Our carceral system is set up in a binary way: you either are sentenced to a men's or women's prison, regardless of how you identify. We see our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) loved ones experiencing particular trauma and discrimination as a result of this reality. This …
Weekly Updates
We’re in Weaver Street Market!
This wholesale partnership is years in the making. We are so grateful to Weaver Street Market for guiding us through this process and ordering for all four of their store locations. Head on over to the nearest Weaver Street Market and find our soaps, healing salves, muscle rubs, and soothing …
Benevolence Farm Goes to Law School ⚖️
February 19, 2024Benevolence Farm's Community Advocacy Director, Mona Evans, spoke before UNC Law students as part of a speaker program run by the Anti-Death Penalty Project. This student-run organization is dedicated to fighting against the use of capital punishment and advocating for prisoner's …
Governor Cooper’s Executive Order
At the end of January, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order directing government coordination to improve reentry for formerly incarcerated people in the most significant effort targeted at strengthening reentry in state history. There are two components of this Executive …
Sex Offender Registry & Housing
Please note that the following section discusses sexual violence. Take care while reading. We often are forced to waitlist promising prospective residents due to our housing capacity. Yvie* was one of our waitlisted clients, for whom a spot didn’t open up until it was too late. Yvie* was …
MLK Weekend & Menstrual Product Drive
Thank you to the North Park Family at Mayco Bigelow Center for allowing us to table as a community resource at this week's Dr. King celebrations. Mona and KP were on-site talking to attendees about our housing work and Bonding Families, the support group Mona started for families affected by …
January 2024: Our Wins
We believe there is no such thing as a "small win." Everyone deserves a little celebration. Here are the latest Benevolence Farm 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" …
November 2023: Our Wins
We believe there is no such thing as a "small win." Here are the latest Benevolence Farm accomplishments to celebrate. A Special Shoutout to Daisy ❤️ We are super proud of Daisy who hosted our first ever candle workshop for Halloween. Check out the below video of her teaching friends …
October 2023: Our Wins
We believe there is no such thing as a "small win." Here are the latest Benevolence Farm accomplishments to celebrate.Two of our 307 House residents in Burlington found full-time employment within Alamance County. 💰 •Newest resident, SB, took initiative when she learned about the impact of the …
Housing First Fund: M’s Keys
Last week, M finally got the keys to her first home after being released from prison. Benevolence Farm was honored to support her by paying her security deposit with our Housing First Fund. M originally contacted Benevolence Farm through our Bonding Families program. She told staff member Mona …
