“This organization creates opportunities and opens doors, often for people that don’t think those doors even exist.” — Alvaro, Entrepreneurship Fund Grantee

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The Fiscal Year 2026 Impact Report is a special edition, as 2026 marks Immigrants Rising’s 20th Anniversary. In this report, you will see not only an overview of our work and impact from this fiscal year, but also of our 20 years. View our twenty-year timeline side-by-side with the political and legislative changes that have transformed our work into what it is today, along with powerful stories and testimonies from past program participants. The Impact Report includes our wins and milestones in FY26, as well as the 2026-28 Strategic Plan and the California Blueprint for Immigrant Socioeconomic Prosperity.

Our Core Strategies

We fight for a future where immigrants can thrive and assert agency in their journeys. With a comprehensive and coordinated approach combining direct services, narrative change, capacity building, and policy advocacy, undocumented people can pursue their goals with confidence and without restraint.

• Systems-Level Change: We are spearheading institutional policy changes and dismantling systemic barriers to dramatically increase access to opportunities for undocumented people to thrive.
• Storytelling & Narrative Change: We are using our platforms to elevate authentic, multidimensional immigrant stories that shatter stereotypes and push for legislative changes.
• Capacity Building: We are strengthening institutions’ support for undocumented students and professionals by building robust partnerships with people, practitioners, and leaders from all levels.
• Individual Agency: We are providing direct services and support to undocumented individuals whose successes uplift entire communities.

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