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For Youth Justice Action Month, we’re highlighting this story from our partners at Communities United. As a program of the Surdna Foundation, the Andrus Family Fund, and this story is featured … Read More >

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Meet AFF Board Member Sam Downes

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Sam, and I’m an engineer based in Brookline, Massachusetts. I’ve worked in the public and private sectors since getting my master’s … Read More >

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Meet AFF Board Member Amara Andrus

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Amara Andrus, and I live in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I was born and raised. After attending Whitman College and living … Read More >

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Reflecting on the Legacy of Slavery and Racism

The following excerpt is authored by Lincoln Mondy, AFF’s Program Officer, and focuses on a recent staff and board learning trip to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites in Montgomery, … Read More >

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The Value of Lived Experience: Meet AFF Board Member Lucero Noyola

We recently sat down with new AFF board member Lucero Noyola (she/her) to talk about her background, her vision for the fund and the value lived experience brings to philanthropy. … Read More >

Podcasts

Organizing for Abolition. Envisioning Liberation. Continuing the Conversation with National Center for Youth Law and upEND Movement

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Legacy Evolved: Meet AFF Board Member Tyler Pakradooni

We recently got the chance to speak with new board member Tyler Pakradooni (he/him). Our conversation ranged from his personal roots in philanthropy to his evolving perspective on AFF’s critical … Read More >

Podcasts

Organizing for Abolition. Envisioning Liberation. with National Center for Youth Law and upEND Movement

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