CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CIPC CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH IMPACT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING AGAINST TREMENDOUS ODDS. THROUGH ITS ROBUST ADVOCACY, IT HAS HELPED TO RAISE, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MORE THAN $500 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT IMMIGRANTS HAVE THE PROTECTIONS THEY NEED, AND A STATE INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS TO PROVIDE IT. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY WORK ARE CORE TO CIPC'S THEORY OF CHANGE. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZING AND POLICY TEAM INCLUDE TRACKING 90+ BILLS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ANALYSIS INCLUDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR STAFF. EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT IS THE TRAINING OUR TEAMS PROVIDE TO OUR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY MAY REMAIN WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES IN THE STATEHOUSE AND THE PROCESS A BILL UNDERGOES TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LAW.IN 2020, CIPC CONVENED THE CALIFORNIA PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES (CA PIF), A COALITION OF OVER 150 ORGANIZATIONS, THAT TOOK THE LEAD IN DRIVING THE STRATEGY AND DIRECTION OF THE STATEWIDE PUBLIC CHARGE CAMPAIGN. CIPC PRIORITIZED RAPID RESPONSE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERSERVED REGIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LOCAL AGENCIES, AND STAKEHOLDERS. OUR DIRECT OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS WERE EFFECTIVE IN DISSEMINATING VALUABLE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS CONTINUE TO ENROLL FOR SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM. FRONTLINE COUNTY-LEVEL STAFF RECEIVED CRITICAL INFORMATION AND TIMELY UPDATES ON PUBLIC CHARGE, ENABLING THEM TO BETTER EDUCATE AND PREPARE THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. CIPC PROVIDED EXTERNAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS ON APPROXIMATELY 75 OCCASIONS FOR THE MEDI-CAL EXPANSION, PUBLIC CHARGE, AND CALIFORNIA'S INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.EACH YEAR, CIPC HOSTS THE LARGEST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY DAY IN SACRAMENTO. NEARLY 1,000 IMMIGRANT RIGHTS' LEADERS AND ADVOCATES, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 75 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RALLY IN MAY COURAGEOUS ACTION FROM OUR STATE GOVERNMENT TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND HEALTH AND OTHER SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, IMMIGRANT INCLUSION INVESTMENTS AND DETENTION AND DEPORTATION RELATED JUSTICE. CIPC ALSO LED THE ONE CA COALITION IN ADVOCATING FOR THE ONGOING FUNDING AT $45 MILLION ANNUALLY AND PROPOSING STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT, CIPC SUCCESSFULLY GUIDED THE COALITION TO PRIORITIZE BOTH DACA REIMBURSEMENTS AND FUNDING FOR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CHARGE. CIPC HELPED TO SECURE AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, WHILE MAINTAINING THE $65 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN LEGAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES (EVEN DURING A BUDGET DEFICIT) TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TRYING TO NAVIGATE COMPLICATED IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGE. CIPC SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED CALIFORNIA'S EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT--A PROVEN ANTI- POVERTY TAX TOOL--TO INCLUDE WORKERS AND FAMILIES WHO FILE TAXES WITH A TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. MORE THAN 600,000 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED$3.2 BILLION IN TAX SUPPORT TO THE STATE BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE STATE AND/OR FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT MONEY TO HELP WITH CRITICAL NEEDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.2MProgram 2 [2020]
STRATEGIC MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IS ANOTHER ESSENTIAL PROGRAM AT CIPC. WE HAVE SERVED AS THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN CA FOR NEARLY A DECADE. CIPC HAD CONDUCTED AND CONTRIBUTED TO INNOVATIVE, VALUES-BASED PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH, WITH AN EYE TOWARD FOMENTING LONG-TERM SHIFTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PREVIOUSLY LED, SHAPED, OR CONTRIBUTED TO OPINION RESEARCH RELATING TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN DEPORTATIONS, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER VITAL ISSUES. SINCE 2018, CIPC LED EXPLORATORY, GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS TO FACILITATE TRANSFORMATIVE NARRATIVE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE IMMIGRATION STRATEGIC MESSAGING PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE, MULTI- ORGANIZATION RESEARCH EFFORT TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ISMP TEAM HAS CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE MESSAGING RESEARCH IN THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT "FIRSTS" WITH DEEP CANVASSING, ADDRESSABLE TV AD TESTING, AND TWO-WAY TEXTING ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES. CIPC CONTINUED CONVENING SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES AS PART OF ITS REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS HUBS PROGRAM TO BUILD A COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THREE REGIONS: THE CENTRAL VALLEY, INLAND EMPIRE, AND THE 805 AREA WITH TRAININGS ON MEDIA PROFICIENCY, RAPID RESPONSE, AND NARRATIVE FRAMEWORK. IN 2020, CIPC FOCUSED ITS TRAINING ON STRATEGIC AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TO BUILD SKILLS AROUND FRAMING AND MESSAGING, TOUCHING UPON STORYTELLING FOR ADVOCACY, VALUES-BASED MESSAGES RELATED TO COVID-19, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$562KHealth and Food Equity for Immigrants
HEALTH, FOOD, AND SAFETY NET ACCESS:THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER (CIPC) FOCUSES ON PROMOTING HEALTH AND FOOD EQUITY FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.CIPC PROVIDES RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS TO INFORM IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE HEALTH SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES RELATED TO HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY IN THESE COMMUNITIES, USING THIS DATA TO INFORM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT POLICY DEVELOPMENT.BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IS CENTRAL TO CIPC'S APPROACH. CIPC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE OUTREACH AND ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE HEARD. ADDITIONALLY, CIPC ENGAGES WITH LAWMAKERS TO SHARE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING OF IMMIGRANT NEEDS.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, CIPC AIMS TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, ULTIMATELY SUPPORTING THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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