ... and movement groups. Understanding the proportion of philanthropic dollars that go to the immigrant justice ... for grantmakers who hope to liberate philanthropic assets in support of these communities. Join GCIR and NCRP to delve ...
December 1, 2022
Webinar
... Afghanistan, Haiti, Central America, and other parts of the world. While immigration policy is made at the federal ... municipalities can have great impact on the daily lives of immigrant residents. California, for example, has chosen ... legalization and other immigration policies, investments in immigration legal services can set California’s ...
November 3, 2021
Webinar
... the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are developing new ... allow all lawfully present immigrants to access federal programs without discriminatory bars or waiting periods. ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief
... was made on procedural grounds and not on the merits of the program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for ... now, DACAmented immigrants can continue to live and work in this country without fear of deportation. The ripple effect will be felt throughout our ...
June 18, 2020
Statement
... Earlier this month, I attended the world premiere of Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia , a new documentary by filmmaker, ... mode so we can better understand the most impactful role we can play in supporting and amplifying transnational ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... philanthropic investments to advance our vision of a just, equitable, and inclusive society for all. Vision GCIR envisions a society in which everyone thrives no matter where they were born. ... Do GCIR works with more than 130 member institutions, the 1,200 individual grantmakers in our network, immigrant ...
Guest blog by Stephanie Martinez of the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund Stephanie Martinez ... U.S. Capitol, it was an unexpectedly beautiful winter day in D.C. - 60 degrees of sunshine with a breeze. Inside, we ... delegation, Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ...
May 11, 2023
Blog Post
... at college (yes, I’m still crying). Amidst the activity of moving in, making new friends, and orienting herself to ... we have led several election scenario planning programs and conversations, including two webinars this past ... who will discuss, among other things, the leadership role immigrant and refugee communities play in ...
September 26, 2024
President's Message
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Holding the Line: Defending Against Harmful Federal & State Policies" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
May, 2023
Program Materials
... foreign-born individuals from all over the world reside in the United States, more than in any other country, comprising nearly 14 percent of the U.S. population. A 2021 poll from the Cato Institute ... Define American moderator Kalia Abiade , Vice President of Programs, Pillars Fund CO-Sponsors grantmakers for effective ...
December 12, 2023
Webinar
... about exciting initiatives to end the political exclusion of immigrants and build thriving local communities through ...
October 25, 2023
Webinar
... state except California, Texas continues to be the point of arrival for a diverse range of newcomers. While Texas ... arrivals to other states, local nonprofits have jumped in to welcome them, just as they have historically done for ... and asylum seekers. SPEAKERS Ali Al Sudani , Chief Programs Officer, Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... DALE. Featuring keynote remarks by U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, during this educational webinar, you will ...
August 12, 2024
Co-Sponsored Program
... U.S. – Mexico border, GCIR is partnering with Hispanics in Philanthropy to host a second program focused on challenges at the border and the role philanthropy can play in response. This webinar will be ... America Working Group Felipe Navarro-Lux , Manager of Regional Initiatives, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies ...
April 22, 2021
Partner Program