Bread & Roses Community Fund supports organizations pursuing social justice through activism and community organizing. They prioritize sustainable social change, addressing root causes of systemic issues, changing oppressive systems, and empowering communities for collective action. Leadership from affected communities is key, focusing on projects beyond social service or educational models, aiming for significant impacts at various levels.
Bread & Roses' grant programs aim to inspire collective action and create real change in communities, focusing on the Philadelphia region. They fund local groups advocating for good schools, fewer prisons, better jobs, a safe environment, quality healthcare, and more, using a community-led decision-making process. The Future Fund specifically provides $5,000 grants to groups working on emerging social justice issues or developing new approaches to activism or community organizing. These may include strategies like cultural work, media advocacy, and political education.