Blue Sky Funders Forum is excited to co-sponsor this upcoming webinar, hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR). Funders can register by creating a free account on GCIR’s website — you do not need to be a paid member to attend.

Registration closes February 25, 2026 at 8:00 pm PT / 11:00 pm ET.

Questions? Reach out to Berkeley (berkeley@blueskyfundersforum.org).

Don’t Look Away: Child Needs During Heightened Enforcement Actions

As our nation continues to be horrified by violent and often unlawful federal enforcement actions, the recent ICE detainment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos outside his home has struck a nerve in the American psyche. The psychological and emotional impact of enforcement actions against children and their families is hard to overstate, making the work of community organizations providing critical family support, information, and resources especially critical during this time of massive ethnic profiling and targeting.

In our 1 in 4 Children and Families Project webinar, we will learn from community groups around the country what sort of needs children and families have in this moment, how their organizations are responding, and what philanthropy can do to support the wellbeing of children in immigrant households.

To register to attend GCIR programs, please make sure you are logged into your GCIR account. This page discusses how to gain access to your account for both new and existing users.

Speakers

• Al Otro Lado; California
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council; Illinois
• Family Action Movement Network; Florida

Moderator

• Jared Boone, Program Partner, Schumann Fund for New Jersey

This program is open to staff and board members of foundations, corporate-giving programs, philanthropic consultancies, affinity groups, and invited governmental grantmaking agencies.

Register by February 25, 2026, 8:00 pm PT / 11:00 pm ET.