Gina Clayton and Essie Justice Group in Vogue
Gina Clayton and her colleagues at Essie Justice Group were highlighted in Vogue for their fight to reform the Criminal Justice system. Read the full article: A Matter of Justice
Social Justice
Founders of CIVIC Recieve Leadership Award
Christina Fialho and Christina Mansfield, founders of Social Justice grantee CIVIC, were recently awarded The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for their work to end isolation and create human conditions for immigrants in detention centers. Click here to read more:
David Muhammed on Youth Justice
David Muhammed, a 2017 JMK Innovation Prize Awardee, writes about the desperately needed paradigm shift in the administration of youth justice in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. Click here to read more: Local Restorative Justice Could Be Best Kind of Diversion
Grantee Bob Libal Named 15 People Changing the Nonprofit World
Bob Libal of Grassroots Leadership, one of our recent Social Justice Grantees, was named one of the "15 More People Changing the Nonprofit World" by Philanthropy.com. Read the full article here: 15 More People Changing the Nonprofit World
GRINNELL COLLEGE AWARDS GRINNELL PRIZE TO GINA CLAYTON, FOUNDER OF ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP
Gina Clayton, 2015 Awardee of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize and Founder of the Essie Justice Group, was awarded the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize - the highest prize offered by an American college for social justice work. Read the
Let Them Learn While They Serve
Kaplan Grantee Bard Prison Initiative, of Bard College, mentioned in New York Times Article "Let Prisoners Learn While They Serve." Read the article here: Let Prisoners Learn While They Serve - The New York Times
Safe Hands
Crain's explains how Alan Shapiro started Terra Firma, a Kaplan grantee, which provides medical and legal services to immigrants in need. Safe Hands
Glenn Martin Takes Fact-Finding Tour at Rikers
Glenn Martin, President and Founder of Kaplan grantee JustLeadershipUSA, takes fact-finding tour at Rikers. Read the full article here:Ex-Inmate Takes Rikers Tour with Advocates …