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2025 Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Community

On May 3rd, 2025, the ALBA/Puffin Award was presented to JFREJ Community. One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in the world, the ALBA/Puffin Award is a $100,000 cash prize granted annually by ALBA and The Puffin Foundation to honor the nearly 3,000 Americans who volunteered in the Read More

2024 Kica Matos

The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are pleased to announce Kica Matos,  President of the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigrant Justice Fund, as the recipient of The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are the mutual sponsors of the award, which is given annually to an Read More

2024 18BY VOTE

An in-person award ceremony in New York City will be held on May 4 to honor the 2024 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism recipient, 18by Vote. One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in the world, the ALBA/Puffin Award is a $100,000 cash prize granted annually by Read More

2023 HeadCount

Press Release April 19, 2024 Type Media Center is pleased to announce voter registration non-profit HeadCount as the 2023 recipient of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are the mutual sponsors of the award, which is given annually to an individual or organization Read More

Celebrating Ten Years of Activist New York at MCNY

Over a decade ago, Perry Rosenstein approached the Museum of the City of New York with a unique vision for a designated gallery on activism. The child of immigrants, Perry was a former organizer, veteran, and business owner. He had also mobilized against racism and fascism, and supported artists, journalists, Read More

Homeless Solutions

April 4, 2023

Homeless Solutions assists unhoused and low income people in Morris County, NJ through programs that include a shelter, a senior residence, a warming center, transitional housing, and outreach. This is the second time they’ve received support from Puffin for their effective and important work.   Photo credit: Read More

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2023 Indigenous Women Rising

Fifty years after Roe v. Wade, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) announces that the 2023 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Indigenous Women Rising (IWR). Following the assault against reproductive rights after Dobbs v. Jackson, ALBA and The Puffin Foundation renewed their commitment to reproductive justice, Read More

16 people of various ethnicities from children to young adult are shown gathered and smiling for a photo indoors, wearing summer clothing.

The Leadership Retreat with Jewtina y Co – “Darchei Tzedek / Caminos a la Justicia!”

January 26, 2023

Uri L’Tzedek launched a new program in 2022 which trained Jews of Color to be leaders in their communities on behalf of immigrants and refugees, drawing upon their own immigration stories and their cultural heritage to forge new connections and engage their neighbors in the fight for immigration justice. Puffin Read More

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Community Care of West Virginia

January 26, 2023

Community Care of West Virginia was given a grant to ameliorate health care disparity in Clay County, West Virginia through direct provision of food and via assistance with transportation to a health care facility. Photo credit: Read More

The top part of an old building with ornate carvings is shown, with a banner hanging from it that reads "Refugees Welcome."

Network of New Neighbors

January 26, 2023

Network of New Neighbors was given a grant to directly support immigrants and refugees from the Southern border being cared for by the community of Ascension Church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. “These families have many urgent needs. We are honored to put your resources to work in Read More