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A Breakthrough Idea After a Break-In: Can restorative justice help communities "make it right"?

On a sunny day in the Bay, I walk up to my apartment door and think about how I’m looking forward to spending some time outside attempting to rescue the plants in my garden that I just can’t seem to...

Jelissa Parham

Safety Through Connection, Part Two: Imagine a world without intimate partner violence

This is part two in our guest blog series from our partners at Prevention Institute, Alisha Somji, Abena Asare, and Lisa Fujie Parks

Alisha Somji, Abena Asare, and Lisa Fujie Parks

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Safety Through Connection, Part One: From McKinleyville to San Diego, five communities redefine intimate partner violence prevention

The following is a guest blog from our parnters at Prevention Institute: Supporting safe relationships, mental wellbeing, and economic security are goals for many communities —but the connections...

Alisha Somji, Abena Asare, and Lisa Fujie Parks

Mo and two kids sitting in a waiting room

How the Public Charge Rule Affects All Californians

While there’s a prevailing sense that immigrants are under assault in today’s political climate, there’s a silver lining in amid the discouraging news.

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Lucia Corral Pena and Mimi Kim sitting down together

The power and potential of restorative justice to address and prevent domestic violence

A discussion with Senior Program Officer Lucia Corral Peña and Executive Director of Creative Interventions Mimi Kim about the potential of restoratative justice as a solution to domestic violence.

What "Public Charge" Means for the Health of our Communities

On Friday, a federal court in New York blocked the Trump Administration’s proposed public charge rule while courts across the country weigh legal challenges to its implementation. The rule, which was...

Raymond Baxter, Ph.D.

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$17.8 million awarded
70 grants made