A national grantmaking organization focused on criminal justice reform is expanding to Tennessee and will be awarding funds to nine organizations across the state in its first year.
The Public Welfare Foundation (PWF), a Washington-based nonprofit that invests in community organizations across the country, announced recently that Tennessee will be the ninth jurisdiction where it has a presence. The foundation is focused on identifying and supporting alternatives to incarceration in the youth and adult criminal legal systems.
“The best ideas bubble up from communities. Tennessee has promising community-based work underway, strong pipelines of emerging leaders, the potential for systems change, and partnerships that are ripe for collaboration,” said Public Welfare Foundation President and CEO Candice C. Jones in a statement. “Tennessee, like each of our jurisdictions, has partners on the ground driving change who are committed to ensuring that justice becomes a reality in the places where they live and work.”