The Financial Justice Project partnered with the Young Women's Freedom Center and Children's Defense Fund-California to publish a report on the expensive and varying costs of juvenile hall phone calls. 

The Financial Justice Project partnered with the Young Women's Freedom Center to publish a report on how many California jails use their commissaries as profit centers to fund jail operations. As a result, incarcerated people and their families pay the price.

A joint report done with the California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC). As COVID-19 continues to ravage the health and economic security of millions of Americans, it is critically important to evaluate the relief efforts offered by financial institutions. And at this time, when our nation is confronted with the reality of its historic and systemic racism, it is crucial that we evaluate such relief efforts with a racial equity lens.

The experience of the Kindergarten to College (K2C) Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program run by the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) shows that despite economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, families remain committed to saving for college.

Three and a half years after the launch of The Financial Justice Project, we are sharing our experiences and lessons learned implementing reforms to local fines and fees in San Francisco.

How ending driver’s license suspensions for unpaid traffic tickets helps communities without impacting court collections.

For many low-income families in California, the majority of their child support payments go to the government, not to children.

The report reveals that every year, hundreds of thousands of low-income children do not receive their full child support payment

The Financial Justice Project partnered with the San Francisco Public Library to publish a report on the impact of the library’s overdue fines.

San Francisco became the first county in the nation to pass legislation to eliminate administrative fees charged to people exiting the criminal justice system.

In June of 2017, the Financial Justice Project released a report on San Francisco’s system of money bail.

Our first year was about identifying and understanding community pain points, generating buy in from key players, advancing doable solutions, and getting initial traction on reforms.