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For further information contact:
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Public Affairs 212-207-6273
New Online Resource for Immigration Advocates
A new online network that supports legal advocates working on behalf
of immigrants’ rights has been launched by Immigration Advocates
Network. The website www.immigrationadvocates.org
was established through a collaboration of national immigrant rights
organizations--with funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York--to
improve communication between those organizations and small, developing
charitable legal service agencies.
The
password-protected website will serve as a resource for legal service
providers and public interest advocates working for justice on behalf
of low income immigrants. The website represents an innovative model
for distributing immigration-related content and advocacy tools
to charitable legal service providers. The website includes a library
of manuals and sample materials for non-profit legal service providers.
It also accommodates videos, podcasts and features online training
with immigration experts as well as news alerts, listservs on immigration
law topics and a national calendar of trainings and events.
Support for immigrant
integration is a fundamental component of Carnegie Corporation’s
efforts to ensure that all Americans continue to be able to participate
in our national life and, in turn, share the responsibility for
the success of our democracy. Grantmaking activities include research,
policy analysis and advocacy, communications, support for promising
innovations, demonstration programs and replications, and support
for capacity-building in selected institutions.
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