Race, Redemption, and Restoration
April 6, 2019Race, Redemption, and Restoration is a time-bound initiative to fund promising programs advancing racial equity, redemption after incarceration, and…
Forcing Employees into Arbitration
June 30, 2017Workers are increasingly compelled to settle disputes with employers through private proceedings, giving up their right to go to…
Rethinking Chances in the Context of Justice
April 29, 2019Since 2017, April has been designated as Second Chance Month to highlight the barriers to full citizenship faced by…
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…
Closing Youth Prisons
March 13, 2019Shifting Funds to Effective Community-Based ModelsGiven the grave damage incarceration does to youth and families, as well as its…
Our Work
March 11, 2019It’s time to catalyze a transformative approach to justice.For 75 years, Public Welfare Foundation has adapted to meet the…
Progress in Closing Youth Prisons
January 10, 2018A national campaign to shut down youth prisons gained significant traction in the last year, with support from the…
From the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
August 2, 2023Summers typically unfold with news reports of surging youth violence, whether or not data support the conclusion that young…
Reducing Crime and Incarceration
January 17, 2017Experts find that the latest crime and prison numbers show positive trends and bolster the case for enhanced criminal…