At Many Hands' Annual Meeting on May 16, members chose Access Youth as the recipient of the 2019 Many Hands $100,000 grant. The three other finalists--CASA/Prince George's County, Greater DC Diaper Bank, and New Endeavors by Women--will each receive a grant of $58,500.
2019 Annual Meeting – Join Now to Cast a Vote
All Many Hands members are warmly invited to our 2019 Annual Meeting to hear presentations by all four finalists and to help select the organization that will receive this year's $100,000 grant.
“The New Jim Crow” – April 11 Book Discussion Summary
A capacity crowd gathered on April 11 to discuss Michelle Alexander’s award-winning book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The lively and thought-provoking discussion covered a wide range of topics, including the war on drugs and its impact on the criminal justice system and the social cost of incarceration.
April 11: A Book Discussion of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander
Join Many Hands for a thought-provoking discussion of this landmark book, moderated by Candice Jones, President and CEO of the Public Welfare Foundation, and documentary producer and Many Hands board member Jill Rosenbaum Meyer.