Category: Blog Posts
Disrupting Inequity to Heal, not Harm: Transforming NOLA’s Juvenile Justice System
Previously in this blog series, we learned how grantee partners BreakOUT! and YEP are creating a more equitable New Orleans through their individual … Read More >
Disrupting Inequity to Heal, not Harm: Empowering NOLA’s LGBTQ Youth
In our last blog post, we saw how grantee partner YEP is disrupting the structural inequities affecting opportunity youth in New Orleans. Now, … Read More >
Disrupting Inequity to Heal, not Harm: Empowering NOLA’s Opportunity Youth
In our last blog series, we identified grantee partners in New York and California who incorporated healing, hope and care into their program … Read More >
Healing, Hope and Care: Models for Transforming the Lives of Vulnerable Youth, Part III
Andrus Family Fund recognizes that in order to really transform vulnerable youth, healing, hope and care must be intrinsic to an organization’s model. … Read More >
Healing, Hope and Care: Models for Transforming the Lives of Vulnerable Youth, Part II
The Andrus Family Fund recognizes the role that healing, hope and care play in developing young people as well as fostering strong, vibrant … Read More >
Healing, Hope and Care: Models for Transforming the Lives of Vulnerable Youth
Children and youth do not grow up in programs and services; they are nurtured in healthy, vibrant communities. However, in order for them … Read More >
New Partners in Change
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.” – Dr. … Read More >
Reimagining the Power of Young People
In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we … Read More >
A New Year’s Reflection on Ferguson and Staten Island
As we paused this week to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his incredible legacy, we also paused to consider all of … Read More >
A Time For Change
I’m excited to announce a new chapter in the history of the Andrus Family Fund. As Mother Teresa once said, “I alone cannot … Read More >