Evident Change
At Evident Change, we believe our social systems should help people reach their greatest potential, not create barriers to their success.
That’s why we partner with systems professionals and communities to get to the root of their biggest challenges, and we give them the tools and knowledge to achieve better outcomes for everyone involved.
Because when we join forces with those who work in our systems and the people they serve, we make those systems—and our society—more equitable from the inside out.
Example of our work: Kathy is a new child welfare caseworker in Georgia. On her first day, she’s handed a large stack of case files and asked to assess the well-being of dozens of families. Without any instructions or criteria on how to go about this, Kathy is anxious. She knows her decisions could lead to a child being removed from his home. She’s relieved to learn about Evident Change, which supports people like her to use data and research to make better decisions. Working with tools from Evident Change, Kathy was able to prioritize the needs of the families that were most at risk, while also feeling confident about her own assessments.
By working with the expert professionals within our social systems, we create tools and solutions that help them better serve their clients.
Financials
Programs
Child Welfare
Decisions made by child welfare workers deeply affect families, sometimes for generations. We provide child welfare agencies with useful tools for their workers, train their staff to collaborate with families, and analyze data to support system change.
Youth Justice
We partner with communities to find ways to reduce violence, train justice agency staff to support youth in their care, and use research and data to illuminate areas that need change.
Adult Justice
We work with law enforcement and justice agencies to “right-size” the system, develop mutual accountability between law enforcement and their communities, and collaborate with communities to imagine new alternatives to incarceration.
Adult Protective Services
We support adult protection workers in balancing protection and autonomy for older and vulnerable adults.
Volunteering + Events
Media for a Just Society Awards
The Media for a Just Society Awards are the only national recognition of media whose work furthers public understanding of adult justice, youth justice, child welfare, and adult protection issues. We seek stories that illustrate current realities or the promise of reform, especially those that help people understand the complex issues surrounding the nation’s social systems.
Categories include book, film, journalism, media by a person who is incarcerated, podcast/radio, television/video, and youth media. Past winners include Kai Wright (Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice), Ta-Nehisi Coates (“The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration”), Jill Lepore (“Baby Doe”), Reginald Dwayne Betts (Bastards of the Reagan Era), Ava DuVernay (13th), and other illustrious journalists, writers, filmmakers, and creators.
In conjunction with the Media for a Just Society Awards, Evident Change recognizes one superlative piece of media with the Distinguished Achievement Award.
