Posts Tagged ‘Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project’
Celebrating Imelda: guest post from Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
FBB is proud to share this post from our partners at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. In this Women's History Month, "we at the Florence Project celebrate the strong, resilient women who inspire us every day: our clients who are mothers, daughters, sisters, and survivors. We celebrate Imelda. Imelda grew up in the mountains…
Read MoreGuest post: Defending against ongoing attacks on the right to seek asylum
In 2018, the Florence Project responded to unprecedented attacks on the right of immigrants to seek asylum in the United States – a right guaranteed by both United States and international law. Unlike defendants in criminal court proceedings, who are guaranteed free legal representation, detained immigrants do not have the right to a public defender.…
Read MoreAnnouncing new slate of beneficiaries
Welcome to 2019 and welcome to our new slate of Humanist Grant beneficiaries! We are thrilled to announce the four organizations that we will be supporting in Q1. We are excited by the work they are doing and our ongoing partnerships with these organizations. Poverty and Health: The Tandana Foundation, our 2018 Compassionate Impact Grant recipient, works in Ecuador…
Read MoreDeserving organizations benefit from strong Q3 2014 giving results
The grants we provide to our featured beneficiaries each quarter are funded by our monthly giving members. Each quarter we see a steady increase in total member giving, and therefore an increase in the support we can give to our beneficiaries. This quarter, our Natural World beneficiary was Rainforest Foundation US. Their techniques are to…
Read MoreHumanist Crisis Response continues to raise funds for refugee children
In this video, learn more about our current Humanist Crisis Response drive to raise funds for refugee children at the U.S. border. To date, our community has raised more than $3,000 for our benefiaires, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. Click here to donate. Thanks to David…
Read MoreHumanists support refugee children at the U.S. border
En Español. Humanist Crisis Response, a joint program of Foundation Beyond Belief and the American Humanist Association, is launching a drive to raise funds for the legal representation of the more than 50,000 child refugees who have fled poverty and violence to reach the southern border of the United States over the last few months.…
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