News & Resources

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…
Press Releases
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
September 16, 2019
The Board of Directors of Public Welfare Foundation approved over $2.1 million in grants to six organizations, including $800,000 as part of the Workers’ Right…
Demand More: PWF Launches New Video Series Highlighting Community Reinvestment
September 9, 2019
“We can’t arrest our way out of this situation… It has not worked.” – Justin Cooper, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionBillons of dollars have been was…
Videos
Demand More: Investing in Communities to Transform Criminal Justice
September 6, 2019
Billions of dollars have been wasted on ineffective prison reform. Learn how community-based restorative efforts will transform the system. This video from Pub…
I Want Rebellion
August 20, 2019
Last year Public Welfare Foundation commissioned artist Kaliq Crosby to create two murals inside of the True Reformer Building that honor the building’s histor…
116 Years Later, We Dedicate the True Reformer Building to You
July 15, 2019
If you are a Washingtonian, you have probably walked past the True Reformer Building, sitting on the corner of 12th and U Street Northwest. Until recently, the…
The Value of Life: Let’s Rally for More than Just the Privileged
July 12, 2019
Heavy in this week’s news cycles are reports of A$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, 2019
This 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, 2019
Public Welfare Foundation recently announced its new strategic framework, which focuses on an approach to justice that is community-led, restorative and racial…