OUR WHY
Practical action rooted in human dignity.
Practical action rooted in human dignity.
Practical action rooted in human dignity.
Degrees of Humanity was created to address preventable conditions in environments where people have limited ability to change the circumstances around them. We turn concern into practical, measurable action.
Degrees of Humanity was created to address preventable conditions in environments where people have limited ability to change the circumstances around them. We turn concern into practical, measurable action.
Degrees of Humanity was created to address preventable conditions in environments where people have limited ability to change the circumstances around them. We turn concern into practical, measurable action.
OUR MISSION
Protect health, safety, & human dignity through practical solutions.
Protect health, safety, & human dignity through practical solutions.
Protect health, safety, & human dignity through practical solutions.
Degrees of Humanity advances practical solutions that protect health, safety, & human dignity in correctional facilities & other vulnerable environments.
Degrees of Humanity advances practical solutions that protect health, safety, & human dignity in correctional facilities & other vulnerable environments.
OUR VISION
A future where dignity is not determined by conditions people cannot change.
A future where dignity is not determined by conditions people cannot change.
A future where dignity is not determined by conditions people cannot change.
We envision a future where no person’s health, safety, or dignity is determined by conditions they have little power to escape or improve.
We envision a future where no person’s health, safety, or dignity is determined by conditions they have little power to escape or improve.
WHERE WE BEGIN
Cooling is where we begin, not where the mission ends.
Cooling is where we begin, not where the mission ends.
Cooling is where we begin, not where the mission ends.
Our first focus is practical cooling in correctional facilities, beginning with the Central Florida Reception Center pilot. As the organization grows, future work may include other interventions that improve health, safety, education, rehabilitation, and dignity where people have limited control over their environment.
Our first focus is practical cooling in correctional facilities, beginning with the Central Florida Reception Center pilot. As the organization grows, future work may include other interventions that improve health, safety, education, rehabilitation, and dignity where people have limited control over their environment.
Our first focus is practical cooling in correctional facilities, beginning with the Central Florida Reception Center pilot. As the organization grows, future work may include other interventions that improve health, safety, education, rehabilitation, and dignity where people have limited control over their environment.
WHAT GUIDES THE WORK
Four principles shape every decision.
Four principles shape every decision.
Four principles shape every decision.
HUMAN DIGNITY IS NOT CONDITIONAL
Every person should be protected from preventable harm.
PRACTICAL ACTION MATTERS
The organization focuses on solutions that can move from concern to implementation.
EVIDENCE SHOULD GUIDE EXPANSION
Projects should document costs, conditions, lessons, & available outcomes.
PUBLIC SYSTEMS MUST SUPPORT THE WORK
We advocate for legislative support to turn proven solutions into lasting public investment.
OUR ORIGIN
Years of advocacy led to an organization built for implementation.
Years of advocacy led to an organization built for implementation.
Years of advocacy led to an organization built for implementation.
Degrees of Humanity grew from years of advocacy for safer cooling conditions in Florida correctional facilities and from prior experience supporting an initial cooling pilot. The organization was formed to help turn that experience into a structured, measurable, and transparent model for future work.
Degrees of Humanity grew from years of advocacy for safer cooling conditions in Florida correctional facilities and from prior experience supporting an initial cooling pilot. The organization was formed to help turn that experience into a structured, measurable, and transparent model for future work.
Degrees of Humanity grew from years of advocacy for safer cooling conditions in Florida correctional facilities and from prior experience supporting an initial cooling pilot. The organization was formed to help turn that experience into a structured, measurable, and transparent model for future work.