The Center for Community Change (CCC, Norman grantee 1970–1985) was founded in 1968 to build power among low-income people of color, challenge the government to be a force for good, and strengthen the field of community organizing. In 1982, CCC…
Norman continued its support of voting rights projects through the ACLU, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the NAACP, and the National Coalition on Black Voter Participation — organizations working to protect and expand the right to vote through litigation, advocacy,…
The White Lung Association (WLA, Norman grantee 1980–1982) was founded in 1979 in San Pedro, CA, by shipyard workers exposed to asbestos on the job, and was the first asbestos victims’ organization in the United States. WLA organized workers to…
Believing that the burden of budget cuts resulting from military spending fell hardest on low-income communities, the Norman Foundation funded a constellation of research and advocacy organizations throughout the 1980s to document and disseminate this case to policymakers and the…