Public Welfare Foundation Awards $3.5 million in True Reformer Grants
Candice Jones, Public Welfare Foundation President and CEO. Public
Welfare Foundation.
Foundation, the country’s only endowment fund dedicated
to catalyzing new transformative approaches to youth and
adult criminal justice, announced seven True Reformer grant
awards totaling a $3.5 million investment in restorative,
community-led, and racially just approaches to justice to
honor the Foundation’s 75th anniversary.
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition: Denver, Colo.
Michigan Center for Youth Justice: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Operation Restoration: New Orleans, La.
People’s Advocacy Institute: Jackson, Miss.
The African American Roundtable: Milwaukee, Wisc.
Voices for a Second Chance: Washington, D.C.
Women on The Rise: Atlanta, Ga.
True Reformer Building in Washington, D.C. that Public
Welfare Foundation calls home – recognize seven of the
Foundation’s key partners through investments that will
advance progress and position them for long-term impact.
These organizations serve as anchors of the justice reform
movement in communities where Public Welfare Foundation
works.
an opportunity to reflect and look forward in anticipation,”
said Public Welfare Foundation President and CEO
Candice C. Jones. “Each of Public Welfare’s True Reformer
grant recipients demonstrates courageous leadership in
advancing justice that’s just. They are paving the way for
a new, transformative approach to justice that is community-
led, restorative, and racially just. They deserve not just
our praise, but our investment to ensure that they can continue
to advance this work in the years to come.”
intended to strengthen an organization’s operating and programmatic infrastructure so that it can continue its work well
into the future. Each organization’s leadership has identified
specific and tailored ways that they will use the funding,
including, but not limited to, strategic planning, staffing increases, technology enhancements, and operating reserves.
agenda for the coming years that will help to reimagine
our state’s juvenile justice system by shifting to a model
that is transparent, data-driven, and prioritizes healing over
punishment and incarceration,” said Jason Smith, Executive
Director of Michigan Center for Youth Justice and True
Reformer grant recipient. “This gift from Public Welfare
Foundation will help MCYJ build and strengthen our
organizational capacities to achieve our policy reform goals
and support us as we move toward intentionally centering
the voices of youth and families who have been directly
impacted by the justice system in all aspects of our work.”
the Public Welfare Foundation team and were approved
by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Each organization
was selected based on strong leadership, opportunities for
growth, and increased impact and are aligned with Public
Welfare Foundation’s values of community-led, restorative,
and racially just solutions.
efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in
need. In its 75-year history, the Foundation has made over
5,700 grants totaling more than $700 million. Today, the
Foundation’s efforts focus on catalyzing a transformative
approach to justice that is community-led, restorative, and
racially just through investments in criminal justice and
youth justice reforms.
www.justicebyanymeans.org.
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