Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far
Release Date:
05/09/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation's Prachi Patankar talks about what it really takes to build a movement.
Immigration
Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/21/2017
Fellowship funds graduate school studies for exceptional immigrants and children of immigrants.
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn Community Foundation: On Immigration and Justice Reform Advocacy
Release Date:
04/18/2017
After the PNY program, " Advocacy Day , " we sat with Kaberi Banerjee Murthy to discuss BCF’s initiatives, including the Immigrant Rights Fund and advocating for the closing of Rikers Island, both of which will affect many...
Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline
Release Date:
04/06/2017
Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...
Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At present, there will be no large public funds directed exclusively towards the program—the “public-private” set-up refers to the fact that the foundation money will be administered by the state’s Office for New Americans.
Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants
Release Date:
03/27/2017
In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an initiative on Friday that offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’s Office for New...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series
Release Date:
03/24/2017
The face of immigration is changing rapidly. Asians outpaced Hispanic immigrants in 2009, becoming the largest and fastest-growing wave of newcomers to the United States.
NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees
Release Date:
03/13/2017
“The goal is to provide rapid response even before we know exact changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s president, Lorie Slutsky, said in a statement.
Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U.S. -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in educational achievement.
De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins, during an interview on “The Cats Roundtable” radio program on 970 AM, said the city’s top brass have a “moral obligation” to cooperate with federal immigration agents, and accused de Blasio, a...
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