THE GATEWAY FUND
A new Trump administration rule forces immigrant children and youth who survived abuse, abandonment, or neglect to pay $250 just to apply for legal protection. We launched The Gateway Fund to eliminate this financial barrier and keep the door to legal safety open for more children.
Our Approach
We start by listening — to our community partners and to the families they serve. What they know and what they've lived through set our agenda and everything that follows. It’s why we co-design our programs alongside the people and partners who live these realities every day.
We roll up our sleeves alongside local partners to build what communities need—meeting urgent needs now, strengthening the organizations doing the work, and growing what works.
We champion the policies and practices that allow all families to thrive. Through direct policy advocacy, public education, and authentic storytelling, we fight alongside marginalized communities to defend essential safety nets and open new doors of opportunity.
Strategic Priorities
Social equity starts with everyday stability. When families can reliably afford food, rent and daily expenses, they gain the dignity, peace of mind and ability to plan for the future. This is why we fight for policies that protect access to basic needs, strengthen economic security and fuel intergenerational mobility.
Health is a fundamental human right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it. When people can access timely and appropriate healthcare, they protect both their health and their household stability. With the goal of putting care within reach for everyone, we focus on eliminating financial barriers to treatment and championing the broader policy changes that put real healthcare resources, providers and facilities within reach.
We hold our mission tightly and our methods loosely. When partners, communities or a changing world need something new, we meet the moment — whether that means shifting resources, changing how we operate or fighting for new policies and practices that reflect the world that is emerging.
Partner Story - The Circuit EPA
They don’t just offer funds. They offer partnership. Minh and her team believed in us when we needed it most, and because of that, hundreds of kids in East Palo Alto now have access to technology, creativity, and opportunity.
When The.Circuit envisioned a new creative technology space for East Palo Alto, they didn't bring a long track record. Instead, they brought something much stronger: a deep connection to their neighborhood and a vision students and their families were eager for. We saw a team we wanted to build with, so we stepped in early with incubation, funding and hands-on strategy. Today, hundreds of local youth have a vibrant space to build skills, unleash creativity and shape their own futures.
