The Harvey Foundation for Justice & Opportunity
Justice should not determine opportunity.
Whether someone has survived crime, experienced the criminal justice system themselves, or watched its effects ripple through their family, education can create a path forward. The Harvey Foundation for Justice & Opportunity exists to help make that path possible.
Our Premise
Opening doors beyond the justice system
The consequences of justice-system involvement can extend far beyond a courtroom, conviction or sentence — and they touch survivors and victims of crime just as directly. Lost income, instability, stigma, disrupted education and diminished opportunities can affect individuals and their families long after formal proceedings have ended.
The Foundation exists to help ensure those consequences do not permanently determine someone's educational or economic future. Through scholarships, grants and partnerships, we invest in education as a pathway toward stability, dignity and renewed opportunity.
Read our storyWho We Support
Different experiences. A shared need for opportunity.
The Harvey Foundation supports people whose educational opportunities have been materially affected by crime or the criminal justice system. We recognize two pathways into our work, and we treat both with equal dignity and respect.
Survivors of Crime
Individuals whose education, financial stability or opportunities have been disrupted by victimization.
Justice-Impacted Individuals & Families
Individuals who have experienced involvement with the criminal justice system, as well as eligible family members whose educational opportunities have been materially affected.
Different experiences. A shared need for opportunity.
Our programs are designed so that no group is portrayed as more deserving than another. Eligibility is based on how a person's education has been affected — not on the specific circumstances that caused it.
Explore our programsOur Mandate
Three institutional pillars
Education
Reducing financial and practical barriers to education and training.
Opportunity
Supporting pathways toward education, skills development and greater economic stability.
Justice
Recognizing that the consequences of justice-system involvement can extend to families and future opportunities.
Our Programs
Investment in education and opportunity
Harvey Education Scholarship
Supporting individuals whose education has been disrupted by involvement with the justice system.
Harvey Education Grant
Reducing practical and financial barriers to completing education and training programs.
Technology & Learning Grant
Providing access to devices, connectivity and learning tools essential to modern education.
Family Opportunity Scholarship
Recognizing that the ripple effects of justice-system involvement extend to families.
The Resilience and Opportunity Scholarship
A future-focused, dignity-first scholarship for those whose education has been disrupted by crime.
More Than an Award
A welcome into the HFJO community
Selected scholarship recipients may also receive an HFJO recipient package designed to celebrate their achievement and welcome them into a community invested in their success — because an award should feel like more than a transaction.
Learn about our programsConsidering applying for support?
Use our eligibility checker to find out which program may be right for you, then create a secure applicant account when applications open.
Check EligibilityPartner with us in this work
Individuals, corporations, universities and community organizations can help expand educational opportunity for those affected by the justice system.
Partner With UsOur Impact
Building our first year of impact
We are committed to transparent, evidence-based reporting. As our scholarships and grants reach students, families and communities, we will publish verified outcomes and the difference your support makes.
Explore Our ImpactOur Partners
Working alongside trusted organizations
The Foundation's impact is strengthened through partnerships with community, educational and corporate organizations that share our commitment to educational opportunity. Partner details will be featured here as these relationships are confirmed.
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