Provide Housing & Jobs for 6 Women Leaving Prison

As we conclude the year, we reflect on all that has been accomplished.  It has been a year of immense enlightenment and reckoning around the world and also here at Benevolence.  In the face of the challenges, we have witnessed immense growth and transformation, discovering new sources of strength, resilience and compassion to better serve women transitioning from our North Carolina state prisons.   

Exactly a year ago, Benevolence embarked on a new chapter of our existance, when we welcomed our first resident. This spring, two other women put down roots in our soil and during the hot summer, a fourth woman transplanted her life to our farm. As the weather turns cold once again, our fifth resident, an Alamance County native, joins our growing Benevolence family, planting seeds for a new beginning.

These women have paved the way and have set the bar high for those to come with the enormous strides they have made - obtaining career certifications, being admitted to university programs, gaining scholarships, growing our farm business, celebrating major sobriety milestones, reconnecting with family and launching their careers. These five women touched each of our hearts and brought the Benevolence vision to life in 2017.

YOU made these successes possible.  Thank you for being a part of their journey and ours.  We look forward to continuing to share our collective growth in the coming year.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year in 2018!

Links:

• http://benevolencefarm.org

We gladly wave goodbye to the summer heat and welcome the cool, brisk days of Autumn ahead, but not without first reflecting on the past few months.

Because of your contribution, in the past three months, our first Benevolence Farm residents have hit major milestones.  Missy and Keia both transitioned from the farm, Missy obtaining full-time employment in her career of interest and Keia getting accepted into the dental assistant program of her choice.  With these changes, Brooke has taken on new leadership at the farm, helping us successfully complete our summer CSA, supporting new residents - all while balancing her new job as a resident advocate at Family Abuse Services in Alamance County.

Through our Community Supported Agriculture program, we delivered 3,000 lbs of produce to 45 individuals in Burlington, Graham, Elon, Carrboro, Durham, and Chapel Hill this summer. Residents and staff made weekly deliveries, allowing us to foster relationships with our members and gather helpful feedback for the Fall season. Thanks to all our members for making it a successful season.

Whether you are also pruning your beets or simply getting your flannels out of storage, we wish you a smooth transition into the coming seasons.

Thank you for your continued support of second chances!  

Links:

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• Join us at the Second Chance Dine & Dance!