When people are able to live free from violence, at home and in their communities, they are more likely to thrive. Our Safety & Justice portfolio looks for opportunities to prevent child abuse, domestic violence, and gun violence. We also invest in legal system reform in an effort to advance equitable treatment and outcomes for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income.
Below you will find a list of current partners supported by our Safety & Justice program. You can also sort our grantees by program and location.
Providing health care consumers with the services and support they need to navigate a complex health care financing system.
Visit websiteUsing a data driven, public health approach to promote community education and programs to reduce gun violence.
Visit websiteAttaining optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
Protecting civil liberties and civil rights, advancing equity, justice, and freedom, and dismantling systems rooted in oppression and discrimination.
Visit websiteHelping women reclaim their lives, gain awareness of their personal self-worth, and be empowered to make the changes necessary to improve their welfare along with that of their children and families.
Visit websiteLeading with facts and designing evidence-based programs that address the root causes of America’s gun violence epidemic.
Visit websiteHelping strengthen families and support children, teens, and adults impacted by trauma and adversity.
Visit websiteEmpowering youth, strengthening families, engaging the community.
Visit websiteWorking to reduce gun violence in Black and Brown communities by empowering those closest to the pain.
Visit websiteProviding access to justice by offering affordable legal services from qualified and dedicated attorneys.
Visit websiteEmpoweing all survivors of gender-based violence in Dane County, Wisconsin by making it easier for them to access the right help, at the right time.
Visit websiteEmpowering those affected by domestic violence and advocate for social change through support, education, and outreach.
Visit websiteProviding efficient, technology driven legal assistance to clear civil legal barriers to economic prosperity for Wisconsin families; transforming legal and court systems to prevent economic drags; and contributing to national reform movements to improve access to civil legal justice.
Visit websiteHelping individuals and families address barriers to employment and obtain the skills, training, and experience they need to support their families through employment.
Visit websitePromoting social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices and policies to prevent and eliminate domestic violence, abuse and oppression, which destroy human dignity and liberty.
Visit websiteCorrecting the narrative within all systems that support mass incarceration and excessive supervision.
Visit websiteCatalyzing a movement to eliminate the fines and fees that distort justice.
Visit websiteUsing a holistic approach to reduce generational trauma by providing evidence-based intervention and prevention services to the people, neighborhoods, and families most impacted by gun violence.
Visit websiteSupporting advocacy, research, education, and community based organizing in order to reduce gun injuries and deaths.
Visit websiteEducating the public about the state of gun violence and proposing solutions that increase the safety of cummunities by encouraging personal responibility and commense policies.
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Visit websiteBuilding a safer future with fewer guns by holding the gun industry accountable and by organizing action around research-based campaigns that push corporations and other powerful voices in society to limit the role guns play in American life.
Visit websiteBuilding and connecting violence intervention programs and promoting equity for victims of violence globally.
Visit websiteProviding legal assistance to those who otherwise cannot afford it.
Visit websiteHelping to transform individual lives and social systems to create a just and equitable community.
Visit websiteFighting for rights, dignity, equity, and opportunity for youth.
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Visit websiteEmpowering survivors of sexual violence and trafficking.
Visit websiteEmpowering, inspiring and enriching the lives of justice-impacted individuals by bringing together customized community resources, supportive service providers, and second-chance employers both pre-release and post-release to maximize positive impact and successful reentry.
Visit websiteFocusing on strengthening Black families to create a stronger Madison for all.
Visit websiteEnding gun violence and creating a safer, stronger Oregon for all of us.
Visit websitePreventing gun violence by creating a new cultural narrative that guns make us less safe.
Visit websiteAdvocating for those harmed by sexual violence by centering survivors, promoting societal change, and committing to be an evolving force for social equity.
Visit websiteReducing trauma and promoting healing for children and adults with intellectual disabilities who are victims of or witnesses to crime.
Visit websiteProtecting mental health and prevent suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults.
Visit websiteTurning public health research into policy action that reduces all forms of gun violence and saves lives.
Visit websiteFostering a love of reading behind bars, encourage the pursuit of knowledge and self-empowerment, and to help break the cycle of recidivism.
Visit websiteProviding restorative healing and hope for young children and their families who have experienced trauma, helping them build a foundation for the mastery of life-sustaining skills.
Visit websiteAdvocating for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice.
Visit websiteEmpowering the community to break the cycle of domestic violence, end sexual assault, and promote heathy family systems.
Visit websiteProviding students with a significant learning experience in which they develop into skilled legal professionals and engaged public citizens.
Visit websiteConnecting children and parents in justice-involved families through literacy-rich experiences and environments.
Visit websiteProviding opportunities for personal transformation and empowerment through prison education.
Visit websiteEducating law students and servicing incarcerated persons in the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
Visit websitePreventing gun violence, injuries, and deaths through education and advocacy.
Visit websiteCreating the social change necessary to end sexual violence.
Visit websiteAdvocating for progressive change in the Wisconsin justice system by educating the public about its real-life impacts and partnering with other organizations to achieve more just outcomes.
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