Top Nonprofit Educating the Community in the Law in Newark

The Know Your Rights Foundation is a nonprofit organization located in Newark, dedicated to educating urban communities on their fundamental Constitutional Rights. Our mission is to inform and empower underprivileged communities with the knowledge, materials, programs, and interactive workshops needed to navigate basic traffic stops, terry stops, and the legal system as a whole. We understand that the lack of basic knowledge in many cases leads to catastrophic and even deadly encounters with law enforcement, especially in impoverished African American and Latin-American neighborhoods. Therefore, we aim to build trust between the urban community and the law that secures and protects their rights. Our vision is to minimize and eventually eradicate the many senseless deaths of and police brutality against innocent unarmed American citizens, an overwhelming majority of whom happen to be from Black and Latin communities, often because of a lack of education on this vital information. If you would like to learn more about our nonprofit organization, please visit our website or contact us through the contact form. We are always happy to hear from individuals who share our vision for a more just and equitable society.