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... divestment, reinvestment, and other measures. Context Immigrant Detention Roughly 71 percent of immigrants held by ... 442 percent between 2000 and 2016. The total number of immigrant detainees is also climbing fast. In each of the ... prisons, according to a major 2016 Department of Justice report . Private detention facilities generate 175% more ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... Recognizing the intensifying legal service needs of immigrant communities and legal service providers, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a study to ... for strategic philanthropic investment. This report was commissioned with support from San Francisco ...
February, 2020
Report
... some incredible wins, including significant gains for immigrant communities, at the city and county levels: In Cape ... investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights – that prevailed. And those ... and communities of color – including gerrymandering and voter suppression – and the continued use of migrants as ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
... which benefits last, and the monetary amount received. The new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program—which extends ... all members have valid SSNs. This means that undocumented immigrant and mixed-status families will not receive these ... payments, and any future stimulus support. Everyone who files tax returns, regardless of immigration status, should ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services ... the movement for racial justice, and the advent of a new presidential administration – on legal service providers and immigrant communities. This 2022 report offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal ...
May, 2022
Report
Find all materials for GCIR's "California Immigrant Inclusion Initiative Q1 2024 Convening" ... shared during the meeting. Materials: California Immigrant Inclusion Initiative Q1 2024 Convening ...
April, 2024
Group Materials
(CNN) The Trump administration must begin accepting new applications for the Obama-era program that shields ... at CASA, which brought the lawsuit along with other immigrant rights group. "I hope this order makes it clear to ... DACA recipients have been able to apply for renewal, but new immigrants who met the criteria couldn't apply. To be ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
... Speakers Cynthia Buiza , Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center Carolina Sheinfeld, Project ... is now closed. A Humanitarian Crisis: The Harsh New Realities Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers ...
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... Earlier this year, we shared with you GCIR’s new state and local framework , a development that reflects ... opportunities for philanthropy to move money and power to immigrant and refugee communities. We are growing our work ... the long term. During the listening tour, we made many new connections in addition to deepening existing ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... charge,’ and highlight how a campaign, “ Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future ,” is uniting a ... Factsheets & Analysis Nearly 20 Million Children Live in Immigrant Families that Could Be Affected by Evolving ... American Health Organization PAHO / CC . A Guide to the New 'Public Charge' Rules: What is Public Charge and How Can ...
April 19, 2018
November, 2016
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... practices to help funders to respond to the needs of immigrant and refugee children, youth, and families, while ... arts and culture event; a special program for new and potential GCIR members; a gathering for the ... 3:30 - 4:30 pm Option 1: Off-Site Briefing on Integration Report ( pre-registration requested) Option 2: Guided Tour of ...
May 3, 2016
National Convening
Five Years After the National Academies' Report on the Integration of Immigrants into American ... The Challenges Ahead Description Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Russell Sage Foundation Conference on Immigration and Immigrant Integration, originally scheduled for April 30, ...
September 24, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... even when it fades from the headlines, the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are developing new strategies and solutions and are beating back dangerous ... and protection of New York City’s new municipal voting system that restores the right to vote in local elections for ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
... seeing a decline in native populations and an increase in immigrant and refugee populations from all over the world. ... opportunity will ground funders across Northern New England on these important issues and identify what ... Althea Gonzalez , Project Manager, GCIR Megan Reilly , New England Program Officer, The Clowes Fund [moderator] ...
October 4, 2017
Webinar
... the nation. In the wake of these changes, what will the New Year hold? Many administration pledges—a border wall, ... Commons Monthly Immigration Policy Call: What Will the New Year Bring? ...
January 18, 2018
... in the state — lost her job. Now, the undocumented immigrant from Honduras spends her days confined to the room ... will offer $500 grants or zero-interest loans to impacted immigrant families, students and low-wage workers. ... paid family leave and disability insurance here . New COVID-19 Relief Benefits Leave Out Millions Of ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... an increasingly prominent role in our society, BIPOC and immigrant communities face the threat of biases and outright ... in the nonprofit sector are leveraging and building new technologies to better deliver culturally responsive ... in surveillance, enforcement, detention, and court system contexts. Troubling examples of this include DHS’s ...
February 5, 2025
Webinar
CAIJIF_page photo.jpg The California Immigrant Justice Infrastructure Fund (the Fund) seeks to ... that can address the immediate and long-term needs of immigrant, migrant, and refugee communities across the state. ... years to organizations on the front lines of the fight for immigrant justice in California. The Fund is building on ...
... is creating anxiety and fear for children and youth from immigrant and refugee backgrounds, including those who are ... this resource possible. Creating a Safe Environment for Immigrant and Refugee Students, Families, and Communities: ...
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief