| Economic Justice (2006) |
Full list of 2006 grants Download full list of 2006 grant descriptions |
9to5 Working Women Education Fund: 9to5 Working Women Education Fund is a multi-racial, multi-state, grassroots organization whose mission is to strengthen the ability of low wage women to win economic justice. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to win time-off policies for routine school and medical activities; improve TANF program accountability; expand TANF income supports, specifically, child care, EITC, and food stamps; and increase low-wage women’s participation in the electoral process.
Contact: Linda Meric, Executive Director, 152 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 408, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2508, (303) 628-0925
http://www.9to5.org
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ACORN Living Wage resource Center : The ACORN LivingWageresourceCenter provides grassroots living and minimum wage coalitions with research, policy and strategic organizing advice to build capacity and connect organizing efforts to the broader struggle for economic justice and worker’s rights. HSF made a $15,000 grant to the ACORN Living Wage resource Center continue supporting traditional living wage and minimum wage ballot campaigns, develop campaigns to secure a living wage for school support staff (e.g., teachers aides, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and janitors), and promote new, innovative policy angles and organizing models.
Contact: Jen Kern, Director, 739 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 (202) 547-2500
http:///www.livingwagecampaign.org
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Atlanta Jobs with Justice: Atlanta Jobs with Justice is a coalition of labor unions, community groups, faith based organizations and student groups that chartered in 2003 with the purpose to help low- to no-wage workers in metropolitan Atlanta. HSF made a $15,000 grant to Atlanta Jobs to support the Save Marta Campaign, to organize “transit dependent” Atlanta residents for a more just and equitable transit system.
Contact: Terence Courtney, 542 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316(770) 361-0810
http://www.jwj.org/
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Chinese Progressive Association (CPA): CPA is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond. HSF made a $20,000 general support grant to CPA to build its citywide effort to stabilize working class neighborhoods and empower communities of color, including continuing its Protect Chinatown Campaign, the Chinatown Youth Project and the CPA’s civic engagement work.
Contact: Lydia Lowe, Executive Director, 28 Ash Street, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 259-1503
http://www.cpaboston.org
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW): CIW is a community-based labor organization of Latino, Haitian and Mayan immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout South Florida. CIW received a special one-time, 18-month general support grant of $45,000 to continue to monitor the implementation of established commitments from Yum Brands; maintain dialogue with fast food industry leaders, particularly McDonald’s/Chipotle & Burger King, around adopting similar commitments; explore relationships with retail leaders; and continue anti-slavery/indentured servitude campaign.
Contact: Julia Perkins, P.O. Box 603, Immokalee, FL 34142, (239) 657-8311
http://www.ciw-online.org
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Community Voices Heard (CVH): CVH is a membership organization of low-income people that works to achieve change through a multi-pronged strategy which includes community organizing, public policy work, and political education. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to CVH to monitor the City’s implementation of the Mayor’s Commission for Economic Opportunity recommendations around job creation, anti-poverty programs and improving wages for low-income workers; expand the use of paid transitional jobs programs with education and training components as a key welfare-to-work policy; and continue its voter education in strategic parts of the state.
Contact: Sondra Youdelman, Acting Director, 170 East 116th Street, Suite 1E, New York, NY 10029, (212) 860-6001
http://www.cvhaction.org
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Domestic Workers United (DWU): DWU organizes diverse immigrant women working as nannies, housekeepers and elderly caregivers in New York to raise the level of respect for domestic work, establish fair labor standards and help build a movement to end exploitation and oppression in general. HSF made a $20,000 grant to DWU to build membership base; advance campaign for statewide Bill of Rights for domestic workers, including living wage, notice and severance pay, paid vacation and holidays; continue Justice for Exploited Workers Campaigns; and complete a documentary video.
Contact: Ai-jen Poo, 2473 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458 (718) 220-7391
http://www.domesticworkersunited.org
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Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE): FUREE is a woman of color led, multi-racial organization, that uses direct action, leadership development, community organizing and political education to win economic and social change. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to FUREE to build the power of low-income and working class communities of color in Downtown Brooklyn, particularly family day care providers and retail workers at Fulton Mall; strengthen FUREE-ous Youth Organizing Project; and increase members’ civic participation.
Contact: Ilana Berger, Co-Director, 81 Willoughby St., #206, Brooklyn, NY 11201, (718) 852-2960
http://www.furee.org
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Florida ACORN: The long-term goal of Florida ACORN is to build a broad network of low-income residents, community advocates and leaders that will have the power to affect more inclusive and equitable public policies in the state of Florida. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $36,000 to Florida ACORN to increase community benefits and equitable development from large-scale and big box development, particularly in Miami and Orlando.
Contact: Jennifer Lawson, State Head Organizer, 1380 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135, (305) 644-3005 x111
http://www.acorn.org
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Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC): FLIC is an emerging statewide network of over 50 member organizations that promote fair treatment and policies for Florida’s immigrants. HSF made a $15,000 grant to FLIC to support its transition into developing organizing and worker justice campaigns.
Contact: Maria Rodriguez, Director, 3000 Biscayne Blvd. #400, Miami, FL33173
Garment Workers Center : The GarmentWorkersCenter seeks to support and empower garment workers and other low-wage immigrant workers in Los Angeles. HSF made a general support grant of $25,000 to build a stronger base of organized garment workers who can advocate for economic security on their own behalf and hold retailers, manufacturers and contractors responsible for working conditions.
Contact: Kimi Lee, Director, 1250 S. Los Angeles St., #213, Los Angeles, CA 90015, (213) 748-5866
http://www.garmentworkercenter.org
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Georgia Citizens’ Coalition on Hunger: The Georgia Citizens’ Coalition on Hunger seeks to end hunger, homelessness and poverty in Georgia by providing leadership development, education and organizing low-income communities to get involved and take action. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to Georgia Citizen’s Coalition to build working relationships between grassroots leaders in 5 Georgia cities (Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Athens and Savannah), conduct media campaigns and host town hall meetings in target cities, and increase the minimum wage from the federal minimum for nonexempt employees $5.15 to $7 an hour.
Contact info: Sandra Robertson, Executive Director, 9 Gammon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30315, (404) 622-7778
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Grass Roots Organizing (GRO): GRO is a community organizing group based in rural, central Missouri which engages low-income community members around welfare implementation, health care access, tenants’ rights and related issues. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to challenge new laws that restrict voter registration and education by grassroots organizations and advocate for publicly supported healthcare coverage in MO and shift debate to consider universal coverage.
Contact: Robin Acree, Executive Director, 304 South Calhoun Street, Mexico, MO 65265, (573) 581-9595
http://www.gromo.org
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Greater Birmingham Ministries: Greater Birmingham Ministries is an ecumenical, interfaith, and interracial organization with a 37 year history of providing direct services and enhancing community empowerment through issue campaigns, e.g., organizing around affordable housing, public transportation, etc. HSF made a $15,000 grant to Greater Birmingham Ministries to amplify the voices of low-income residents of color in debates and actions around constitution reform.
Contact: Scott Douglas, Executive Director, 2304 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35234 (205) 326-6821
http://www.bbm.org
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Korean Immigrant Workers’ Advocates (KIWA): KIWA empowers low-wage Korean and Latino workers in Los Angeles’ Koreatown community through improving workplace conditions and educating the broader community about workers’ plights. HSF made a $25,000 general support grant to KIWA to expand their supermarket living wage victory throughout Koreatown’s low-wage industries, bolster coalition work, and evaluate membership development practices in order to solidify their membership base.
Contact: Danny Park, Executive Director, 3465 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005, (213) 738-9050
http://www.kiwa.org
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Low-Income Families’ Empowerment through Education (LIFETIME): Based in California, LIFETIME is a state-wide grassroots organization which supports single parents on public assistance while they pursue higher education. HSF made a $10,000 planning grant to LIFETIME to build the capacity of constituent-led groups working with low income communities of color in Charleston, South Carolina; Biloxi, Mississippi; and Houston, Texas.
Contact: Diana Spatz, 132 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94606 (510) 452-5192
http://www.geds-to-phds.org/
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Louisiana ACORN: Louisiana ACORN focused on a living wage ballot measure, predatory lending, and home ownership prior to Hurricane Katrina. HSF made a $25,000 general support grant to Louisiana ACORN to organize toward the equitable rebuilding of Louisiana, particularly New Orleans, and to advance a living or minimum wage campaign at the city and/or state-wide level.
Contact: Beth Butler, Head Organizer, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 943-0044
http://www.acorn.org
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Miami Workers Center: The MiamiWorkersCenter is a strategy and organizing center for no- and low-wage workers in low-income communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to increase the power, participation and influence of working class constituencies in urban planning priorities, policies and material development at the County level, particularly around emergency housing measures and the Liberty City Transit Hub.
Contact: Gihan Pererra, Executive Director, 6127 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127, (305) 759-8717
http://www.miamiworkerscenter.org
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Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA): Founded in 2000, MIRA works to guarantee the human rights of immigrants and all workers in Mississippi through organizing, advocacy and public education. HSF made a $15,000 general support grant toward supporting worker run and led organizations throughout the Katrina recovery area in south Mississippi and the Gulf Coast, recoup back wages due immigrant workers along Mississippi Gulf Coast, and helping injured immigrant workers helping to rebuild Gulf Coast who are in need of assistance.
Contact: Bill Chandler, Executive Director, 612 N. State Street Suite B, Jackson, MS 39202 (601) 968-5182
http://www.yourmira.org/
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National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): NDLON is a national collaborative of 30 member organizations that work with day laborers in different capacities in order to strengthen and expand the work of local day laborer organizing groups to become more effective and strategic in building leadership, advancing low-wage worker and immigrant rights, and developing successful models for organizing immigrant contingent/temporary workers. HSF made a $30,000 general support grant to NDLON to coordinate and partner with other immigrant advocacy organizations and coalitions on the campaign for a fair and just immigration reform.
Contact: Pablo Alvarado, National Coordinator, 675 S. Park View St., Suite Base, Los Angeles, CA 90057, (213) 380-2784
http://www.ndlon.org
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National Employment Law Project (NELP): NELP is a national advocacy and research organization which provides intensive support to grassroots organizing and initiatives that enforce and expand employment protections for the nation’s low-wage workers. HSF made a $25,000 general support grant for NELP to provide direct support to active organizing campaigns, networking opportunities for disparate groups and services/support that local groups could not provide on their own.
Contact: Bruce Herman, Executive Director, 55 John Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10038, (212) 285-3025
http://www.nelp.org
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Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO): The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO) is a regional network of four grassroots organizations – Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN), Oregon Action (ORA), Montana People’s Action (MPA) and Washington Citizen’s Action (WCA) – whose mission is to achieve systemic change by building strong affiliate organizations and by executing national and regional campaigns that advance economic, racial and social justice. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to NWFCO to develop broad bases of support, strong grassroots leadership, and strong grassroots organizations around corporate accountability in health, universal health coverage and health as a racial equity issue.
Contact: LeeAnn Hall, Executive Director, 1265 S. Main St., #305, Seattle, WA 98144, (206) 568-5400
http://www.nwfco.org
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People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER): POWER is a multi-racial, multi-lingual membership organization of no-and low-wage workers who come together to find permanent solutions for poverty and unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. HSF made a special one-time, 18-month grant of $45,000 to POWER to continue political education and leadership development activities, organize low-income public housing tenants and home owners in Bayview Hunters Point and train low-wage immigrant Latina workers to negotiate more equitable relationships in all aspects of their lives.
Contact: Steve Williams, Executive Director, 32 Seventh Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 864-8372
http://www.unite-to-fight.org
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PICO Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT): PICO LIFT is the Louisiana state project of the PICO National Network, a faith-based organizing network working to increase access to health care, improve public schools, make neighborhoods safer, build affordable housing, redevelop communities and revitalize democracy. HSF made a $25,000 general support grant to help Louisiana’s displaced residents return, rebuild, and transform the state’s power structure to protect and benefit all people.
Contact: Jennifer Jones-Bridgett, Executive Director, 4550 North Boulevard, Suite 207, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 248-9595
http://www.picolouisiana.org
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Tennessee Immigrant and Refuge Rights Coalition (TIRRC): TIRCC is a statewide immigrant and refugee-led coalition of more than 40 groups whose mission is to develop a unified voice, defend their rights, and create an atmosphere in which they are viewed as positive contributors to the state. HSF made a $15,000 grant to support TIRCC’s Immigrant Freedom Schools.
Contact: David Lubell, State Director, 442 Metroplex Drive Building D, Suite 118, Nashville, TN 37211 (615) 833-0384
http://www.tnimmigrant.org
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We Count!: We Count! is a resident-led, multiethnic organization working to achieve social and economic justice in the Deep South Dade area of Florida through public education, leadership development, and direct action organizing. HSF made a $15,000 general support grant to increase immigrant workers’ ability to defend their rights and develop an inter-generational or cross-generational model for youth and adult organizing to hold public schools accountable for equitable, quality education for all students.
Contact: Jonathan Fried, Executive Director, P.O. Box 344226 Florida City, FL 33034 (305) 281-9377.
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