Clean Slate Massachusetts Gains Momentum with Endorsements from 70+ Leading Organizations
Boston, MA – Clean Slate Massachusetts is proud to announce the growing coalition of endorsing organizations that have joined the campaign since its official launch. These new partners reflect broad-based support for the movement to ensure automatic record-clearing for eligible individuals, removing barriers to employment, housing, and opportunity. A full list of endorsers is included below and available online.
Support for Clean Slate Massachusetts continues to grow across the state, bringing together advocates in public health, criminal justice reform, labor, business, faith-based communities, and more. These endorsements reinforce the urgent need to pass comprehensive Clean Slate legislation to provide a voice for those that need it most.
"The strength of CSMA lies in our unity. By growing our coalition, we amplify our voices, expand our impact, and drive real change. With every new partner and endorser, our movement gains momentum, proving that together, we are a stronger and louder voice for second chances. We are thrilled to see our coalition expanding, and we know that with this collective power, we will make a lasting difference," said Rahsaan Hall, President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, and Chair of the Steering Committee for Clean Slate Massachusetts.
Clean Slate Massachusetts is urging lawmakers to take action in the upcoming legislative session. The coalition is welcoming additional organizations and individuals to join the movement and help remove unnecessary barriers for those seeking a fresh start. Interested parties can learn more at www.cleanslatema.org/
Since launching on January 9th, Clean Slate Massachusetts has continued to build a diverse coalition of advocates, organizations, and leaders committed to advancing second chances and justice reform. The latest endorsing organizations include:
ACLU Massachusetts
Amirah, Inc.
A Year and A Day Foundation (Boston)
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Boston)
Bristol County for Correctional Justice
Casa Esperanza (Boston)
Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. (Boston/Somerville)
Clean Slate Initiative (national)
Coalition for Social Justice Action Fund (Brockton/New Bedford/Fall River)
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (Boston)
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Community Resources for Justice, Inc.
Community Servings (Boston)
Community Work Services
Dismas House (Worcester)
Embrace Boston
Everyday Miracles
Fathers’ Uplift Inc
Follow Suit 2000
Fountain Fund
Fresh Start Wellness Center (Worcester)
Future Hope Apprenticeship & Recovery Program (Dorchester)
Governor’s Council Member Tara Jacobs, District 8
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization
Greater Boston Legal Services
Harvard Defenders
Harvard Law School’s Legal Services Center/Safety Net Project and CORI Sealing Initiative
Hearth, Inc. (Boston)
I have a Future (MCAN)
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
Jane Doe, Inc.
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
JP Morgan Chase
Justice 4 Housing (Boston)
Lawyers Clearinghouse
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (Dorchester)
Lyme Disease Resource Center
Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition
Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health
Massachusetts Community Action Network
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
Massachusetts UAW CAP Council
Massachusetts Organization of Addiction Recovery
Mass CultivatED
MassHire Holyoke
Men of Color Health Awareness (Springfield)
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center (Gardner)
More than Words (Boston & Waltham)
National Consumer Law Center (Boston)
National Lawyers Guild (MA Chapter)
Neighbor 2 Neighbor (Holyoke/Lynn/Springfield/
Worcester New England Community Project (fka United 4 Justice)
New England Law-Boston/CORI Initiative
New North Citizens’ Council (Springfield)
Norfolk County Bar Association
On the Rise (Cambridge)
Point32Health Foundation
Progressive Massachusetts
Project New Hope (Worcester)
Prophetic Resistance
Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Inc.
Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
Roca, Inc.
Safe Exit Initiative
Strategies for Youth
Strive, Inc. (Boston)
UMass Law School, Human Rights at Home Clinic
Unitarian Universalist Mass Action Network
Urban League of Eastern MA
UTEC
Veterans Legal Services
Volunteers of America of Massachusetts
Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts