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The NAACP

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:23:12 +0000

Founded in 1909, The National Association For Advancement of Colored People is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

U.S. Interagency Council On Homelessness

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:21:25 +0000

The mission of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is to coordinate the federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the …

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The NOHCJ

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:19:19 +0000

The National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice (NOHCJ) was chartered by the core group of Hispanics in 2003 as a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high professional standards for criminal justice agencies and criminal justice personnel.

Prison Fellowship

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:17:56 +0000

Prison Fellowship partners with thousands of churches to serve incarcerated parents and their families in the community—restoring broken bonds and protecting prisoners’ children from falling prey to the generational cycle of crime.

National Alliance of Faith and Justice

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:16:40 +0000

National Alliance of Faith and Justice (NAFJ) is a nonprofit association of criminal justice professionals and community leaders, whose mission is to promote the value of the inclusion of faith in addressing prevention, consequences, and resolutions of crime with emphasis upon the most culpable and vulnerable issues and stakeholders.

National Urban League

mario_araujo — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:12:59 +0000

The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Today, there are nearly 100 local affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people nationwide.

The Sentencing Project

mario_araujo — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:09:02 +0000

Established in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.

National Action Network

mario_araujo — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:09:02 +0000

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation, with chapters throughout the U.S. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, …

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National African American Drug Policy Coalition

mario_araujo — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:09:02 +0000

The National African American Drug Policy Coalition is a unique collaborative initiative to address the problem of drug abuse in the African American community with each member organization contributing distinct intellectual content, practices and procedures for eradicating the deleterious societal effects of drug abuse.

The Innocence Project

mario_araujo — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:02:51 +0000

The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.