Colibrí Fellowship Expansion: TRP’s 2024 CGI Commitment

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CHICAGO – September 23, 2024—Today, The Resurrection Project (TRP), a Chicago-based social impact organization, was announced as a commitment-maker at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York. TRP is one of 160 organizations selected through a global, competitive process to join the CGI community in 2024. 

CGI Commitments to Action are new, specific, and measurable projects and programs to advance climate resilience, economic inclusion, health equity, humanitarian response, women and girls’ equality, and more. TRP’s Commitment to Action will expand its Colibrí Fellowship to create legal career pathways and increase access to legal services for immigrants in Illinois, Oregon, and two additional states within the next two years.  

TRP launched the Colibrí Fellowship in 2022 in response to the rising need for affordable immigration legal services. The Fellowship provides free legal training to nonprofit professionals to prepare them for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Accreditation, a designation that enables non-attorneys to serve as legal representatives in immigration cases. This opens the legal profession to immigrants and others who otherwise face systemic barriers to accessing law school, most notably the soaring cost of tuition. The Colibrí Fellowship increased the total number of accredited representatives in Illinois by more than 10% in just two years. TRP will partner with UnidosUS, Innovation Law Lab, Abundant Futures Fund, and Villanova VIISTA on the expansion. 

TRP’s Commitment to Action was announced during CGI 2024 Spotlight Session on The Unwritten Future of Racial Equity. Erendira Rendon, vice president of Immigrant Justice at The Resurrection Project, was invited onstage for the announcement.  

Click here for the CGI 2024 Livestream. 

TRP is honored to be recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for our commitment to advancing opportunities and justice for immigrant communities. We are humbled to be included alongside speakers and global change agents such as Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Maria Teresa Kumar, Co-Founder and President of Voto Latino, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, First Lady Jill Biden, and many more.  

Click here to read CGI’s full press release. 

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About The Resurrection Project 

The Resurrection Project (TRP) builds trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes, and equitable participation in their community. TRP is a leading provider of affordable housing, financial education, community wellness, and immigration services on Chicago’s Southwest side. 

During the past three decades, TRP has worked to improve the lives of individuals and families by creating wealth, building assets, and engaging residents to be catalysts for change. Rooted in the Pilsen community, TRP’s impact now extends across the City of Chicago and through the State of Illinois; we are making steady progress towards leveraging and preserving more than $1 billion in community wealth by 2025.  

About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 

Founded by President Bill Clinton in 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative is a community of doers representing a broad cross section of society and dedicated to the idea that we can accomplish more together than we can apart. Through CGI’s unique model, more than 10,000 organizations have launched more than 4,000 Commitments to Action — new, specific, and measurable projects and programs – that are making a difference in the lives of more than 500 million people in 180 countries.