Immigrant Integration promotes mutual benefits for immigrants
and their receiving communities that allow newcomers enhanced
civic participation and improved
economic mobility.
Silicon Valley draws people from everywhere and is one of the most diverse areas in the country. In our region, one-third of our residents are immigrants, nearly half of our workforce is foreign-born and close to two-thirds of those under the age of 18 are children of immigrants. Our continued prosperity and success depends on our ability to build integrated, cohesive communities that honor our shared values of family, hard work and opportunity for all.
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Immigrant Civic Engagement
Immigrant Civic Engagement is an increasingly critical issue for the United States. Immigrant civic engagement may take various forms, but naturalization, voting registration and voter turnout are key measures or benchmarks. Read more »
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Peer Lending Circles
In partnership with Mission Asset Fund, the community foundation is piloting a new program at the International Institute of the Bay Area-Redwood City and the Center for Employment Training... Read more »
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South Bay Legal Immigration Services Network
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County received a grant from the community foundation of $250,000 to support the newly... Read more »
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CitizenshipWorks
CitizenshipWorks provides easy-to-use online tools to help low and moderate-income individuals answer important questions about their eligibility for naturalization... Read more »
Resources
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Asian American VOICES
ProjectA multimedia project that facilitates education and advocacy on policy issues that impact Asian American immigrants.
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USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
The center promotes awareness of the rights, responsibilities and importance of United States citizenship, and the free naturalization preparation resources available to permanent residents and immigrant-serving organizations.
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Alliance for Language
Learners' Integration,
Empowerment and Success
(ALLIES)A regional coalition of organizations committed to ensuring that all members of our communities have opportunities to learn the English language skills necessary to participate fully in our civic and economic life.
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Passport to Employment
ProgramA program of the San Mateo Adult School, Passport provides English language students with instruction, support, coaching, counseling and job placement support.
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Puente de la Costa Sur
The South Coast Rural Literacy program increases Spanish and English proficiency among adults and youth in Pescadero.
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Loving and Learning Center
The center provides adult education/literacy, computer/job skills training, and educational workshops in South Santa Clara County.