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The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the lives of countless people.

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  • Public Welfare Foundation Adds Two Program Officers
    Robert Shull, the former Deputy Director of Public Citizen, has been named Program Officer for Workers' Rights, and Ria Pugeda, former Senior Program Associate with the Foundation, is now a program officer.
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  • CHANGE THIS
    That’s the message of the new Public Welfare Foundation annual report for 2007. Read about “Making Change Happen,” including in-depth stories about the people behind our programs and a list of grants made in 2007. Find the link to the digital (PDF) version on our About Us page or
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  • Second Chance Act May Speed Broader Justice Reform
    Advocates believe the unusual bipartisan coalition that has formed around the Second Chance Act, a bill to help former prisoners re-enter society, may mark a trend toward more enlightened criminal justice policies.
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