Austin-based public interest justice center TexasAppleseed, has once again received a sizable grant from the National Football League.
social justice initiative."The work Texas Appleseed does embodies the true meaning of Inspire Change," said, the NFL's senior VP for social responsibility."Their continuous efforts to reform policies and practices that disproportionately affect low income residents and minorities, as well as their work with key decision makers, shows their commitment to Texans across the state.
Twenty-one organizations nationwide are divvying up $6.5 million in funds as part of this grant renewal. Some of these are well-known national nonprofits – Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club, National Urban League – but most are groups like Texas Appleseed whose work involves challenging the people in power and fighting for real change in how they treat the poor and marginalized.
Other initiatives the NFL is helping pay for include"reducing the amount of contact with law enforcement for people with mental health or substance abuse issues"; a Clean Slate initiative making it easier for Texans with low-level criminal records to get those sealed ; and getting higher education offerings into the state's adult and juvenile prisons, a"rare" criminal justice reform measure that also enjoys substantial support from conservatives.
Much of Texas Appleseed's support in its 26 years of existence has come from fellow Texans – law firms, foundations, philanthropies. But support from national organizations – particularly high-profile ones like the NFL – is becoming"imperative" to its work, says Carreon."From a statewide perspective, the political landscape informs the business landscape, and the people who have the money to potentially fund things like this on the state level.
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