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Contact: Susan Thornton, Chair, Immigrant Pathways Colorado 303-798-0844 Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $1,500 from First Citizens Bank in support of its One-Immigrant-at-a-Time Program. Under the program, IPC makes self-development grants to immigrants and refugees who are in the country with documents, and who have…

In this issue: Meet IPC’s 410 Newest Grantees (Hint: Five Aim to Become LPNs and Two Want to Become Pilots!) Check Out IPC’s New Brochure and Website Unitarians Donate Over $1,280 to IPC Please Take Our Survey ACC-IPC Scholars Rock! View the IPC Mid-Summer 2023 Newsletter >

One July 23, 2023, the Denver Post carried an in-depth analysis of the effect of ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) on young immigrants, employers and the U.S. economy. (The story was originally written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins for the New York Times.) Some important highlights: DACA, put in place by…

According the Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Global Committee of the Denver YMCA: In 2023, 16.1% of the people living in Denver were foreign-born The largest groups of immigrants came from India, Vietnam, El Salvador and China Since December of 2022, over 10,500 refugees have come from Venezuela, fleeing political and economic insecurity Denver has spent…

Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPIC) has announced receipt of a grant totaling $3,000 from the Littleton Rotary Foundation. The grant will allow IPC to make self-development grants to immigrants who are in Colorado with documents and who have very low income. IPC’s self-development grants are for things such as applying for citizenship, learning English, and taking…

On March 4, 2023, Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) sponsored an interactive workshop — Boots on the Ground: The Humanitarian Crisis in Denver –at Spring International Language Center in Littleton, Colorado. Forty people enjoyed coffee and donuts provided by FirstBank and were in attendance when Co-Chair Susan Thornton welcomed participants and described IPC’s three major projects.…

Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) announces that it has received a grant of $1,000 from the Littleton Rotary Foundation. Susan Thornton, founder and Chair of IPC, said the award will help IPC make self-development grants to immigrants, refugees and asylees from around the world who are in the U.S. with documents, who have very low income,…

We appreciated a nice feature on Immigrant Pathways Colorado’s work that ran in the Littleton Independent: Littleton nonprofit gives grants to documented immigrants | Littletonindependent.net

By Deborah Swearingen – Canyon Courier article Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 2:31 pm www.canyoncourier.com/content/immigration-pathways-colorado-hosts-interactive-workshop Terrified. Hopeless. Frustrated. These are a few of the answers people gave when asked to describe how they might feel while going through the immigration process. The activity was part of an interactive workshop hosted on Saturday at Arapahoe Community…

Julia Guzman: Skilled immigration lawyer and Immigrant Pathways Colorado Board member Julia Guzman has written an op-ed piece that recently ran in Westword.  Her “Primer on Immigration for 2020 Candidates and Voters” is a must-read for people who want to understand immigrant policies in the U.S., and how those policies need to change.  She asks the…

Immigrant Pathways Colorado has partnered with Arapahoe Community College Foundation, donating $10,000 to the Foundation for scholarships at the college for low income immigrants and refugees. The donation will be matched by the Arapahoe County College Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, meaning that $20,000 in scholarships will be available to New American students during the 2019-2020 school year.…

Forty citizenship applicants from 23 countries took the Oath of Allegiance and became U.S. citizens in the Littleton City Council Chamber at the Littleton Center. The ceremony was hosted by the Littleton City Council and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The 40 citizenship applicants were originally from more than 20 countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Chile, China,…

Immigrant Pathways Colorado hold luncheon at Littleton Museum Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:11 am in the Littleton Independent By Sonya Ellingboe A panel at the May 4 Immigrant Pathways Colorado discussed their stories related to coming to Colorado and becoming citizens: Nisren Kurdi from Iraq; Mary Siddall (Lima, Peru) and Dee Diaz (Maracaibo, Venezuela)…

Littleton Independent, Monday, May 2, 2016 8:33 pm Sonya Ellingboe Since it was founded in 2009, the Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative has expanded its coverage across the metropolitan area, according to the chair of the busy nonprofit. It has offered assistance to immigrants from around the world as they are integrated into our communities via…

Immigrant Pathway Colorado is proud to announce the receipt of a generous grant of $5,000 from the Buck Foundation of Littleton in September of 2015. The grant will help cover operating costs and increase the organization’s outreach and fundraising ability. The Buck Foundation is a family foundation with a commitment to peace and social justice…

Recently a supporter of Immigrant Pathways Colorado very generously donated $1,000 in memory of her mother, Helen K. Amter. The donor said that her mother was a wonderful woman and a force behind many social justice activities — similar to activities of  Immigrant Pathways Colorado — during her lifetime. Do you have a family member…