Your ticket to our 2021 Pre-Law Bootcamp
Categories: Financial Support, General Announcements, Leadership Opportunities
Apply for our Pre-Law Bootcamp Program by April 14!
Leadership Opportunities
Introducing Our 2020 High School Career Program Participants
Categories: Career Development Program, Educational Partnerships, General Announcements, Leadership Opportunities
This year, we invite five young undocumented professionals pursuing a career in high school education to participate in our High School Career Program.
Now Accepting Applications for our High School Career Program
Categories: General Announcements, High School Partnerships, Leadership Opportunities
“This program has motivated me to do more for those going through the struggles I did back in high school and empower our immigrant communities through education.” — Hugo, Program Participant, 2019-2020
2019: A Year of Transforming Fear into Hope and Opportunity
Categories: Educational Partnerships, Financial Support, General Announcements, In the Media, Leadership Opportunities, Newsletters, Personal Stories, Services
Read what we have done this year to transform fear and uncertainty into hope and opportunity for undocumented young people nationwide.
Introducing our 2019-2020 Fellows
Categories: General Announcements, Leadership Opportunities
Immigrants Rising offers year-long fellowships for undocumented young people in the Bay Area and nationwide. This year, we selected 18 new fellows. They will benefit from extensive training and professional development in Entrepreneurship, High School Engagement, Higher Education, Immigration Law, and Research & Storytelling.…
Recap from 2019 Fellowship Kickoff Retreat
Categories: General Announcements, Leadership Opportunities
On July 11-13, we brought together our new High School Engagement, Immigration Law, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship Fellows for a three-day leadership retreat packed with professional and personal development workshops and community building activities.
Immigrants Rising 2019-2020 Fellowship Applications Now Open!
Categories: General Announcements, Leadership Opportunities
At Immigrants Rising, we believe education is the key to personal transformation. The opportunity to learn, whether it is in a classroom, at a job site or in other forms, gives individuals agency to improve their own lives. Undocumented young people, however, have limited access to professional learning opportunities that offer hands-on experience.…
Recap from our Festival of UndocuInnovation in Miami
Categories: Festival of UndocuInnovation, General Announcements
At our second annual Festival of UndocuInnovation in Miami, 45 undocumented entrepreneurs from 13 U.S. states and 15 home countries came together to connect, learn, and motivate one another. Attendees participated in hands-on workshops (including a media training with journalist and writer Jorge Ramos), received feedback on their projects, connected with local entrepreneurs, and pitched their projects for a chance to win monetary prizes during shark tank competitions.…
Undocumented Entrepreneurs Rise Above Policy Making
Categories: In the Media, Leadership Opportunities, Services
Immigrants Rising was launched “to encourage all immigrants, regardless of legal status, to create their own opportunities, earn a living, and thrive through entrepreneurship.” Read more about Immigrants Rising in Forbes: Undocumented Entrepreneurs Rise Above Policy Making.…
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Felipe Martinez
Educator, Partner
"Some of the most important work of my life is showing young people what can be done and what's inside them."