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 …
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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 …
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. …
Watch out world
In the last two years, I have faced one of the biggest and most life changing transitions in my life. Saying "transition" or that I was "in transition" got me a lot of strange looks from people because they thought I was talking about gender reassignment, but the transition I am talking about is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
