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Ending Systemic Harm by the Child Welfare System …

WEBWhat we all want for children and youth is safety, health, and to thrive. Yet too often those basic needs are not being met due to systemic issues in the United …

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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

WEB2023 2018. Since 1972, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has advocated for the civil rights, full inclusion, and equality of adults and …

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The Supreme Court’s Regrettable 2022 Social Justice …

WEBThe five Supreme Court decisions affecting social justice issues in the Country this past term will have a profound effect on American lives for years to come. …

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“A Unique Lawyer.” Why a Foundation Supports Legal …

WEBMcDowell won several pivotal cases establishing the rights of the poor in areas like housing, public benefits and domestic violence. But then, at just 56, she passed …

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A Better Childhood — The Barbara McDowell Foundation

WEBA Better Childhood. A Better Childhood (“ABC”) is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that works nationally to reform child welfare systems. Through litigation and …

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High Impact Project Case Update: Challenge to …

WEBDrinker Biddle, Barbara McDowell Foundation Chairman and President, Jerry Hartman, and Disability Rights North Carolina recently secured a significant decision in …

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Sargent Shriver National Center on Law and Poverty

WEBThe Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Shriver Center) provides national leadership in advancing laws and policies to secure justice to improve …

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Crisis in Reproductive Freedom: The Dobbs Decision and …

WEBJune marked the one-year anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade and the loss of women’s security in reproductive freedoms. Since last summer, 14 states have …

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Western Center on Law & Poverty — The Barbara …

WEB2017. Western Center on Law & Poverty fights for justice for low-income Californians by improving the public policy systems that affect their lives. We focus on …

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Pregnancy Justice — The Barbara McDowell Foundation

WEBIn 2001, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) became an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy and education organization. NAPW works to …

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Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project — The Barbara McDowell …

WEBThe Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting for a future where the United States welcomes individuals fleeing …

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National Center for Youth Law — The Barbara McDowell Foundation

WEBLUCAS R. v. AZAR Lucas R. v. Azar is a federal class action lawsuit filed in 2018 on behalf of unaccompanied migrant children and youth by NCYL and co-counsel: …

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Children's Rights — The Barbara McDowell Foundation

WEBChildren suffering abuse, neglect, or abandonment must often rely upon litigation to secure protection and to afford them their basic constitutional rights. The Foundation funds high …

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Integration Matters: 50 Years Post-Willowbrook

WEBThe Willowbrook State School came to be known as a place of abuse, overcrowding, and neglect primarily because of a 1973 public exposé by Geraldo …

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Fighting Back Against a New Wave of Attacks on LGBTQ+ Equality

WEBAbout National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a 2022 grantee of the Barbara McDowell Foundation whose grant …

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The Fight Against Solitary Confinement

WEBThe Fight Against Solitary Confinement. Four and a half feet by ten feet. Five feet by nine feet. Six feet by 10 feet. This is the size of many cells where people are …

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Barbara McDowell Foundation hosts inaugural Annual Awards …

WEBThe Barbara McDowell Foundation proudly announced its commitment to advancing social justice by awarding grants totaling $125,000 to five deserving nonprofit …

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Challenge to Segregation and Discrimination of Institutionalized

WEBSamantha R., et al v. North Carolina, et al. Systemic litigation was brought by Drinker Biddle and Disability Rights North Carolina to address the failure of the State …

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Florida Institutional Legal Services Project — The Barbara …

WEBThe Florida Institutional Legal Services Project (FILS) is a branch of Florida Legal Services. FILS has been providing civil legal assistance to indigent people in state …

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