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... immigrant youth and allies to become the next generation of social justice leaders. Grounded in the value of creating ... is relevant as ever as youth leaders continue to agitate for racial justice and have helped put immigration reform ... AFL-CIO Moderators Anthony Ng , Dream Resource Center Director, UCLA Labor Center Marissa Tirona , ...
May 6, 2021
Webinar
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... Colleagues: 2021 was a year of significant transitions for the country and for GCIR. It ushered in a new federal ... on behalf of immigrant communities. Through our programs, resources, grantmaking, and communications, we addressed ... In the year ahead, GCIR will undertake a strategic framework development process to reimagine and redefine the ...
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
... the United States. Detailed recommendations cover methods of supporting programming needs and evaluation, promoting ... Perspectives on Refugee Integration: Recommendations for Philanthropic Response ...
June, 2016
Funding Recommendations
... policy objective–ensures that every person, regardless of immigration status, has access to due process. Having ... makes a sizeable difference in an individual’s case. For example, asylum seekers are five times more likely to win ... Olivarez, Managing Attorney, Community Immigration Law Center C. Marlene Galaz , Director of Immigrant Rights ...
February 15, 2024
Webinar
... the legal services learning lab hosted a learning lab for funders for an important conversation on the move to end ... please visit the program page for presentation slides and resources shared by the speakers. Deborah Lee , ... Movement Grisel Ruiz , Immigrant Legal Resource Center Hamid Yazdan Panah , California Collaborative for ...
September, 2019
Program Materials
... Refugees (GCIR) holds a commitment to the inherent value of every human being and a vision of the United States that offers hope and opportunity for all. In this affirmative vision, immigration legal ... legal services in California and generate recommendations for strategic philanthropic investment. This report was ...
February, 2020
Report
DESCRIPTION Over the last two decades, waves of immigrants have made rural communities their homes. According to the Pew Research Center, from 2000 to 2018 immigrants accounted for 37 percent of overall rural population growth. Driven by ...
October 18, 2022
Webinar
Find all materials for GCIR's "California Immigrant Inclusion Initiative Q1 2024 ...
April, 2024
Group Materials
... with local, state, and national foundations with diverse interests to discuss emerging challenges and opportunities for newcomers and receiving communities. Running from ... at The California Endowment’s L.A. Conference Center except where noted. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:45 - ...
February 27, 2018
National Convening
... bag before getting in her car. She’s the sole provider for her two young sons and can’t afford to miss a day on the job. But ... threat, whether they enforce safety measures, and what resources are directed at addressing issues such as health ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... communities welcome these newcomers with generosity and resources, I reflected on the fundamental right to move ... natural part of the human experience, so too is the right for individuals, families, and communities to stay once they ... around how to respond to likely DACA termination. When considering how best to support efforts to protect DACA while ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... leaders to showcase their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President ... interviews Mily Trevi ñ o-Sauceda, Executive Director of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas . Read on as Mily shares ... We also see great value in creating scholarships to engage young people and help the next generation carry on the work ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... It was important to us that we did not create this new framework in a vacuum, so we convened a dynamic group of ... and partners - GCIR’s new theory of change . For Twitter GCIR Theory of Change Graphic.jpg As reflected ... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... has waned despite ongoing community needs. Many arrivals, for instance, are entering the United States on humanitarian ... Sima Alizadeh , Senior Immigration Attorney (San Jose Center), Pars Equility Center Lida Azim, Co-Founder, Afghans ... Tomorrow Wogai Mohmand , Afghan Network for Advocacy & Resources (ANAR) Sarah Seniuk , Advocacy and Communications ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
The COVID-19 crisis has heightened the consequences of recent policies that have deterred immigrants from ... meaning they lacked consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. One in 4 (25 percent) Hispanic ... nearly half said their families avoided Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, nearly half reported ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
Find all program materials for GCIR's webinar, "Buildng an Immigrant Legal Services Infrastructure for California's Future" here, including recording and ppt. ... Building an Immigrant Legal Services Infrastructure for California's Future ...
February, 2021
Program Materials
... 2023 marked the largest single-year increase in the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide with more than 110 ... Solidarity Network Karen Musalo , Founding Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at UC College of the Law, San ...
January 31, 2024
Webinar
... to the coronavirus outbreak and address the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans’ personal safety and ... guarantee free testing, and enhance important benefits for children and families.” The Families First Coronavirus ...
March, 2020
Government Publication
This two-page infographic covers major policy developments for immigrants and refugees between 1990 and 2015, as well as ... and Refugees: Milestones and highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to ...
January, 2016
Infographic