Catalyzing a transformative approach to justice that is community-led, restorative, and racially just through investments in criminal justice and youth justice.
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Shannon Ross, Founder & CEO of The Community, writes about the power of self-awareness for Public Welfare Foundation’s ‘Withstanding Through...’ essay series.
Read Shannon’s full essay here: publicwelfare.substack.com/p…
The old adage is true: there is strength in numbers. Shared vision and collective action make possible what feels too ambitious, too difficult, too daunting.
Ground yourself in possibility by grounding yourself in community.
Image from Southern Movement Committee
Transforming the criminal and youth justice systems requires curiosity to drive our imaginations to places that truly challenge the status quo.
Love is not a pie-in-the-sky ideal. Love is accountability. Love is resources. Love is community. These are principles absent in the current youth justice system – and The Delta Project is among the orgs advocating to build something new grounded in those principles.
Working in a nonprofit newsroom in Memphis, Tennessee, is no easy feat.
But @MLK50Memphis has not wavered in the face of challenges.
Read Executive Editor of Editorial Adrienne Johnson Martin's full essay here: substack.com/home/post/p-220…
For our essay series, Adrienne Johnson Martin, Executive Director of Editorial at @MLK50Memphis, writes about how the Memphis-based nonprofit news outlet withstood when reporting the truth to their communities.
Read Adrienne’s essay here: substack.com/@publicwelfare/…
Young people’s experiences in the youth justice system are the center of gravity at The Delta Project. Their voices anchor the important work being done to propel youth justice reform forward in Michigan.
Withstanding with The Delta Project.
The Delta Project is a West Michigan-based organization that provides programming for youth and young adults who have been or are at risk for being engaged with the youth justice system.
Learn more: thedeltaproject.co/
The work of criminal and youth justice reform consistently challenges us with this question: What world will our children inherit from us? Will it be better than the one we inherited?
Last month, for Public Welfare Foundation’s essay series, The Community’s Shannon Ross wrote vulnerably and candidly about his younger years without self-awareness, his growth in self-awareness, and his ongoing work to sustain it.
publicwelfare.substack.com/p…
On her birthday, we are reminded of Fannie Lou Hamer’s wisdom: there are many who have gone before us, paving the way for the work we do today. When we honor that history, we learn from that history – and it becomes a pathway forward.
We withstand by learning with and from each other. No matter our age, role, zip code, or field of expertise, the opportunity to come together and exchange wisdom is never wasted.
It’s important to meet, shake hands, break bread, and learn from one another in shared spaces.
For Public Welfare Foundation’s ‘Withstanding Through...’ essay series, The Community Founder & CEO Shannon Ross shares how self-awareness shaped the trajectory of his life and continues to shape the work of The Community.
Read the full essay here: publicwelfare.substack.com/p…
What is the world we intend to hand off to our young people?
Every day, Public Welfare Foundation partners are answering that call, working with vision and determination to bring a better world to life for the next generation, and the one after that.
In a world that increasingly exists in digital siloes, rooms filled with conversation and collaboration become all the more sacred. They're where trust is grown, bridges are built, and momentum is sustained.
Summer may be coming to a close, but there’s still time to throw on Movement Music, a playlist curated by our partners. Tune into the music that inspires, encourages, and galvanizes them in moments of needs.
You can find the playlists on Spotify and YouTube:
Listen to it on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5A…
Listen to it on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
*Please note that some of the songs included contain explicit language — listener discretion is advised.
As heavy as the work can be, it is not without joy. Community buoys us; it provides solidarity, hope, and inspiration. It reminds us that we are stronger together.
Kids Forward Senior Policy Analyst Carte’cia Weaver shares what she believes can sustain the work even as we move through storms.
Learn more about the work Kids Forward does here: kidsforward.org/
In June, we shared Movement Music, a playlist with song selections from our partners that inspire, encourage, and galvanize them in moments of need.
It features music from different genres, languages, and time periods, reflecting the diverse coalitions our partners represent.
Listen to it on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5A…
Listen to it on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
*Please note that some of the songs included contain explicit language — listener discretion is advised.