From the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
August 2, 2023Summers typically unfold with news reports of surging youth violence, whether or not data support the conclusion that young…
Year in Review: Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary
December 14, 2022We started this year — our 75th — with a question:What will it require to truly achieve justice in…
Year in Review: Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary
December 13, 2022We started this year — our 75th — with a question:What will it require to truly achieve justice in…
Justice That’s Just: Partner Panel
June 25, 2021Justice That’s Just: Partner Panel is our second session panel featuring Ubuntu’s Ernest Johnson, Milwaukee DYFS’ Mark Mertens, Latino…
The Voices Leading Us into a New Year
December 18, 2020It is hard to adequately summarize 2020. It has been an incredibly difficult year, but not one without hope.…
Realizing a New Vision of Justice. It’s not a Moonshot.
June 9, 2020On the heels of an unprecedented spring, we now find ourselves at a precipice, experiencing a cultural awakening.More and…
What Love Looks Like: Credible Messengers Building Community in DC
March 5, 2020This video highlights the work leaders at the District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) are doing…
Prioritizing the Community: Funding Alternatives to Reduce Reliance on the Justice System
January 16, 2020Our latest video highlights the work leaders in Oakland are doing to resource effective community-based alternatives and lessen the…
Public Welfare Cohort Attends NationSwell NYC Summit
December 5, 2019Earlier this year, Public Welfare launched its inaugural NationSwell Council cohort of 11 reformers who are working tirelessly to…
All Right There: Elevating Investment Over Incarceration
November 18, 2019This new video from Public Welfare, highlights the incredible work our partners in Colorado are doing to shift resources…
Lessons in Place, Grantmaking & the City Within Our Nation’s Capital
October 29, 2019This past January, Public Welfare Foundation announced that we would begin our new approach to transformative justice right here…
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…
Demand More: Investing in Communities to Transform Criminal Justice
September 6, 2019Billions of dollars have been wasted on ineffective prison reform. Learn how community-based restorative efforts will transform the system.…
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…