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Criminal Justice Reform
Building Opportunity for People with Histories of Incarceration
Pablo Gaxiola walked out of prison in 2014, after being in and out of the system for 15 years. He left with his personal...
Criminal Justice Reform
Public Rights Project: Rethinking How Prosecutors Protect & Serve Their Communities
In 2017, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launched our Criminal Justice Reform work, as part of the Justice & Opportunity...
Community
Voting has begun on critical housing and criminal justice ballot measures
With early and mail voting underway, critical community-driven ballot measures on criminal justice reform and housing...
Community
Landed: Helping Educators Live in the Communities They Serve
“The more teachers can stay in their communities and build roots, those benefits pour out to the students,” said Carol...
Education
Expanding Access to School Readiness Programs for Children in the Bay Area
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is supporting the Tides Foundation’s Bring Learning Home Initiative so that more students...
Criminal Justice Reform
Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains... Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains Support from the Cha...
As part of our Justice & Opportunity Initiative, which focuses on housing affordability, criminal justice reform,...
Community
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Invites Bay Area Organizations to Apply for New Grant Funding
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropy that engineers change at scale in science, education and issues related to...
Criminal Justice Reform
Award-winning podcast, education program at San Quentin Prison gain support from the Chan Zuckerberg... Award-winning podcast, education program at San Quentin Prison gain support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced support for two projects based at San Quentin Prison; the award-winning...
Community
Veterans and Affordable Housing Act Gains Momentum with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Donation
Sacramento, CA – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pledged support for Prop. 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Act,...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Justice & Opportunity Staff Collaborate with Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Over the next few weeks, a team from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Justice & Opportunity team will...
Community
Supporting Community Coalitions in California
As part of our Justice & Opportunity Initiative, which focuses on housing affordability, criminal justice reform,...
Community
Supporting Eviction Lab, A Project to Understand Housing Insecurity and Its Impact
The Eviction Lab CZI is proud to be an early supporter of the Eviction Lab, which built the first nationwide database of...
Community
Supporting Palo Alto’s Project WeHOPE, Getting People Back on the Road to Self-Sufficiency
Through our Bay Area Community Fund, we stand behind organizations like Project WeHope, and the leaders who make them work....
Community
Introducing the Communities Thrive Challenge, An Effort to Empower Community-Driven Approaches to... Introducing the Communities Thrive Challenge, An Effort to Empower Community-Driven Approaches to Economic Opportunity
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is working with The Rockefeller Foundation to launch the Communities Thrive Challenge — an...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Coffee Chat: Prosecutors Control the Front Door
“Prosecutors are the ones who control the front door. They decide whether a case is going to be charged or whether an...
Criminal Justice Reform
FWD.us Joins Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform
David Plouffe: Our partners at FWD.us are joining a coalition of local leaders in Oklahoma calling for criminal...
Education
Supporting Reach Every Reader to Better Understand How Children Learn to Read
Priscilla Chan: Too many students in elementary school are reading below their grade level, a huge educational disadvantage...