Partnering to develop solutions for equity, justice and the greatest social good
Achieve tangible impact in partnership with community
We work with foundations, advocacy, movement-building and direct service organizations to support participatory, community-centered research and change that amplify marginalized voices, build community power and end harmful systems.
Change is possible
Principal Rashida Abuwala with collaborator Michelle P. at a youth-led summit on deinstitutionalization.
We believe philanthropy and social programs have the greatest impact when we center, share and cede power to community. Our participatory approach has supported youth-led organizations, direct-service organizations, policy organizations, government, funder collaboratives, and, philanthropies, on a local, state and national level, in their work to end the harmful impacts of the juvenile legal and child welfare/family regulation systems.
We work with our partners to engage in participatory research, facilitate community conversations, collaborate with lived experts, expose systemic harms, build movements, develop policy solutions, scale or develop new initiatives and supports, launch participatory grant-making, adopt liberatory grant-making practices and more.
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From the Ground Up: How Investment in Grassroots Organizations Supports Family Well-Being
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Youth and Families Forward grants $1.4M to prevent harmful child welfare practices in New York
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Channeling the Power of Collaborative Funding for Good
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NAACP and children's advocates seek a federal civil rights probe into Minnesota's child welfare system
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Are You Listening? Youth Accounts of Congregate Placements in NY
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Former Residents of New York Group Care Facilities Want to Know if Anyone Hears Their Cries
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Times Union OpEd: Congregate settings are modern-day orphanages. We have to shut them down.
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Reflecting With Community At Movement Research
