Disaster & Humanitarian Relief

Halting the Inhumane Deportation of Haitian Asylum Seekers
One month after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed over 2,200 Haitians and left 650,000 more in need of humanitarian assistance, the Biden administration is undertaking a mass expulsion of Haitians seeking safety in the United States. Under the guise of stopping the spread of Covid-19 through the Trump-era Title 42 policy, migrants are being sent back to a country reeling from overlapping crises and decades of political upheaval and natural disasters. Returning to Haiti is not a viable option for them.  
October 2021
Issue Spotlight
News
STAND TOGETHER: Cash Assistance Funds for Undocumented Immigrants in a Time of Crisis
Open Society Foundations and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees commissioned this report as part of a larger effort to make resources, knowledge, and infrastructure developed during the pandemic known to grantmakers responding to future economic disruptions. Stand Together describes Covid-19 direct relief funds for undocumented immigrants and records promising practices for crisis grantmaking in immigrant communities.
Cover image of report, Woman holding a small child in front of a market.
October 2021
Report
Resource
Intersectional Justice: Migrants on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Join Unbound, GCIR, Four Freedoms Fund and leaders from the field for a conversation on equitable approaches to dealing with the fallout when migration and climate change interact.
July 2021
Webinar
Working Families Party: Hurricanes at Climate Change_Protest
Program
Materials: Intersectional Justice: Migrants on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "Intersectional Justice: Migrants on the Front Lines of Climate Change" here, including recording and powerpoint presentation.
July 2021
Program Materials
Resource
Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration & Humanitarian Needs Day II
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) for a special two-part series with experts from the field on understanding the challenges and opportunities along the southern border, with an emphasis on the role philanthropy can play at this critical stage.
April 2021
Partner Program
Program Image: Two families waiting at the bus stop
Program
Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration & Humanitarian Needs Day I
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) for a special two-part series with experts from the field on understanding the challenges and opportunities along the southern border, with an emphasis on the role philanthropy can play at this critical stage.
April 2021
Partner Program
Program Image: Two families waiting at the bus stop
Program
Materials: Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration & Humanitarian Needs Day 1
Find all program-related materials for GCIR and HIP's webinar, "Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration and Humanitarian Needs Day I" here, including recording.
April 2021
Program Materials
Resource
Materials: Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration & Humanitarian Needs Day II
Find all program-related materials for GCIR and HIP's webinar, "Regional Border Response to Emerging Migration and Humanitarian Needs Day II" here, including recording.
April 2021
Program Materials
Resource
Pandemic Causes Deep Cuts To San Diego Refugees’ Income, Housing Security, Health Care
October 2020
News Article
Source: KPBS
News
Bay Area Undocumented Cash Relief Network
Join ReWork the Bay, in partnership with the San Francisco Foundation and the Grove Foundation, who have mapped cash relief efforts across the nine-county Bay Area, as a first step toward strengthening the infrastructure needed to ensure undocumented residents can safely and efficiently access cash relief.
June 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
Source: Bay Area Undocumented Cash Relief Network
Program

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