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Hey New York! Share your photos of activism and protest
June 10, 2020
The Puffin Foundation is a proud supporter of Activist NY at the Museum of the City of New York. They’re seeking images from NYC of the current protests and activism for Black lives:Share your images documenting NYC’s current activism and protests for Black Read More
The Rotary Club of Teaneck
May 29, 2020
In Puffin’s hometown, The Rotary Club of Teaneck, for the purchase of gift cards from local restaurants to distribute to front-line staff at Holy Name Medical Center, Care One of Teaneck, and to provide breakfast buffets for workers at Covid testing centers in Bergen County. Inspired by the Coronavirus Community Response Grants first Read More
Vibe Theater Experience
May 18, 2020
In Brooklyn, to support mental health services for the girls and young women of Vibe and to offer them activities beyond art-making to enhance their emotional and physical well-being. https://vibetheater.org/ (image via website) May, 2020 Read More
Uri L’Tzedek: The Mask Project
May 18, 2020
In Arizona, to enable out-of-work immigrant mothers to make filtered cloth masks for vulnerable populations in the community, focusing primarily on the Navajo Nation, seniors, refugees, and asylees who don’t have access to this desperately needed piece of protection. Puffin funds will fund the (safe) production of 750 masks per Read More
Fool’s Mission
May 18, 2020
In Belmont, California for their efforts to provide food and rental assistance focused on members of the local Latinx Community, included the undocumented, who are facing economic insecurity. foolsmission.org (image via Fool’s Mission) April and May, 2020 Read More
2020 No More Deaths
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) is pleased to announce that the 2020 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to No More Deaths in support of its humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering and end the fatalities of those crossing the southern border of the United States. One Read More
Student Support Network
April 15, 2020
In Baltimore County, Maryland for helping provide food and grocery gift cards every Friday to families who are dependent upon school meal programs for their daily nutrition. studentsupportnetwork.org April, 2020 Read More
Meals for Brooklyn Health Care Heroes
April 15, 2020
In Brooklyn, NY, for providing hundreds of meals each day to hospital workers across the borough, ordered from a vast array of local restaurants, thus supporting local communities, workers, and critical care staff. Visit their GoFundMe. Update May 12, 2020 by Jessica Fields, Organizer We are very long overdue with an Read More
The LEE Initiative
April 15, 2020
In Brooklyn, NY (as well as other cities across the US), program to enable workers at two restaurants to collaboratively provide food for any restaurant worker who has been laid off or who has had a significant reduction in hours and/or pay. leeinitiative.org April, 2020 Read More
