A few months ago, we shared the story of a woman who was supposed to come to Benevolence Farm. Instead, upon her release after 10 years of incarceration, ICE picked her up and transferred to Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. In the time since then, we have supported her as she acquired …
Meet Ashley
Hi, everyone! My name is Ashley Vann, and I am a rising junior at Elon University. I am majoring in political science and statistics with minors in policy studies and sociology. This summer, I will be working at Benevolence Farm as a policy advocate intern, and I couldn’t be more excited! I have …
Reproductive Justice for Incarcerated Women in NC
By Leila Halperin As the number of women incarcerated in North Carolina has increased, so has the number of incarcerated pregnant people. This rise correlates with the high prevalence of reproductive rights violations in the North Carolina prison system. In fact, the treatment of incarcerated …
When we’re all free
“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy today, we acknowledge our own dissatisfaction and, really, rage, at the …
Let’s Talk About the Collateral Consequences of the Sex Offender Registry
By Sarah Greenberg, Benevolence Farm Intern The United States Department of Justice Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) utilizes the Sex Offender Registry to compile a list of people convicted of sex offenses in every state, territory, …
Meet Daniel
Howdy y’all! My name is Daniel Bascuñán-Wiley, and I am beyond excited to be joining the Benevolence farm team this year as the Administrative Assistant. I am currently a senior at Elon University and am majoring in Human Service Studies with minors in Poverty and Social Justice and Latin American …
Our new program manager
Hey there! My name is Alex Lombardi and I am thrilled to join the Benevolence Farm family as the Program Manager. My first experience working with justice-involved women was as a Residential Advisor (RA) with UNC Horizons. UNC Horizons is a substance use disorder treatment program for pregnant or …
What’s Up, Wednesday: July 3rd
This has been an incredible week for new community partnerships and connections! Last Thursday, we were a guest vendor at the Authentically Alamance Elon Community Church Farmer’s Market where we saw many familiar faces and were able to broaden the message of our work to new friends. On Saturday, we …
What’s Up, Wednesday: June 26th!
There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.W.E.B. Dubois Happy Wednesday, folks! We have been working super hard this week to get our field in tip top shape. Thanks to our ever-so-faithful volunteers and program residents, we have certainly made good headway! This past week Jenn …
