We believe there is no such thing as a "small win." Everyone deserves a little celebration. Here are the latest Benevolence Farm resident accomplishments. …
Welcome to 2024
Friend, 2024 wasted no time with introductions. It was ready to kick off here at Benevolence Farm. We just finished a successful year-end campaign (thank you!) with the theme "Home for the Holidays." And because of this community, five mothers and nine children celebrated together under the …
December 2023: Letter from the Executive Director
Friend,The end of the year is a jam packed time here at Benevolence Farm. Social enterprise holiday sales, year-end fundraising, navigating the holiday season — we are busy bees. 🐝 Over the next few weeks, you'll see more content from us on social media and in e-mails that attempts to "wrap up" …
As pandemic-era SNAP benefits ends, thousands more left out entirely
By: Kristen Powers, Executive Director On March 1, families across North Carolina will lose out on additional supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP) made available during the height of the pandemic. As North Carolinians struggle to adjust to this loss at a time of intense inflation and rising …
We have a new look
You may have noticed that we have a new logo, font, and color scheme. After over ten years of using our original logo, we came to a point where both our non-profit and social enterprise needed to evolve. Where it started Benevolence Farm adopted the original logo, created by Maxine Mills, …
We did all that in 2020?!
We are so excited to release our 2020 Annual Report. Thank you to every person who contributed to the work of Benevolence Farm. Together, we are growing second chances naturally. …
Need a Home to Stay-at-Home
Amy, a resident of Alamance County and formerly incarcerated woman, is facing evictions along with thousands of other families across the country. We wanted to highlight her story because she is part of our community and we want to uplift the unique struggles that people with criminal records face …
Meet Our Second Chance Coordinator
We are excited to welcome Deb Ainsworth as our first ever Second Chance Coordinator. Deb completed two years at Benevolence Farm in December 2020. Read on to learn more about our newest employee! Deb Ainsworth, Second Chance Coordinator Favorite animal: most animals especially cats, dogs, …
2020 in 2 Minutes
TRANSCRIPT: Hey everyone this is Kristen Powers, Executive Director of Benevolence Farm. We have been seeing these videos of different folks wrapping up their 2020 with a list of accomplishments. We thought we'd do the same. And what better way to bring it to y'all than working from home! So …
We have a new Executive Director!
The Benevolence Farm Board of Directors has hired Kristen Powers to serve as the permanent Executive Director after a year serving in the interim position. Her position is effective immediately. “We are incredibly fortunate to have Kristen Powers as part of this organization,” said LaShauna …
A World of Thanks
When we set our Giving Tuesday goal of $10,000, we called it a "stretch goal." And yet, within 24 hours, y'all organized and contributed $10,500 to our efforts to invest in second chance employment right here in Alamance County, North Carolina. We cannot thank you enough. Therefore, we …
