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116 Years Later, We Dedicate the True Reformer Building to You
July 15, 2019If you are a Washingtonian, you have probably walked past the True Reformer Building, sitting on the corner of 12th and U Street Northwest. Until recently, the…
The Value of Life: Let’s Rally for More than Just the Privileged
July 12, 2019Heavy in this week’s news cycles are reports of A$AP Rocky’s detention in Sweden. On July 2, the American rapper and record producer was arrested in Sweden whi…
Public Welfare Team Reflects on Recent Trip to Montgomery
June 25, 2019This May, Public Welfare Foundation’s board and staff convened in Montgomery, Alabama for its Spring board meeting.The goal of the time together was not only t…
Advancing Efforts to Promote Racial Equity
June 3, 2019Public Welfare Foundation recently announced its new strategic framework, which focuses on an approach to justice that is community-led, restorative and racial…
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
May 22, 2019The 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…
Public Welfare Foundation, Commission on Arts & Humanities Welcome Duke Ellington Mural Back to U Street
May 3, 2019Iconic Mural Returns to Side of Historic True Reformer Building
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 people with criminal records, and to spur s…
Communities Must Lead the Way to a Transformed Criminal Justice System
April 1, 2019We 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, 2019Merriam-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…
