This program is hosted by our partner, Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.
More than 45 million people living in the United States were born outside its borders. In fact, the U.S. has a higher number of immigrants than any other country. In 2020, due to closed borders and other COVID-19 restrictions, slightly more than 400,000 people crossed a U.S. border to claim asylum. In the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years, that number exceeded 2 million people, many of them unaccompanied minors or families.
In our $1 trillion food and agricultural industry, 73% of workers are immigrants, and about 4% are undocumented migrants. The number of undocumented workers rises to between 50% and 75% in California.
During this webinar, panelists will explore issues connected to migrants and disasters. Why do people leave their original country to come to the U.S.? Is there a need for a climate refugee status for asylum seekers? What happens when migrants arrive in the U.S.? What happens to migrant workers during and after disasters?
What will you learn?
At the end of the webinar, grantmakers will:
- Improve their understanding of the refugee, migrant and asylum seeker pipeline
- Increase awareness of funding opportunities in sending and receiving communities
- Learn how disasters differentially impact migrant workers
Speakers
- Eliza Brennan, Senior Program Officer for Education and Migration, International Community Foundation
- Cynthia Hernandez, National Training Director, Resilience Force
- Zenobia Lai, Executive Director, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
- Patty McIlreavy, President and CEO, The Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Who should attend?
While primarily aimed at funders, it may also be of interest to emergency managers, academics, disaster responders and NGO staff interested in or working on disasters and other crises.
How do you sign up?
Registration is required by December 13th.
Members and Non-Member Funders: Please click on the "Register Now" link above. Webinar information will be emailed to you before the webinar.
Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs.
Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions.
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