Legal Representation for Immigrant Youth: What Funders Can Do to Help
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For members concerned with immigrant children's rights.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy was one of more than 190 foundations and philanthropy serving organizations from across the country to have signed onto a joint Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) statement in support of children and families seeking refuge in the United States.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Morris and Irmgard Wessel Fund announced that the latest winners of its Unsung Heroes Award are the Immigrant Bail Fund for standing up for our immigrant neighbors and Doreen Abubakar, a social entrepreneur and environmental educator in New Haven’s Newhallville neighborhood.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's update from September 14, 2017 gives information, resources and learning opportunities related to: disaster relief, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Johnson Amendment & Census Funding.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's update from September 15, 2017 gives information about two sources of DACA renewal scholarships for eligible students.
QUINCY, MA -- Nick Donohue, president & CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the largest philanthropic organization in New England focused exclusively on education, urges protections for students affected by DACA change in this statement published in Commonwealth Magazine.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- On behalf of the Perrin Family Foundation, President Laura McCargar gives a statement on the Repeal of DACA.
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Health Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of a new round of funding to support community based organizations to engage their constituencies/membership in organizing and grassroots advocacy efforts that defend and advance health reform in CT and respond to the attempts to repeal and replace the ACA. The application deadline is Friday, April 7, 2017.
View the recording of the February 14, 2017 webinar. Learn how local nonprofits are responding and the strategies that Connecticut and national funders are using to support immigrant communities in this new landscape post 2016 election.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- As an important step in its effort to enhance the civic and economic participation of immigrants in Greater New Haven, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven released today a new report on the impact of immigration in Greater New Haven. The report, entitled Understanding the Impact of Immigration in Greater New Haven, compiles data from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as information generated locally through surveys conducted by DataHaven and The Community Foundation.