**The Benevolence Farm Soap Box Series is a space for us to elevate the thorny, complicated, and frustrating barriers current and formerly incarcerated people face in North Carolina and the United States. It is our hope that elevating these topics will raise awareness and lead to systemic …
Weekly Updates
Introducing Roots of Success
Benevolence Farm is always looking for new ways to achieve its mission of cultivating leadership, promoting sustainable livelihoods, and reaping structural change with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system in North Carolina. That’s why we have begun a new environmental education and job …
Benevolence Farm Opens a Second Home
You already know we’re all about second chances. Now, we’re opening a second location to offer more of those chances to formerly incarcerated women in rural communities. That’s right! We’ve opened up a combined office and house in Burlington, North Carolina. This house will double our capacity to …
#FreetheMail
There’s no doubt that email and text messages have phased out handwritten letters in our everyday lives. However, for those who are incarcerated, physical mail can be a lifeline. In October of 2021, North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) started to outsource mail processing services to …
Freedom looks good on you, girl
Today is a special day at the Farm. We had the privilege and honor of welcoming home our 32nd resident, as documented in the video above. Our Welcome Home experience at Benevolence Farm is a dignified and beautiful process informed by residents who have come before. Every resident …
Katie
Women are strong. Women are brave. Women are fighters. In today’s society, women are marginalized for their identities and face many consequences because of it. In the spirit of Second Chance Month, I want to focus on what second chances look like and how women in these circumstances define …
North Carolina Women’s Program Named One of the Best in The Nation
Graham, North Carolina (March 7, 2022) - The Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC) Advisory Council has selected Benevolence Farm in Alamance County as one of nine US Innovation Sites. These are the country’s most innovative rural justice programs which will serve as models for other communities. The …
Meet Hana
Hello! My name is Hana Hawthorne, and this semester I will be working at Benevolence Farm. I am beyond excited for this opportunity! I am a Biracial Black Jewish woman. As a woman of many identities, in the past I had never felt like I belonged to any one group and people have always made …
“I wouldn’t wash my dog with that soap”
By: Chandler Kelley Through the lens of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been more light shone on the importance of maintaining personal hygiene to promote healthy behavior and reduce the spread of the virus. Many of us remember the struggles to get soap and hand sanitizer during the beginning of …
Looking For Something Perfect? Read Our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide!
This year we have something for everyone on your list! Flip through our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide below and click one of the product names to shop! …
Meet Jennifer
Hi my name is Jennifer Wardlaw-Stephens, a mental health and human rights advocate, a seeker of truth, an inner alchemist, and a Black woman healing. I grew up in Southern New Jersey and relocated to North Carolina in 2019 after living in the NYC area for about a decade. Before relocating here, my …
Meet Payton
Hello! My name is Payton Byrnes and I started working with Benevolence Farm just two months ago. I joined the team as the Social Enterprise Growth Coordinator, a position that is a part of the Americorps VISTA program. I am originally from St. Petersburg, Florida but this past May I graduated from …
