Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
May 12, 2017The Board of Directors approved nearly $4 million in grants to nine organizations across the country.
The Pervasiveness of Wage Theft
May 11, 2017A new study by a Public Welfare Foundation grantee shows how costly minimum wage violations are to low-wage workers…
The Impact of Incarceration
April 6, 2017Facts and Figures: Some of the effects of imprisoning so many people in America
One Solution to the Access Crisis in our Civil Justice System
March 30, 2017In an opinion column for Governing magazine, Public Welfare Foundation President & CEO Mary McClymont highlights new efforts in…
New Ways to Increase Access to Justice
March 22, 2017A program in Washington State uses specially trained individuals to help people with particular legal problems.
Stop Punishing Youth Like Adults in Court
March 10, 2017Photo credit: Patty Williams Hilda recalled that her son said he felt like a toy that was broken and…
Treating Kids Like Kids
March 7, 2017A new report by two Public Welfare Foundation grantees shows continuing momentum on keeping youth out of adult courts.
New Poll Shows Support for Keeping Youth out of Prison
February 15, 2017Across the country, there are widespread preferences for more prevention and rehabilitation rather than punishment and incarceration.
Reducing Crime and Incarceration
January 17, 2017From 2010 to 2015, DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that the nation’s rate of incarceration fell 8.4 percent, while…
