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... for funders to leverage the collective impact of their grantmaking, and fortify funding for the immigrant justice field in California. At this meeting, we will be joined by two representatives from the Office of the Governor of California, who will share more about how ...
December 5, 2024
Group Meeting
... for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be terminated in March 2018, throwing the futures of nearly 800,000 immigrants into uncertainty. In its five ... allowed DACAmented immigrants to live free from the threat of deportation, step up as leaders and members of their ...
September 14, 2017
Co-Sponsors Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) ABFE - A Philanthropic Partnership ... the Trump Administration announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ... live, work, and thrive in their communities without fear of deportation. DACA’s cancellation will deeply disrupt the ...
November 28, 2017
Webinar
... 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