This holiday season, your shopping choices can spark change. Supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs directly impacted by the criminal legal system—or organizations dedicated to their empowerment—goes beyond commerce. It’s a...
The Michigan Justice Fund creates welcoming spaces where stakeholders can share their experiences and ideas in order to build an effective criminal legal reform movement in our state. ...
By Meg Galindo, Senior Manager, Michigan Justice Fund In June Josie Graham, MJF Program Assistant, and I had the pleasure of attending the annual Clean Slate Initiative (CSI) 2024 Annual...
This story is featured in the Michigan Justice Fund’s 2023 Annual Report. The criminal legal system – which touches one out of three Americans – can be shifted by reforming...
This story is featured in the Michigan Justice Fund’s 2023 Annual Report. Headquartered in Lansing, Michigan Works! is deeply integrated into local communities through offices and physical service centers...
This story is featured in the Michigan Justice Fund’s 2023 Annual Report. Fueled by personal experiences and a deep knowledge of the challenges of reentry, the founders developed programs...
This story is featured in the Michigan Justice Fund’s 2023 Annual Report. Throughout its history, GRWRC has been a trailblazer, introducing innovative approaches tailored to uplift disadvantaged populations and...
Hudson-Webber Foundation President and CEO Melanca Clark, left, and Community Foundation President Richard (Ric) DeVore co-moderated a Mackinac Policy Conference panel about public-private partnerships. Panelists included Michigan Justice Fund Director...
By Liv Velarde, Program Assistant for the Michigan Justice Fund Conversations around incarceration often center around men, but women now account for 1 in 4 jail admissions and the number...
By Liv Velarde, Program Assistant for the Michigan Justice Fund Amanda Alexander is the Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center. She founded the organization in 2018 and is phasing out...