The Prison Justice League
Austin, TX
2016, 2014
The Prison Justice League (PJL) envisions a society where the voices of all people regardless of past criminal behavior are included in efforts to create a balanced criminal...
Grantees
Twin Cities Free School
St. Paul, MN
2016
The Twin Cities Free School started by two indigenous women, mothers, and community organizers. Twin Cities Free School is an independent school whose mission is to provide an...
Two Spirit, Trans and Womxns Action Camp (TTWAC)
Minneapolis, MN
2018
The TTWAC mission is to build a frontline resistance camp that provides skill shares and empowerment to Two Spirit, Trans people and Womxn while taking direct action against...
Urban EpiCenter
Nashville, TN
2012, 2013
EpiCenter is a multi-racial, grassroots organization in Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee. The term, EpiCenter, describes the focal point of a disturbance or activity. The Urban EpiCenter is grounded in...
Voices of the Sacred
Missoula, MT
2017
Voices of the Sacred 's mission is to support the healing, empowerment and leadership development of Native youth and young adults, by giving voice and experience to those...
Warrior Women Project
Mansfield, OH
2019
The Warrior Women Project is an innovative collaboration of scholarship, media, and grassroots activism that provides a forum for Indigenous women activists to tell their stories in their...
We Are Guahan
Barrigada, GU
2013, 2014
We Are Guåhan is a multi-ethnic collective of individuals, families and grassroots organizations concerned with the future of our islands. We Are Guåhan aims to inform and engage...
Wisconsin Indian Education Association
Mosinee, WI
2018
Wisconsin Indian Education Association’s mission is to promote education and educational opportunities for American Indian people in Wisconsin.
Woodbine Education Center
Sedalia, CO
2019
Woodbine Education Center's living land-based center holds space for all people - particularly Indigenous people, people of color, and queer communities - to reflect while they heal, deepen,...
Young Abolitionists
Boston, MA
2017, 2016
Young Abolitionists (YA) is a youth-led grassroots collective from Boston that formed in 2012 from a group of friends that came together to build resistance against the prison...
Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project
Philadelphia, PA
2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
The Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project was created created in 2004. YASP has provided ongoing, year-round workshops for youth under 18 in the Philadelphia Prison System's adult jails...
Youth Organizing Institute
Durham, NC
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
The Youth Organizing Institute (YOI) is a popular education leadership development program centered on empowering the lives and experiences of young people. We aim to stop racism and...
Youth Rise Texas
Austin, TX
2017
Youth Rise Texas is an Austin, Texas based organization, largely comprised of young women and queer youth of color, who have been impacted by the incarceration or deportation...