DACA Updates
Categories: General Announcements, Services
Categories: General Announcements, Services
Categories: California Campus Catalyst Fund, 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
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, Resources, Services
Our latest Scholarship & Fellowship List is out! Click here for the newest version.
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: Newsletters
Watch this inspirational video by Shaila, our former Higher Education fellow. “Undocumented young people, stand up for your right to education!”
CA Students: Don’t miss out. Submit your UC Application by today and CSU Application by December 15th!…
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.…
Categories: General Announcements
This year, we asked Immigrants Rising family members to share what they’re grateful for this year. Click on each person’s image to read their message.
We give thanks for the enormous contributions of immigrants.
“Little is more extraordinary than the decision to immigrate,” wrote John F.…