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… The Silence of Our Friends
February 18, 2025In times of plenty, the work we do can seem easy. Resources abound. Apathy seems at bay. The promise of a better future feels just within reach. Those times do…
Public Welfare Foundation Expands to Maryland
January 27, 2025Across Maryland, organizers, advocates, and coalitions are tugging the complex state toward justice reform. Encouraged and emboldened by their persistence, Pub…
Why We Fund the Future
January 9, 2025I’m ringing in 2025 with hope.Research shows that hope is healthier than cynicism, and it’s better for problem-solving.One thing that is giving me hope right n…
From the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
August 2, 2023Summers typically unfold with news reports of surging youth violence, whether or not data support the conclusion that young people are at the center of that su…
Year in Review: Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary
December 13, 2022We started this year — our 75th — with a question:What will it require to truly achieve justice in the next 75 years? We’ve spent the year investigating this …
Highlighting Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Event
October 10, 202275 years is a milestone worth celebrating. And the work that our partners wake up and do each and every day is worth celebrating.Public Welfare Foundation ga…
Standing in the Tide
May 24, 2022Our 75th anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect and look forward in anticipation.As part of our anniversary year, Public Welfare Foundation has awarded…
Marking Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Year
January 25, 2022It’s 1947. Harry Truman is President, and it is the start of a Cold War that would last nearly 45 years. Bread costs 12 cents per loaf, and the minimum wage is…
Report on Challenges and Innovations in D.C.’s Criminal Justice System Now Available
May 25, 2021Public Welfare Foundation is implementing a grantmaking strategy to focus on getting resources closer to the ground where promising solutions are happening. We…
