WILSON FOUNDATION

Our mission is to work toward the single goal of reducing the impact of trauma and housing instability... Like so many in our community and nationwide, we, at the Wilson Foundation, were sickened to learn of the tragic and unnecessary death of Daniel Prude at the hands of Rochester police officers. We were outraged but not surprised because our country's promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is separated by a chasm based on race. We continue to work for the community to which we aspire: one that recognizes the need for transformative change to the systems that failed George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, and countless, faceless others so that they recognize the dignity of every human being... The events in Rochester hit us hard. We recognize we need to do more. So we resolve to work harder, using our financial, human, and relational capital in aid of our mission area and to see racial equity finally established in Rochester systems, to the benefit of all. We..

Also known as: The Wilson Foundation

Primary location: Rochester United States