Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is a Durham, North Carolina–based legal and advocacy organization that partners with communities of color and low‑income communities across the U.S. South to defend and advance political, social, and economic rights through impact litigation, policy advocacy, research, communications, and community organizing.
Voting rights and redistricting; criminal justice reform and reentry; environmental justice and pollution/zoning accountability; civil rights and anti‑discrimination policy; community power building and civic engagement
Primarily foundation and philanthropic grants supplemented by individual donations, program revenue and regranting/partnering funds
Anita Earls (founder), the SOLVE Network (SCSJ’s regional voter engagement network), regional civil‑rights and environmental partners such as local NAACP branches and the Southern Environmental Law Center
Nonprofit (501(c)(3)) legal and advocacy organization
