EDUCATORS: Help Undocumented Students Triumph!
Categories: General Announcements, Resources
New resources to help educators support undocumented students in achieving their educational ambitions.
Updates
Support Karen Fight her Deportation Case
Categories: General Announcements, Personal Stories
Karen Hernandez is a student at LA Trade Tech and one of our former Catalyst Fellows. She needs to raise $3,000 to fight her deportation case, stay in school and continue being a role model for her sons. Please watch this video and consider supporting Karen.
Congratulations 2019 Scholars
Categories: Financial Support, General Announcements
Read about the amazing new scholars we're welcoming into the Immigrants Rising family.
September 2019 Newsletter
Categories: Newsletters
Recap from our Catalyst Fund Statewide Convening, a new guide to help you build on-campus undocumented student programs, and more!
Get Inspired! Connect! Take Action! Recap from the Second Catalyst Fund Convening
Categories: California Campus Catalyst Fund, Educational Partnerships, General Announcements
On September 12th and 13th, Immigrants Rising hosted its second Catalyst Fund Convening in Long Beach. Over 200 individuals—90 educators, 62 students, and 43 presenters and panelists from throughout California—attended this engaging event.
NEW GUIDE: Building On-Campus Undocumented Student Programs
Categories: General Announcements, Services
We are excited to share our new 25-page guide to help you build an on-campus support program for undocumented students and develop programming in the absence of a dedicated coordinator position, program budget, or designated space.
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.…
This Is What Job Hunting While Undocumented Can Be Like
Categories: In the Media, Resources
Iliana Perez, a DACA recipient and director of research and entrepreneurship at the San Francisco-based organization Immigrants Rising, wrote a comprehensive guide on life after college for undocumented students. Perez said the biggest challenge she sees with being an undocumented independent contractor is developing an entrepreneurial mindset for creating income-generation opportunities.
Alejandro Sanz and His #DREAMERTeam Are a Beacon of Tangible Hope for These Fearful Times
Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, Financial Support, In the Media
At each of his concerts, Alejandro Sanz has met with a group of DACA recipients, undocumented immigrants, and their parents. Not only has he held private meet-and-greets, he is also raising funds through the sale of a “DREAMER” t-shirt for three organizations that benefit DREAMers: Dream Big Nevada’s DACA renewal fund, Immigrants Rising’s entrepreneurship program, and a college scholarship program, The Ascend Educational Fund.
Stories ›
Lorena Medel
Inclusion & Change Group, Scholar
"I am not defined by my immigration status. I am a human being with dreams and goals."