PRIORITIES
Social, Ethnic and Racial Equity
SOCIAL, ETHNIC AND RACIAL EQUITY will exist when all Arkansans can live in an equitable and productive state free from historic and systemic barriers, and legacies of unfairness have been addressed and eliminated.
Social Justice Institute: Philander Smith College
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is a proud supporter of Arkansas HBCUs, including Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. The goal of Philander Smith’s Social Justice Institute is to embrace and catalyze justice-work across multiple domains.
decARcerate
DecARcerate is a grassroots coalition working to end mass incarceration in Arkansas through education, smart legislation, and community action. WRF supports and shares its vision of a world where equity, healing, and reconciliation replace systems of punishment and oppression.
Policy, Organizing and Advocacy
Movement Building
Narrative Change
To challenge the harmful assumptions and mindsets that perpetuate systems of injustice and oppression.
Empower Youth Leadership
To develop youth-led, solution-focused, equity-oriented leaders across the state.
