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... their future in this country. This month’s edition of GCIR’s Monthly Immigration Policy Calls will provide an ... in which funders can respond to this newest development on public charge through strategic grantmaking and using ... limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) Resources [Draft Regulation-Updated April 3, 2018] ...
April 19, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Denver state capitol protest 350x277px.jpg GCIR envisions a society in which everyone thrives no matter ... across the country, we seek to mobilize philanthropic resources to promote the protection, wellbeing, and inclusion ... years, leading to a rise in hate speech and attacks on immigrant communities and the organizations working with ...
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President The Trump administration has launched its most far-reaching attack on immigrants to date in the guise of a seemingly innocuous regulatory change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... Lawful Permanent Residents. This decision indefinitely put on hold two initiatives that would have allowed up to five ... large. In this volatile immigration policy landscape, GCIR provided the thought leadership, technical assistance, educational programs, and resources that helped funders understand shifting conditions ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and advocated against it with ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
Throughout GCIR’s 30-year history, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. ... and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our members and funding partners, has ... and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020. GCIR 30th Anniversary Timeline ...
March, 2020
Infographic
On Saturday, DHS posted on its website the text of its much-anticipated proposed rule re-defining public charge. Stemming from a 2017 Trump Administration ... traditionally joins in USCIS interpretations of grounds of inadmissibility. In determining whether an applicant is ...
September, 2018
Analysis, Funding Recommendations
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Immigrant Families and Communities: Recommendations for ... and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCIR is leaning into our core values to guide how we mobilize ... united with one another in the face of this devastating public health crisis. The pandemic magnifies existing ...
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... DACA implementation, the DOTD network now comprises 20 sites in 15 states working to expand legal services, outreach ... to new challenges that arise, and provide the support and resources you have come to rely upon. While we will have less ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
On October 10th, the Department of Homeland Security filed a ... and destabilize communities across the entire country. The Public Charge rule change seeks to bar noncitizens from obtaining ...
December 6, 2018
Statement
... The fourth consecutive year of intensifying policy attacks on immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, as well as ... democracy. In the face of these extraordinary challenges, GCIR leaned into our mission, vision, and values , taking ... and support the immigrant justice movement. From DACA to public charge to efforts to expand legal services capacity, ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
... and safety net policies, but policies like the new “public charge” rule still pose risks, especially in the context of ... permanent residency, or green cards, may be denied based on past or potential use of government benefit programs. This ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief
... provider community increasingly burdened by fatigue. While public health and economic responses to the pandemic will ... address the disproportionate impact of these crises on marginalized communities, including immigrants. We must ... but also great opportunities for philanthropy. Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... sure each and every one of us—native and newcomer—has resources to prevail through the outbreak. No one stands ... has been convening an informal group of foundation CEOs on immigration issues over the past 3.5 years, and at a ... do as a state. We have been working in partnership with GCIR, especially on the census. Philanthropy can act quickly ...
May 1, 2020
Blog Post
... you to listen to their powerful insights and reflections on their experience as women of color and what is needed to ... equity for all communities. You must be logged into your GCIR website account to access the recordings below. GCIR ... Community in the U.S. , GCIR, March 2019 Juneteenth Resources 2020 ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal, Video & Audio
... the United Philanthropy Forum’s 21st annual Foundations on the Hill conference, also known as FOTH, where donors and ... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and ... Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. For some members within GCIR’s ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... and providing the most relevant and timely analysis on the political, cultural, economic, and social conditions ... rapid response funds mobilizing humanitarian aid and other resources within Ukraine. Earlier this month, the European ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners. Specifically, the two pages ... highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to address the needs, ... visions of who we are and want to be as a society. GCIR 25th Anniversary Timeline ...
January, 2016
Infographic
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... and we explored ways to educate and mobilize people on issues that directly impact their communities. In the ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post