VoteRiders
This California based national organization provides nonpartisan support to young voters seeking to register and participate in the election via…
2020 Puffin Advisory Board Community Response Grants
2020 has been, tragically, the year of the Coronavirus pandemic; most of the Advisory Board grants were directed toward community organizations working to meet the many urgent needs that have emerged as a result. The Coronavirus Community Response Grants supported initiatives engaged in direct, local, assistance that included: feeding frontline workers; enabling community members to support their more vulnerable neighbors; providing legal and other support services to incarcerated individuals and their families; providing meals and creating employment opportunities for furloughed service workers; and providing creative outlets for children.
Of course, 2020 was also an election year. The Advisory Board facilitated several grants to organizations working to secure voting rights and ensure a fair and free election process in the midst of the pandemic.
In light of the urgent and overwhelming needs experienced by affected populations this year, the Puffin Foundation expedited its grantmaking process. We wish to thank the Advisory Board for their swift identification of these organizations, many of which are grassroots groups putting their Puffin funds directly into the hands (and mouths) of those who need them. As the crisis continues to unfold, we look forward to making additional grants based on input from our Advisory Board.
This NJ org helps asylees and refugees face the economic and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing economic support… A California based organization that works to facilitate the purchase of state IDs needed for voting via a new Remote… A Bronx based org supporting street outreach in the Bronx and Washington Heights, providing meals, PPE, and harm reduction supplies… This Bronx, NY organization provides direct support to nearly 80 families who had been living in a shelter for survivors… This Brooklyn based organization works to support two online convenings, along with followup, to boost voter engagement. artsanddemocracy.org First Friends (part of NJ Sanctuary Coalition)
Spread the Vote
Bronx Móvil
Movement for Family Power
Arts & Democracy
