2020-2021 Social Justice Grantees
The Players Coalition sets to achieve social and racial equality using Players Coalition influence and support to impact systemic social and civic change in the areas of Police & Community Relations, Criminal Justice Reform and Education & Economic Advancement in low-income communities
A project of the Tides Center, is a nonprofit working with Californians from all walks of life to replace prison and justice system waste with common sense solutions that create safe neighborhoods and save public dollars. Through policy advocacy, grassroots mobilization, public education, alliances and support for local best practices, they promote strategies to stop the cycle of crime, reduce reliance on incarceration and build healthy communities.
The Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
100 Black Men of the Bay Area works to improve the quality of life in African American communities by improving the educational, economic and social status of African Americans across the entire nation through Mentoring, Education, Health & Wellness, Economic Empowerment.
Operation HOPE is a for-purpose organization working to disrupt poverty and empower inclusion for low and moderate-income youth and adults, equipping young people and adults with the financial tools and education to secure a better future.
African American Community Service Agency works to preserve the dignity and culture of a diverse African American Community and to provide services that promote full participation of all of Santa Clara County and the general society.
Dream Corps closes prison doors and opens doors of opportunity. They bring people together across racial, social, and partisan lines to create a future with freedom and dignity for all.
SPAAT provides customized wrap around support services that help every student-athlete transition from their secondary education to the world of college, careers, and adulthood
PICO California supports grassroots organizing which enables people of faith to build power to reshape their lives and their communities. Their network of organizations trains leaders and equips them with tools to fight racism and build a more equitable and just society.
Empower Initiative delivers trusted, justice-informed leadership training and coaching that will create the conditions for innovation, creativity and impact for organizations. Their goal is to create a society where everyone belongs.
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Alive & Free works to keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence and free from incarceration. They provide young people with opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves and to move into contributing roles in society.
FLY's mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring.
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is a charter commission of the City and County of San Francisco that works to increase equality, eradicate discrimination, and to protect human rights for all people.
Young Community Developers, believes that every individual should have the right to sustainable and generational economic mobility, aiming to break the cycle of poverty.
