First and second generation immigrants comprise nearly 50 percent of California's population. Many California cities and counties reflect these demographics.
The Public Engagement program provides information and resources to help local officials in California make good decisions about the design and use of inclusive public engagement and effective immigrant integration strategies. These practices can be an important contributor to stronger communities, more responsive services, and more effective local decision making.
In this section you will find news, best practices, resources and stories from around the state and country that will inform and support efforts to involve immigrants in the civic, economic and political life of California’s cities and counties.
The "Immigrant Engagement and Integration Resources" box at right contains a list of our and others' current resources.
Learn how local agencies from around the country are successfully involving immigrants in the civic, economic and political life of their communities.Read more »
The city of Cupertino and Redwood City were featured in The Receiving Communities Toolkit: A Guide for Engaging Mainstream America in Immigrant Integration. This recent publication draws upon and highlights a growing body of promising yet often little-known efforts that successfully bridge divides between immigrants and longer-term residents in receiving communities across the country.Read more »
The Institute thanks the following for their support: Four Freedoms Fund, The James Irvine Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Y & H Soda Foundation, and Zellerbach Family Foundation.
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