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Justice Fund

Geographic Scope: Eastern Connecticut (service area)

Focus Areas: Fighting discrimination; women's rights; immigration advocacy; racial justice; criminal justice reform

Overview: Established by Mary Waldron (80+ years old) through her will to confront discrimination endured by marginalized people. The fund will continue to allocate grants now and after her lifetime.

What They Fund: Grants to local nonprofits focused on:

  • Women's rights: Supporting women impacted by the criminal legal system

  • Immigration advocacy: Supporting immigrant communities

  • Racial justice: Fighting discrimination based on race and skin color

  • Criminal justice reform: Assisting formerly imprisoned people striving to re-establish their lives

    • Background: Mary Waldron spent decades advocating for justice and marginalized communities:

  • Labored to crack the glass ceiling in NYC investment firms dominated by men

  • Served 15 years on a nonprofit board assisting formerly imprisoned people

  • Advocated on boards for women impacted by the criminal legal system

  • Honored as 2011 "Woman of the Year" by the Urban League of Southern Connecticut for her service

  • Inspired by her grandfather's refusal to participate in the forced relocation of Native Americans, recognizing early that skin color was critical to whether people received justice

    • Contact: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, 68 Federal Street, New London, CT 06320 | admin@cfect.org | 860.442.3572

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    social-justicecriminal-justiceimmigrationwomenreleased-prisoners

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