- Denver, CO // 2013
Front Range Economic Strategy Center
General support.Awarded$75,000Term12 monthsProgramWorkers' Rights - Washington, DC // 2013
National Public Radio
Support for on-air coverage of issues related to low-wage workers' rights.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramWorkers' Rights - Boston, MA // 2013
Crime and Justice Institute
Support to expand the organization's ability to provide expert technical assistance and training for pretrial detention reform and to help two California counties with pretrial reform implementation.Awarded$500,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - New York, NY // 2013
National Employment Law Project
Support to continue a coordinated national campaign with Community Legal Services, its sub-grantee, to reduce unnecessary structural barriers to employment for people with criminal records.Awarded$350,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Chicago, IL // 2013
Children and Family Justice Center
Support to help the Illinois Youth Justice Commission promote more effective and fair juvenile justice policies.Awarded$180,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Harrisburg, PA // 2013
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Support to produce publications about community-based alternatives to incarceration for high-risk youth.Awarded$75,000Term12 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Washington, DC // 2013
New Venture Fund
Support to house a collective communications initiative that will create a common narrative in the media, casting a spotlight on the vital role of civil legal aid, ultimately leading to increased attention, support and resources for the sector.Awarded$700,000Term36 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Brooklyn, NY // 2013
Global Workers Justice Alliance
General support.Awarded$150,000Term24 monthsProgramWorkers' Rights - Ewing, NJ // 2013
New Jersey Work Environment Council
General support.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramWorkers' Rights - Washington, DC // 2013
Dewey Square Group
Support to design and execute a communications campaign to support the pretrial advocacy field in influencing key decision makers and policymakers across the nation to embrace pretrial reform.Awarded$163,000Term12 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Carrboro, NC // 2013
National Health Law Program
Support to provide research and expert technical assistance in support of the development of a model pretrial program to divert pretrial defendants from incarceration using behavioral health treatment services available through the Affordable Care Act.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Washington, DC // 2013
Coalition for Youth Justice
$190,000 in project support to provide resources, training and technical assistance to judges, policymakers and practitioners on the deinstitutionalization of status offenders and $50,000 in general support.Awarded$240,000Term12 monthsProgramYouth Justice - New York, NY // 2013
Columbia School of Law
Support to host a convening of advocates to develop a national policy agenda and briefing paper on LGBTQ concerns in relation to criminal justice.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund - Washington, DC // 2013
Pro Bono Institute
Support to enhance delivery and impact of pro bono legal services for low-income clients.Awarded$55,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Chicago, IL // 2013
In These Times
Support for original news coverage and commentary on workers' rights issues in In These Times magazine and online in the blog Working In These Times.Awarded$160,000Term24 monthsProgramWorkers' Rights