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March 3, 2026News2026 Pillars of Justice, advocate of the year, AL Appleseed, Alabama Appleseed, Kansas Appleseed, KS Appleseed, pillars of justice, Rising Star of the Yearby The Appleseed Network

Announcing the 2026 Appleseed Advocate of the Year & Rising Star of the Year

We are thrilled to announce Carla Crowder has been named the 2026 Appleseed Advocate of the Year, and Haley Kottler is the inaugural Appleseed Rising Star of the Year! Carla Crowder is the Executive Director of Alabama Appleseed Center for …

February 9, 2026National Update, Newsevents, fundraiser, pillars of justiceby The Appleseed Network

Appleseed Announces 2026 Pillars of Justice Honorees

The Appleseed Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 Pillars of Justice Honorees, an exceptional group of leaders whose work embodies Appleseed’s mission to advance justice, equity, and opportunity in communities across the country and around the world. The 2026 …

December 10, 2025National Update, NewsAR Appleseed, OK Appleseed, SC Appleseedby The Appleseed Network

Appleseed Launches Three-State Collaboration to Strengthen Public Education

The Appleseed Network is proud to announce a new, multi-state collaboration to advance public education across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and South Carolina — three states where chronic underfunding, federal cuts, and mounting policy pressures have put public schools at a crossroads. …

December 8, 2025National Update, NewsAL Appleseed, Alabama, criminal justice reform, incarceration, Missouri, MO Appleseed, NFL, OK Appleseed, Oklahomaby The Appleseed Network

Appleseed is Driving Real Change for Incarcerated Survivors of Abuse

Last spring, we shared exciting news: the NFL Foundation awarded Appleseed a two-year, three-state grant to transform the way the criminal-legal system responds to women who have survived abuse. Today, we want to update you on how that work is …

November 25, 2025National Update, NewsNew York, ny appleseed, Nyah Berg, politicsby The Appleseed Network

New York Appleseed’s Executive Director, Nyah Berg, Appointed to NYC Mayor-Elect’s Education & Youth Transition Committee

New York Appleseed Executive Director Nyah Berg has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Education & Youth Transition Committee, one of 17 committees tasked with helping the incoming administration prepare to address some of New York City’s most urgent challenges. …

November 19, 2025National Update, Newsby The Appleseed Network

Faith in Action: Deacon Juan Lezcano and the Work of Accompaniment

When Deacon Juan Felipe Lezcano steps into the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma each Tuesday, he brings more than prayer — he brings presence. For nearly four years, the Deacon from St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Federal Way, …

October 29, 2025Bulletin Brief, National Update, Newsbulletin brief, courts, DHS, immigration, immigration court, judicialby The Appleseed Network

Bulletin Brief: Immigration Courts Under Attack

To download the full brief, click here. Appleseed is alarmed by the attacks by the Trump Administration on the legitimacy and fair functioning of the U.S. immigration court system, an administrative judicial system created by Congress and housed within the …

October 1, 2025Newsadvocacyby The Appleseed Network

A New Era for Public Interest Policy Advocacy: From Pleading to Power Building

Tona Zinn interned for the Appleseed Foundation in the summer of 2025. In this blog post, Tona reflects on the current needs and opportunities for advocacy organizations in the US. Policy advocacy is struggling. It’s actually a good thing. As …

July 14, 2025National Update, Newsadvocacy, health care, medicaid, medical debt, New Jersey, NJ Appleseedby The Appleseed Network

A New Paradigm for Dismantling Medical Debt: Lessons from New Jersey

As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket nationwide and with devastating federal cuts to programs like Medicaid on the horizon, states are grappling with medical debt as a long-term crisis — with one in five Americans already reporting worry over unexpected …

May 30, 2025National Update, NewsAL Appleseed, Alabama, criminal justice reform, incarceration, maternal health, Missouri, MO Appleseed, OK Appleseed, Oklahoma, partnershipsby The Appleseed Network

A New Playbook for Survivor Justice: NFL Foundation Backs Appleseed’s Three-State Collaboration

The criminal-legal system too often treats women’s trauma as an afterthought. Today, that is starting to change, thanks to a landmark partnership between the NFL Foundation and three Appleseed Network centers in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Alabama. Through a two-year, three-state …