Economic Opportunity & Asset Building
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches" here, including presentation, recording, and other resources.
June 2019
Program Materials
Resource
This briefing will address how grantmakers can boost economic prosperity for low- and middle-income immigrants and refugees—and native-born residents alike—by reducing barriers to building wealth.
May 2018
Regional Briefing
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Program
This webinar will share key findings from research commissioned by AFN and GCIR, and participants will have the opportunity to hear from experts from the field who will share lessons and best practices emerging from their work at this critical intersection.
March 2018
Webinar
![Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants and Refugees](https://www.gcir.org/sites/default/files/styles/callout_medium_custom/public/content_images/events/higher-education-featured-image-480x282.jpg?itok=uuGyp-dV)
Program
![Areas For Philanthropic Impact](https://www.gcir.org/sites/default/files/styles/callout_medium_custom/public/content_images/resources/areas4phil-impact.png?itok=d1MV3Pac)
July 2017
Funding Recommendations
Resource
Despite immigrants' crucial role in our nation’s economy—the country’s 45 million foreign-born residents represent 13 percent of the U.S. population but 17 percent of its workforce—many lack access to financial services the rest of us take for granted.
![Building Partnerships for Change: Engaging and Leveraging Resources for Immigrant Financial Integration](https://www.gcir.org/sites/default/files/styles/callout_medium_custom/public/content_images/news/panel1.jpg?itok=osfU5aGJ)
February 2017
Commentary
News
The Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer provides users with graphics, tables, research summaries, interactive visualizations, and downloadable data
![Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer](https://www.gcir.org/sites/default/files/styles/callout_medium_custom/public/content_images/resources/california_low_wage_data_explorer_1080-01.png?itok=1hqb2247)
January 2017
Data Tool
Source: UC Berkeley Labor Center
Resource
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November 2016
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
Resource