Editing Appleseed Foundation (section)

== Work ==
Appleseed has achieved enduring accomplishment in areas ranging from children's welfare, education reform, [[criminal justice reform]], [[juvenile justice]], [[electoral reform]], judicial independence, access to health care, immigrant justice, housing development, [[government accountability]], and the integration of [[environmentalism]] and [[community development]]. Appleseed currently has Centers in [[Alabama]], Chicago Appleseed, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, [[Hawaii|Hawai`i]], [[Kansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Mexico.{{cn|date=July 2023}} 

Some of Appleseed's work has included research on [[child protection]] at the [[Mexico-United States border]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 reasons why Border Patrol agents shouldn't get to decide whether child migrants can stay in the US |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/unaccompanied-child-migrants-border-patrol-screening/ |first=Ian |last=Gordon |date=2014-07-01 |website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |language=en-US |access-date=2023-07-01 |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617093305/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/unaccompanied-child-migrants-border-patrol-screening/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS|HIV epidemic]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Matt |last=Cohen |title=New HIV/AIDS Report Card Shows Improvement, But Things Can Be Better |url=https://dcist.com/story/13/11/13/new-dc-appleseed-report-card-shows/ |date=2013-11-13 |website=[[DCist]] |language=en |access-date=2023-07-01 |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002084051/https://dcist.com/story/13/11/13/new-dc-appleseed-report-card-shows/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[youth homelessness]] in [[Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arriaga |first=Alex |date=2017-11-15 |title=Texas' homeless youth slip through cracks of disjointed support system, new report says |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/15/homeless-youth-slip-through-cracks-disjointed-support-system/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[The Texas Tribune]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207185501/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/15/homeless-youth-slip-through-cracks-disjointed-support-system/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[broadband]] [[internet access]] in [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taborda |first=Noah |date=2022-02-12 |title=Kansas broadband leaders tout ongoing programs, future initiatives to bridge digital divide |url=https://kansasreflector.com/2022/02/12/kansas-broadband-leaders-tout-ongoing-programs-future-initiatives-to-bridge-digital-divide/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[Kansas Reflector]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212645/https://kansasreflector.com/2022/02/12/kansas-broadband-leaders-tout-ongoing-programs-future-initiatives-to-bridge-digital-divide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In 2017 and 2020, Appleseed published reports on discrimination against black students in [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>{{Cite web |first=Christina |last=Veiga |date=2017-01-11 |title=NYU's David Kirkland explains the 'transformation' needed to integrate the city's schools |url=https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2017/1/11/21099504/nyu-s-david-kirkland-explains-the-transformation-needed-to-integrate-the-city-s-schools |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[Chalkbeat]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330193911/https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2017/1/11/21099504/nyu-s-david-kirkland-explains-the-transformation-needed-to-integrate-the-city-s-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Massachusetts]] respectively. The research by Appleseed received congressional attention from Representatives [[Ayanna Pressley]] and [[Katherine Clark]], who called on government agencies to rectify the situation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Dialynn |title=Ayanna Pressley, Katherine Clark urge Charlie Baker in letter to address racial disparities in school discipline |url=https://www.boston.com/news/schools/2020/09/17/ayanna-pressley-katherine-clark-letters-school-discipline/ |access-date=2020-09-17 |website=[[Boston.com]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907150716/https://www.boston.com/news/schools/2020/09/17/ayanna-pressley-katherine-clark-letters-school-discipline/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Steph |last=Solis |date=2020-09-07 |title=Black girls in Massachusetts 3.9 times more likely to face school discipline, report shows |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/09/in-massachusetts-black-girls-are-39-times-more-likely-to-face-school-discipline-than-white-counterparts-report-shows.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[MassLive]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207075158/https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/09/in-massachusetts-black-girls-are-39-times-more-likely-to-face-school-discipline-than-white-counterparts-report-shows.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Appleseed did additional research on [[child protective services]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Saraya |last=Wintersmith |date=2021-07-14 |title=Inadequate Interpretation Services At Mass. DCF Lead To Risk Of Wrongful Family Separation, Complaint Alleges |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2021/07/14/inadequate-interpretation-services-at-mass-dcf-lead-to-risk-of-wrongful-family-separation-complaint-alleges |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[WGBH Educational Foundation|WGBH]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808005445/https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2021/07/14/inadequate-interpretation-services-at-mass-dcf-lead-to-risk-of-wrongful-family-separation-complaint-alleges |url-status=live }}</ref>