Sharifa Diaz
Sharifa joined Public Welfare Foundation in 2023 as a seasoned Executive assistant with more than 10 years of administrative…
Lakeshia Griggs
LaKeshia Griggs joined Public Welfare Foundation in 2023 as Officer Manager and Human Resources Assistant. LaKeshia is in her…
Year in Review: Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary
December 14, 2022We started this year — our 75th — with a question:What will it require to truly achieve justice in…
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…
- Jackson, MS // 2022
One Voice
Support for One Voice to continue criminal justice reform and violence interruption work in Mississippi.Awarded$200,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - New Orleans, LA // 2022
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-N.O.
Support for a data landscape analysis of criminal and youth justice in Louisiana.Awarded$68,944Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Washington, DC // 2022
Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop
Support for Thrive Under 25 leadership.Awarded$50,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - New Orleans, LA // 2022
Promise of Justice Initiative
General SupportAwarded$300,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform - New Orleans, LA // 2022
First 72+
Support to the First 72+ Just Reentry Policy Program.Awarded$200,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Madison, WI // 2022
EX-incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO)
Support for the FREE project at Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing, to ensure women in Milwaukee have access to, and the ability to advocate for, quality maternal health care in carceral and post-carceral settings.Awarded$75,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Washington, DC // 2022
Voices for a Second Chance
General SupportAwarded$300,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform - New Market, TN // 2022
Highlander Research and Education Center
Support to People's Advocacy Institute for Jackson Water Relief EffortsAwarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Opportunities - New Orleans, LA // 2022
Operation Restoration
General SupportAwarded$300,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Brooklyn, NY // 2022
Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.
Program support for Vera Louisiana to launch a criminal justice data dashboard.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - New Orleans, LA // 2022
Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana
Support for the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana’s Fees & Costs Reform Project and Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform