What We Do
Vera pilots and scales projects to transform racially discriminatory systems
Vera’s mission is to end the criminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants, and people experiencing poverty. We pilot real-world programs developed with community members and the government.
We incubate programs that will help end mass incarceration
First, we work alongside community members, local organizations, and government to develop an idea for how to reform the incarceration system and alleviate its devastating impacts.
Then we funnel money and resources to transform that idea into a small-scale pilot program to test its impact and feasibility in the real world. When a pilot program is successful, we scale it to communities nationwide.
The Vera approach works: Programs grown through this strategy are providing thousands of incarcerated people with access to higher education, giving immigrant families access to legal representation that means the difference between deportation and a safe future, and much more.
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