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OC inc. United Church of Christ

OC inc. United Church of Christ

The United Church of Christ is a faith community rooted in justice that recognizes the unique power of the media to shape public understanding and thus society. The mission of the UCC’s Office of Communication, Inc. (OC, Inc.) is to create just and equitable media structures that give ...
Offender Aid and Restoration

Offender Aid and Restoration

OAR, a community-based restorative justice organization, blends compassion and accountability to assist offenders in leading productive and responsible lives, to the benefit of all. The Offender Aid and Restoration movement began in 1968 when a group of concerned community members led by Jay ...
Office for Victims of Crime

Office for Victims of Crime

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is one of six components within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVC is committed to enhancing the Nation’s capacity to assist crime victims and to providing leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to ...
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Public Law 93–415, as amended, established the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system. A component of ...
Office on Violence Against Women

Office on Violence Against Women

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. In 1994 Congress ...
Open Society Foundations

Open Society Foundations

The Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, are the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. George Soros opened his first international foundation in Hungary in 1984. Today, the Open Society Foundations ...
Open Society Justice Initiative

Open Society Justice Initiative

Since 2003, the Open Society Justice Initiative has worked with partners around the world to ensure that law—too often an instrument of powerful people alone—is shaped and employed for the benefit of all. Beyond litigation, the Justice Initiative seeks to advance human rights and the rule of ...