We are pleased to introduce Chiedza Rodriguez, who will be working with PFF as a Field Building Fellow over the next year. Chiedza has been a long-time partner of and consultant to the Perrin Family Foundation, playing an integral role in the design and facilitation...
Last November, six of PFF’s grantee partners attended Funders’ Collaborative for Youth Organizing (FCYO)’s national convening in Albuquerque, “Youth POWER 2017: From Rooted Resilience to Rising Power”. The convening, which brought together 375...
Most high school students are not old enough to vote. Instead, their voices are frequently represented by those of voting age, or omitted entirely from conversations had with potential candidates and serving officials. When young people in Connecticut, especially of...
GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ORGANIZING YOUTH RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION IN NEW HAVEN This funding opportunity is a partnership between the Perrin Family Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The partnering Foundations share an interest in...
Though youth have historically been both the catalysts and centers for transformative social change in America, organizing work is not always led or funded with this in mind. Partnerships with caring, supportive adults and the opportunity to put learned skills to the...
In spite of fleeting media attention, we must not forget about the people of Puerto Rico during this time of crisis. With more than 300,000 Puerto Rican residents, Connecticut has the sixth largest Puerto Rican population of any state in the U.S. According to CT...
