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In California, the Homecoming Project is helping men and women recently out of prison return to a “normal” life. Pairing former prisoners with volunteer homeowners who receive a stipend to offer a spare room for six months, the program offers an alternative to halfway houses for a population with a disproportionate rate of homelessness. It was launched by Impact Justice, a national criminal-justice reform nonprofit, and is funded in part by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Of the 37 former inmates who have passed through the program so far in the Bay Area, none have returned to prison. (Los Angeles Times)
Background from the Chronicle: To Help the Formerly Incarcerated, Support Change at the Intersection of Health and Justice
With Donald Trump’s history of skepticism of global organizations, and his choice of an anti-vaccine activist as the country’s top health official, international health organizations fear cuts in funding from the United States are imminent. Groups including the World Health Organization, vaccine-supplier Gavi, and others combating infectious diseases are seeking tens of billions of dollars from philanthropies and governments as viruses mutate and infections spread and become resistant to treatments. The United States provides about half of all aid for global health. (New York Times)
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Community Trust: The Trust in American Institutions Challenge, sponsored by Reid Hoffman and administered by Lever for Change, is a $10 million open call designed to scale a bold solution that will build and restore public trust in the core institutions that form the pillars of society in the United States. The Challenge seeks transformative solutions that are poised to reverse recent trends and significantly increase public trust in core institutions (such as public schools, government bodies, the media, and the medical system) in the U.S. in the next five years. Five $200,000 project development grants will be provided, with one finalist awarded $9 million to implement their solution; application deadline February 19, 2025.
Bridging Divides: Interfaith America’s Strengthening the Campus Community grants support projects based at U.S. colleges and universities that bring together diverse groups of students in order to bridge meaningful divides on their campus or between students on campus and their local community. Supported projects should respond in a positive and swift way to the atmosphere on their campuses after the 2024 election, engage undergraduate students, and utilize interfaith skills and knowledge to mobilize or connect with a diverse group of students and campus community members. Grants up to $5,000; application deadline January 31, 2025.
