On Youth Justice, Police Violence, and Racism

“As an entity dedicated to supporting youth-led social change, we have been both appalled by the recent police violence against young people and inspired by the powerful community response…”

Click below to read the public statement written by PFF President Laura McCargar.

New Research from PFF: Strengthening A Nascent Field

Published in May 2019, “Strengthening a Nascent Field: Lessons from the Building Leadership and Organizing Capacity Initiative” documents the impact of PFF’s BLOC Initiative on CT’s youth organizing landscape. It also outlines the lessons we learned along the way and key takeaways for funders interested in advancing social change.

"Celebrating Youth Power": PFF Turns 25

Family and friends of of the Perrin Family Foundation gathered in New Haven to reflect on and celebrate the legacy of youth led social change in Connecticut. With a focus on connection, youth power, and truth-telling, we gathered to honor the impact, importance, and transformative power of youth organizing in Connecticut. Click here to read more about the event!

On Youth Justice, Police Violence, and Racism

“As an entity dedicated to supporting youth-led social change, we have been both appalled by the recent police violence against young people and inspired by the powerful community response…”

Click below to read the public statement written by PFF President Laura McCargar.

Youth Organizations Collaborate for Educational Justice in CT

In early March, students from across Connecticut gathered to testify at the Capitol for two bills that would require schools to include African American, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies in K – 12 schools statewide. The students represented several youth organizations, Citywide Youth Coalition, Connecticut Students for a Dream, Hearing Youth Voices, and Students for Educational Justice, with each organization being a member of the Connecticut Black and Brown Student Union (CT BBSU), a network of youth organizations that spans the state and organizational issue area.

Community Organizer Brings Lived Experience to New Role

We sat down with Ta’LannaMonique Miller from Citywide Youth Coalition (CWYC) and learned about the work she has been doing as their Community Organizer. Having personal experience with the justice system, Ta’LannaMonique brings her passion, experience, and knowledge to her position.

New Research from PFF: "Strengthening A Nascent Field"

The Perrin Family Foundation partners with organizations based in under-resourced communities across Connecticut in order to create environments that support
youth as leaders of social change.

Why Youth Led Social Change?

Creating opportunities for youth to share their truths, question the status quo, exercise leadership and take action to create change will not only pave the way for young people’s lifelong participation and leadership in the civic sphere, it also has the potential to transform our youth, communities, and institutions in the here and now.

GRANTMAKING

Investing in organizations and grassroots groups engaged in youth-led social change

CAPACITY BUILDING

Deepening the effectiveness and impact of youth-led social change efforts across Connecticut

FIELD BUILDING

Cultivating a community and philanthropic ecosystem committed to youth-led social change

CCYD – Year 1 in Review

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Critically Conscious Youth Development (CCYD) engages young people in identifying, understanding, and taking action to address the ways in which systemic oppression impacts their lives and communities, and PFF's CCYD cohort builds the capacity of youth workers to...

Power and Philanthropy: Tools and Resources

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Foundations that seek to advance justice and equity cannot do so without interrogating how they are (or aren't) holding, sharing, and relinquishing power. Click below to learn more about tools and case studies that aim to help foundations rethink and revamp their...

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We envision a Connecticut where young people are vital leaders in creating safe, healthy and just communities.

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Youth In Action: PFF Quarterly Newsletter -

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24 Nov 1198637273404858368

Thank you to @familygiving and @THE_FCYO for giving us the opportunity to lift up the importance of youth organizing and challenging methods of traditional philanthropy. After reading, let’s discuss what transformative grantmaking can look to you!

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The @Perrinfamilyfdn decided to shift their philanthropy to invest in youth-led social change. What does that look like in practice? @THE_FCYO recently interviewed Sheila Perrin and her son David about their philanthropic journey http://ow.ly/1hQZ50xfejQ

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20 Nov 1197216783977107468

Information like this underscores why it is so important to take an intersectional approach to analyzing the systemic problems that continue to plague our communities on a statewide, town/city, or local community level.

DataHaven Connecticut Data Hub@ctdata

In the #Hartford, #NHV, & #FairfieldCounty areas, white children from low-income homes can expect greater upward #economicmobility than Black children from high-income homes. Learn more about this information in the new #CommunityIndex: http://ctdatahaven.org/reports #NNIP #racialequity

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19 Nov 1196845865228521478

PFF’s move to supporting youth led social change was recently featured by @familygiving with two interviews that were initially published by @THE_FCYO. Click below to read all about it!

FCYO - Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing@THE_FCYO

@familygiving published FCYO's interview with @Perrinfamilyfdn members on how they shifted their funding priorities to youth organizing! Check out the post here: https://www.ncfp.org/2019/11/14/the-perrin-family-foundation-a-funder-journey-story/

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4 Nov 1191401392864256000

While there was a stark increase in young ppl #voting, there are still many barriers to youth participating in #elections.

How can you have an impact on young #voters and in increase access to casting a ballot tomorrow?

Analysis | https://bit.ly/2Y7TOgm

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4 Nov 1191398649357651971

“There’s a real opportunity to support young people power - young people have the power to flip elections. It’s about how we get organized as a sector to best support them in this moment.” - Rachel Gilmer, .@Dreamdefenders

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4 Nov 1191397637888651264

Our final panel is “Spotlight: Strengthening Youth Power in Florida” with Rachel Gilmer at .@Dreamdefenders and David Caicedo at Florida Student Power.

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4 Nov 1191391039715721217

“It’s not helpful to make isolated tables of youth organizations, we need to be at larger tables where the money is and statewide and national organizations and foundations can have the backs of local organizations” - Sarah Audelo, .@alliance4youth

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4 Nov 1191388465163833344

What is something that you need help with, but can't find help for? Is there a resource that you can't find but wish you had?

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4 Nov 1191386549721731072

Our next panel is on “Infrastructure & Power Building Programs” with Sarah Audelo .@alliance4youth, Amanda Mayos .@PPGenAction, H. Drew Galloway st .@MOVE_texas, and Clarissa Unger, Students Learn Students Vote.

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4 Nov 1191381761697239042

“Young people are often thought of as targets to drive out [for votes] rather than drivers of change” - Reginald Bolding, .@AzC4C

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