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Independence Media Accepting Applications for Digital Equity Fund, $20K - $100K Grant Funding

The Independence Public Media Foundation funds and supports creative, community-centered media and media making across Greater...

In-Person Visitation To Resume At State Correctional Institutions

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary John Wetzel announced that in-person visitation will be phased in at select DOC...

BJA Accepting Applications for Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program

Eligible Applicants: County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education...

Philadelphia Reentry Coalition Accepting Nominations for First Ever Elected Leadership Team

The Reentry Coalition is transitioning to an elected leadership team, and we've just opened our Call for Nominations. You may nominate...

Why it's Dangerous that Workers in PA Prisons, COVID-19 Hot Spots, Aren’t Getting Vaccinated

Spotlight PA: Joseph Darius Jaafari - April 25, 2021 A delayed upgrade to the state Department of Corrections’ dashboard on covid-19...

Apply Now for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund

Bread & Roses Community Fund, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity is launching...

Apply Now for the Trans Resilience Fund

The Trans Resilience Fund (the Fund) is a special one-time fund to support the trans community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund...

Lifetime Parole Forces Families to Live with Invisible Shackles | Opinion

The Inquirer: Ramona Harris - April 30, 2021 I finally met Bobby Harris in May of 2019, but I say we were destined to meet because we...

Opinion: Biden Administration needs to Walk the Walk on Second Chances

USA Today: Erica Zunkel and James Zeigler - May 1, 2021 President Joe Biden declared April Second Chance Month, sending a strong signal...

A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice: Training and Employment for Correctional Populations

Brookings: Grant Duwe and Makada Henry-Nickie - April 2021 People involved in the correctional system in the U.S. tend to be...

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