Categories: General Announcements
The first convening of our California Campus Catalyst Fund brought together over 200 people from all over California to engage in inspiring conversations about how public colleges and universities can address the needs of undocumented students and families at such a critically important time.…
Categories: Educational Partnerships, General Announcements
On January 10th, over 200 students, educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders gathered in Long Beach, California to engage in inspiring conversations about how California colleges and universities can best address the diverse needs of undocumented students and families at such a critically important time.…
Categories: General Announcements, Services
We’re excited to announce the schedule for our 2019 Entrepreneurship Webinar Series!
The Entrepreneurship Webinar Series was created to inform immigrants—regardless of status—about alternatives to employment through entrepreneurship. To date, we have held 8 webinars that cover topics including “Working for Yourself”, “Credit and Financial Capital”, “Choosing a Business Structure”, and “Financing/Bootstrapping Your Business”.…
Categories: General Announcements, Services
The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) decided not to take the DACA case during this term and DACA renewals will remain open for people eligible to renew. DACA recipients are encouraged to continue renewing their DACA as the SCOTUS may take the case on the next available term—which begins on October 1, 2019.…
Categories: General Announcements
On December 21, 2018 VAWA expired at midnight due to the government shut down resulting in temporary funding cut off for programs that help victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse and stalking.
Grants already awarded under the law will not be affected by the lapse in its authorization, but the shutdown will delay payment requests from VAWA-funded programs.…
Categories: General Announcements
In a year of ongoing attacks on immigrant communities, we fought back by ambitiously growing our programming:
We also celebrated our 10+ year anniversary, changed our organization’s name from Educators for Fair Consideration to Immigrants Rising, and completely transformed our website.…
Categories: General Announcements, Services
Scholarships are essential for many undocumented students to pay for higher education, especially students who do not qualify for in-state tuition and state-based financial aid. Undocumented students pursuing higher education need to know that scholarships are available to them—regardless of their immigration status.…
Categories: General Announcements
On November 19, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the United States District Court in San Francisco issued a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks the government from carrying out Trump’s presidential order banning those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without papers from seeking asylum unless they wait at ports of entry.…
Categories: General Announcements
Lorenza is a single mom who believes no dream is too big to accomplish. Like many migrants arriving today, Lorenza came to the United States escaping violence and in search for a better life. After 11 years of working twelve-hour shifts, she was finally able to go back to school.…
Educator, Partner
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