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Press Releases
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
May 22, 2019
The Board of Directors of Public Welfare Foundation approved over $2 million in grants to four organizations, including $1.3 million as part of the Workers’ Ri…
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Public Welfare Foundation, Commission on Arts & Humanities Welcome Duke Ellington Mural Back to U Street
May 3, 2019
Iconic Mural Returns to Side of Historic True Reformer Building
Rethinking Chances in the Context of Justice
April 29, 2019
Since 2017, April has been designated as Second Chance Month to highlight the barriers to full citizenship faced by people with criminal records, and to spur s…
Communities Must Lead the Way to a Transformed Criminal Justice System
April 1, 2019
We are familiar with the statistics: over 2.3 million people sit in our nation’s jails and prisons; another 18 million have prior felony convictions; and, near…
Advancing a New Approach to Justice
April 1, 2019
Merriam-Webster named “justice” as its the word of year for 2018. And, while issues of justice were certainly front and center last year, far too often headlin…
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Public Welfare Announces New Strategic Framework
January 28, 2019
Transitioning to Focus on Youth Justice & Criminal Justice Reforms
Press Releases
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
January 24, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Public Welfare Foundation approved over $6 million in grants to fourteen organizations, including $3.7 million for the Workers’ R…
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Public Welfare Foundation Announces Two New Program Directors
January 22, 2019
John Bae, Galit Lipa will advance efforts to catalyze a transformative approach to justice
Research Reports
Every Second: The Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America’s Families
December 7, 2018
FWD.us Every Second Report on the Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America’s Families.