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From the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
August 2, 2023
Summers 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, 2022
We 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 …
Standing in the Tide
May 24, 2022
Our 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, 2022
It’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…
The Voices Leading Us into a New Year
December 18, 2020
It is hard to adequately summarize 2020. It has been an incredibly difficult year, but not one without hope. New and necessary voices are emerging and reframin…
Give Local: The Importance of Supporting Community-Rooted Organizations
November 10, 2020
We all know how important the year-end giving sprint is to our nonprofit partners. And, this year – with charitable giving down due to the COVID-19 pandemic an…
Realizing a New Vision of Justice. It’s not a Moonshot.
June 9, 2020
On the heels of an unprecedented spring, we now find ourselves at a precipice, experiencing a cultural awakening.More and more people are waking up to the real…
Public Welfare Cohort Attends NationSwell NYC Summit
December 5, 2019
Earlier this year, Public Welfare launched its inaugural NationSwell Council cohort of 11 reformers who are working tirelessly to advance a new vision of justi…
Lessons in Place, Grantmaking & the City Within Our Nation’s Capital
October 29, 2019
This past January, Public Welfare Foundation announced that we would begin our new approach to transformative justice right here in our hometown of D.C.I was e…