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Marking Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Year
January 25, 2022
It’s 1947. Harry Truman is President, and it is the start of a Cold War that would last nearly 45 years. Bread costs 12 cents per loaf, and the minimum wage is…
Report on Challenges and Innovations in D.C.’s Criminal Justice System Now Available
May 25, 2021
Public Welfare Foundation is implementing a grantmaking strategy to focus on getting resources closer to the ground where promising solutions are happening. We…
The Voices Leading Us into a New Year
December 18, 2020
It is hard to adequately summarize 2020. It has been an incredibly difficult year, but not one without hope. New and necessary voices are emerging and reframin…
Give Local: The Importance of Supporting Community-Rooted Organizations
November 10, 2020
We all know how important the year-end giving sprint is to our nonprofit partners. And, this year – with charitable giving down due to the COVID-19 pandemic an…
Realizing a New Vision of Justice. It’s not a Moonshot.
June 9, 2020
On the heels of an unprecedented spring, we now find ourselves at a precipice, experiencing a cultural awakening.More and more people are waking up to the real…
Just Mercy: Elevating the Role of Legal Defense in Criminal Justice Reform
December 19, 2019
In a moment largely focused on the importance of prosecutors in reforming our nation’s justice system, the upcoming release of the film Just Mercy serves as a …
Public Welfare Cohort Attends NationSwell NYC Summit
December 5, 2019
Earlier this year, Public Welfare launched its inaugural NationSwell Council cohort of 11 reformers who are working tirelessly to advance a new vision of justi…
Lessons in Place, Grantmaking & the City Within Our Nation’s Capital
October 29, 2019
This past January, Public Welfare Foundation announced that we would begin our new approach to transformative justice right here in our hometown of D.C.I was e…
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 Reform CoalitionBillons of dollars have been was…