Over $450,000 in Baltimore Community Fellowships Awarded to Eight City Residents to Work with Underserved Groups
Press Release
November 10, 2008
Projects include promoting Native American awareness, a women’s empowerment center, advocacy for transgender people, fitness training for at-risk youth, and outreach to women with HIV/AIDS.  more

OSI Investment in After-School Programs Led to Dramatic Public Spending Increase, Study Finds
October 14, 2008
In the decade since OSI set out to help New York City institutionalize after-school programs as dependable resources for kids and families, every level of government has dramatically increased funding for daily, comprehensive after-school programs. more

Open Society Institute Awards Millions to Expand Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Press Release
October 7, 2008
OSI announces the selection of eight grantee organizations working to increase the availability of resources for the delivery of high-quality treatment for drug and alcohol addiction for all who need it.  more

Salman Rushdie and Acclaimed Authors Join Burmese Monks One Year After Brutal Crackdown
Press Release
September 22,2008
Authors will read from banned texts at this event cosponsored by OSI, to benefit Burmese monks and victims of the recent cyclone. more

"An Unacceptable Reality": The Situation of Roma in the European Union
George Soros
September 16, 2008
The European Union's greatest need for improvement is in its treatment of the Roma minority, said OSI Chairman George Soros in this keynote address to the EU Roma Summit in Brussels. more

OSI-Supported Film Depicts Chilling Hurricane Katrina Tale
August 22,2008
 VIDEO  
The award-winning film Trouble the Water follows one couple's astonishing story during and after Hurricane Katrina. more