New Breath Foundation

NEW BREATH FNDN OFFERS HOPE, HEALING, AND NEW BEGINNINGS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) NEW IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION AND DEPORTATION, AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. (SEE SCHED O)

TARGETED GRANTMAKING: NBF GRANTS GRASSROOTS AANHPI ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT AND EXPERIENCE IN LEADING RACIAL JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY EFFORTS WHILE PROMOTING LEADERSHIP OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY DETENTION AND DEPORTATION. MOST GRANTEES HAVE ANNUAL BUDGETS UNDER 1 MILLION. IN 2022, NBF AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED INVESTMENTS BETWEEN 150,000-210,000 EACH THROUGH THE WE GOT US FUND.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 RACIAL SOLIDARITY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN 2022, WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF TABLES WITH FUNDERS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS SUPPORTING RACIAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN AANHPI AND OTHER BIPOC COMMUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE: -SEED CHANGE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATEWIDE CULTURAL STRATEGY WORKING GROUP -THE AAPI CEOS & TRUSTEES GROUP WITH ASIAN AMERICAN PRACTITIONERS IN PHILANTHROPY -THE CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDERS GROUP -SOLIDAIRE NETWORK WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SOLIDARITY WORK THROUGH FUNDING AND CONVENING. ---------------------- DEPORTATION SUPPORT, INCARCERATION & REENTRY KITES TO SOUTHEAST ASIA IS A COALITION CREATED BETWEEN NEW BREATH FOUNDATION, CENTER FOR EMPOWERING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (CERI), AND ORGANIZERS WHO WORK WITH FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND DEPORTED CAMBODIANS. NEW LIGHT PROGRAM IS A MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THE CENTER FOR EMPOWERING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IN OAKLAND, SERVING THOSE DEPORTED TO CAMBODIA SEEDED BY A GRANT FROM NEW BREATH FOUNDATION. SINCE LAUNCHING IN FEBRUARY 2021, NEW LIGHT HAS OUTREACHED TO OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDED OVER 60 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS TO 16 ENROLLED MEMBERS. IN THESE SACRED SPACES THE PARTICIPANT MAY UNRAVEL THE MANY DECADES OF TRAUMA FROM THE GENOCIDE CAMPS, REFUGEE AND RESETTLEMENT EXPERIENCE, AND THEIR COURAGEOUS JOURNEY IN THE PRISON PIPELINE, ICE DETENTION, AND DEPORTATION TO CAMBODIA. MANY HAVE REPORTED ISOLATION, REJECTION AND THE FEELING THEY ARE FORGOTTEN, AND MOST DO NOT DISCLOSE THEIR STATUS TO THE LOCALS IN CAMBODIA IN FEAR OF PERSECUTION. SINCE AUGUST 2020, CERI HAS HOSTED SIX TOWN HALLS WHERE 50-60 ELDERS JOIN VIRTUALLY TO SHARE SPACE AND LEARN HOW TO STRENGTHEN SOLIDARITY ACROSS RACIAL LINES.

GRANTEE ORGANIZING, CAPACITY & RESOURCE BUILDING: NBF CONTINUES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT PARTNERS. WE HAVE LEVERAGED RESOURCES FOR GRANTEES THROUGH INTRODUCTIONS TO OTHER FUNDERS, COACHES, AND ADVISORS. OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR YEAR 1 WGUF GRANTEES INCLUDED 25,000 ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CONSULTING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, COACHING, TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MORE.

LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS: FROM ITS INCEPTION, NBF WAS DESIGNED AS A VEHICLE FOR LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS TO PHILANTHROPY FOR AANHPI COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE DUE TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL, AND DEPORTATION SYSTEMS. ONE WAY IS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO GRANTEES AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC). WE DEVELOPED OUR PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING PROCESS WITH CAC MEMBERS, WHO SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FIELD, KEY STRATEGIES, AND POSSIBLE GRANTEES. OUR OVER 50% OF THE CAC IS COMPRISED OF JUSTICE SYSTEM-IMPACTED AND VIOLENCE-IMPACTED LEADERS AND IS ITSELF A VEHICLE TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN PHILANTHROPY FOR FOLKS FROM MARGINALIZED AANHPI COMMUNITIES. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION