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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…
Demand More: PWF Launches New Video Series Highlighting Community Reinvestment
September 9, 2019
“We can’t arrest our way out of this situation… It has not worked.” – Justin Cooper, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionBillons of dollars have been was…
Public Welfare Team Reflects on Recent Trip to Montgomery
June 25, 2019
This May, Public Welfare Foundation’s board and staff convened in Montgomery, Alabama for its Spring board meeting.The goal of the time together was not only t…
Advancing Efforts to Promote Racial Equity
June 3, 2019
Public Welfare Foundation recently announced its new strategic framework, which focuses on an approach to justice that is community-led, restorative and racial…
Advancing a New Approach to Justice
April 1, 2019
Merriam-Webster named “justice” as its the word of year for 2018. And, while issues of justice were certainly front and center last year, far too often headlin…