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…
The Voices Leading Us into a New Year
December 18, 2020It is hard to adequately summarize 2020. It has been an incredibly difficult year, but not one without hope.…
Give Local: The Importance of Supporting Community-Rooted Organizations
November 10, 2020We all know how important the year-end giving sprint is to our nonprofit partners. And, this year – with…
Realizing a New Vision of Justice. It’s not a Moonshot.
June 9, 2020On the heels of an unprecedented spring, we now find ourselves at a precipice, experiencing a cultural awakening.More and…
Public Welfare Cohort Attends NationSwell NYC Summit
December 5, 2019Earlier this year, Public Welfare launched its inaugural NationSwell Council cohort of 11 reformers who are working tirelessly to…
Lessons in Place, Grantmaking & the City Within Our Nation’s Capital
October 29, 2019This past January, Public Welfare Foundation announced that we would begin our new approach to transformative justice right here…
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…
I Want Rebellion
August 20, 2019Last year Public Welfare Foundation commissioned artist Kaliq Crosby to create two murals inside of the True Reformer Building…
Communities Must Lead the Way to a Transformed Criminal Justice System
April 1, 2019We are familiar with the statistics: over 2.3 million people sit in our nation’s jails and prisons; another 18…