IPC is pleased to announce that the Unitarian Society of Denver has donated $1,281.76 to Immigrant Pathways Colorado to help IPC provide self-development grants to immigrants to Colorado who are documented and have very low income. IPC Co-Chair Susan Thornton made a presentation to the Unitarians in June, and their collection for that day was…
By Susan M. Thornton, MS In April of 2023, the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute held a summit titled “Higher Education Pathways to Immigration: Why it Matters.” Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Carola Suárez-Orozco Professor in Residence at the Harvard Graduate School…
Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) announces that it has received a grant of $3,000 from the Littleton Rotary Foundation. Susan Thornton, founder and co-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,…
By Susan M. Thornton, Co-Chair, Immigrant Pathways Colorado Writing in the Colorado Sun (January 8, 2023), Diane Carmen made a compelling case for modernizing America’s “underfunded, outdated and nonfunctional” immigration system. The system is failing immigrants, she wrote, at a time when our country has a historic workforce shortage, an aging population, declining birthrates and…
The Denver Post on September 7, 2022, reported that there are approximately one million people from around the world who have applied for asylum in the U.S. Their wait to get a hearing in an Immigrant Court is approximately seven years, during which time they are unable to work legally, and during which no federal support…
Understanding why donors make gifts to nonprofits is always important to organizations like Immigrant Pathways Colorado. It turns out that there are many reasons, but a major one is belief in the nonprofit’s work and trust that it makes the best use of donors’ gifts. For example, a donor who makes regular gifts to IPC…
Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) has given more than $100,000 in self-development grants to low-income, documented immigrants in Colorado, and in scholarships for immigrant students at Arapahoe Community College. Susan Thornton, Founder and Chair of the nonprofit and former Littleton Mayor, made the announcement of the grant-giving landmark at a meeting of IPC’s Board on Dec.…
What difference can a small nonprofit — operating without staff but only with a hard-working Board of Directors — make? A lot! Immigrant Pathways Colorado is a prime example. Founded in 2009, this community-supported nonprofit makes self-development grants to low-income, documented immigrants. It also makes scholarships available each year for immigrant students studying at Arapahoe…
Anda Gansca is an immigrant from Romania, who came to the U.S. 14 years ago to attend Standford University. Since then, she has co-founded a tech company – Knotch — built a team of more than 100 people and created a category of software and products that did not exist before the company invented it.…
Did you know that more than two million immigrants and refugees with a college degree or higher are unemployed or underemployed? That is why Immigrant Pathways Colorado’s valuable partner, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, is joining IMPRINT, a national coalition working to advance policies that promote career pathways for immigrants and refugees with international credentials.…