Grantees

Tight Lipped

• Fall 2023
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• Fall 2024
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•   2nd Grant

Evanston, Illinois

Tight Lipped is a grassroots organization by and for people with chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain, working to destigmatize these conditions.  They advocate for correct diagnosis, effective treatment, and compassionate care, and also connect the affected community through storytelling. Tight Lipped is currently developing and launching their first patient-led campaign, which will advocate for all […]

Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice

• Fall 2024
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•   2nd Grant

Micanopy, Florida

The Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice is a grassroots start-up that advocates against gender-based violence in the prison system by centering, connecting, and supporting jailhouse lawyers and grassroots advocates. ARC Gender Justice organizes to shift power to those affected by the dysfunction of the carceral system across several states, including Florida, Georgia, New York […]

Heart of Courage

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

Heart of Courage works side by side with mothers who have lost temporary custody of their children due to addiction, incarceration, domestic violence, mental health issues, and homelessness. According to a professor at the University of Texas Austin, research is showing that 40% of the mothers who have a Children’s Protective Services (CPS) case were […]

National Equal Justice Association (NEJA)

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

National Equal Justice Association (NEJA) is an all-volunteer organization that works to secure equal justice for poor and minority workers and their families struggling to obtain fair wages, nutritional food, health care, clean and affordable water, and safe working and living conditions. NEJA’s efforts continue to inform and unite potential allies to demand implementation of […]

National Women’s Defense League

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

National Women’s Defense League (NWDL) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preventing sexual harassment and protecting survivors, particularly in political workplaces. NWDL serves as a movement backbone, developing national state strategies, coordinating advocates, and resourcing survivors. NWDL conducts research to help understand the breadth of the problem, provide education for the public and decision-makers, and […]

Project Rainbow Utah

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

Project Rainbow Utah envisions a Utah where every LGBTQIA+ individual feels they belong and are safe. Project Rainbow Utah fosters visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community through flag campaigns, promotes inclusivity through civic dialogue and training, and provides crucial funds and other development support through a Community Fund. Initiatives focus on addressing systemic injustices, particularly those […]

Rockland Prison Justice Project

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

Rockland Prison Justice Project advocates for restorative justice practices as an alternative paradigm to punishment and for a justice system based on reparation and reconciliation rather than retribution and vengeance. The grassroots group of Rockland County residents and activists work in solidarity with others in New York State and around the country to end mass […]

South Asian Women Project (SAWP)

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

The South Asian Women Project (SAWP) supports survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and their families through culturally sensitive support groups, trauma-informed counseling, and financial empowerment. South Asian Women Project’s goal is to create a space for women and their children who have suffered IPV, to feel safe and comfortable to talk about their traumatic […]

Hattie B. BWIP (Hattie B. Black Women in Progress)

• Spring 2024
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•   1st Grant

Hattie B. BWIP is dedicated to empowering young girls to transcend their immediate circumstances and envision a future filled with possibilities. Hattie B. BWIP primarily impacts young girls aged 6-18 from marginalized Black and Brown communities, with a focus on those residing in rural and underserved areas across Cochise, Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties in Arizona. […]