Foundation for Community Justice

Womanhood Program Graduation

The Womanhood Program is designed to help women involved with the Criminal Justice system. Weekly guest speakers presented interactive lectures or workshops that offered guidance, community resources, and helped to create a pro-social environment to help empower these women and lead to a more productive life.

Greenfield District Court Probation Officer Katherine Ross and Ashley Luippold
Greenfield District Court Probation Officer Katherine Ross and Ashley Luippold
Judge MacLeod addressing graduates
Judge MacLeod addressing graduates
Assistant Chief Elizabeth Archer recognizing Leaders
Assistant Chief Elizabeth Archer recognizing Leaders
Leaders with Judge Ogulewicz
Leaders with Judge Ogulewicz

Some topics include:

  • Art therapy
  • Anger management/conflict resolution
  • Community service projects
  • Domestic violence and self defense
  • Education success
  • Financial Literacy
  • Franklin County reentry services
  • Mindfulness
  • Nutrition/cooking on a budget/gardening
  • Resume Job skill building
  • Saving money/finances
  • Self care / healthy relationships
  • Substance abuse/Narcan training
  • Women in recovery
  • Women’s Health
  • Yoga
Showing off the wonderful blankets!

The Franklin Foundation for Community Justice supplied the funding for the Womanhood Program’s community service project, where the women made blankets which will be donated to a children’s shelter.

The blankets to be donated
The blankets to be donated

Gift to Wildflower Alliance

In 2022 the Franklin County Foundation for Community Justice made a gift to the Wildflower Alliance of Greenfield, MA. We received this feedback about the donation:

The Foundation for Community Justice donation was a blessing for 12 unhoused folks in Greenfield that were supported by our Outreach Advocate, Larry Thomas. Gift cards were purchased and used to assist these individuals who were camping outside over winter’s harshest months. Larry accompanied four people to Walmart in Orange where they bought essential survival supplies. Another person was supported to get minutes on his phone for emergencies, and to connect with resources to help change his situation. Three people went to Carhartt on Chapman Street and purchased good wool socks. And, one person was supported to purchase gas for the car he was living in to help stay warm and access community supports.

Thank you so much for your support. It made a huge difference for some of Greenfield’s most marginalized, often forgotten community members.

We’re so grateful to be a part of this healing work in Franklin County!

FCJ @ Garlic & Arts Festival 2019

The Franklin County Foundation for Community Justice had a booth offering both information and fun to Garlic & Arts Festival attendees.

Festival goers talked with Foundation members about our mission, and how we’ve been positively impacting Franklin County through our various programs. We talked extensively about our mini-grants, and about the Diane Esser Fund.