Here at Benevolence Farm, we believe everyone deserves the right to vote — that's why we call it a right. Unfortunately, here in the South, there are dozens and dozens of barriers that make it difficult for people to vote, particularly those with current or prior involvement in the criminal …
Weekly Updates
Rest in Power, Miss Faye
**The below article is a repost of this Indy Week's article titled "Faye Brown's Death from COVID-19 Underscores the Urgency of Decarceration" by Lynn Burke. The original article can be found here.** On May 6, 2020, my friend Faye Beatrice Brown died alone from the coronavirus while incarcerated …
Benevolence Farm Receives $5,000 Grant from Truist Foundation
Benevolence Farm today announced it received a $5,000 grant from Truist Foundation to fund a 10 kW solar farm installation to provide year-round renewable energy to Benevolence Farm’s barn and greenhouse. “As an organization committed to the employment of formerly incarcerated women, we are …
Guest Column: Exploring Necessary Intersections
This week's blog post is brought to you by Benevolence Farm summer volunteer Sarah Greenberg. Having the opportunity to volunteer and learn from a place like Benevolence Farm during these unprecedented times is truly a powerful experience. It wasn’t my plan to end up in Alamance County this …
Even John Oliver Knows It’s An Issue
A week ago we launched our Soap for Incarcerated People campaign in partnership with the Human Kindness Foundation. In that same week, your efforts sent over 460 bars of Benevolence Farm soap to incarcerated people in the Orange Correctional Center. In that same week, Last Week Tonight with John …
Soap for Incarcerated People
People incarcerated across the nation have shared their struggles of obtaining essential hygiene products such as basic soap and sanitizer. In fact, hand sanitizer is often considered contraband in certain facilities. To address the shortage of hygiene products in prisons, Benevolence Farm is …
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 …
Our 20th Resident Milestone
In case you haven’t heard, we welcomed our 20th resident home today since our opening in December 2016! We are over the moon to provide a safe home and livable wage to a new resident during this time. Our team has been busier than ever addressing inquiries from correctional …
Recipes for Change
After a successful seedling sale, we know all y'all are about to have an abundance of produce. We wanted to join the #QuarantineRecipe bandwagon and offer up a series of recipes you can make using your Benevolence Farm grown produce. Our communications volunteer Brittany is offering up a Southern …
I volunteer because…
I’m volunteering with Benevolence Farm because in these uncertain times, it is the perfect way for me to give back and to help out with a cause that I believe in. Like a lot of people, I am homebound for the foreseeable future. I also recently lost my job and was feeling pretty hopeless as to what I …
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 …