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Amanda Lynn

Born to Run - for WPA!

Fundraising for Women's Prison Association
US$5,399
raised of US$10,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: New York Marathon 2020, on 1 November 2020
WPA empowers women to redefine their lives in the face of injustice and incarceration. Together, we forge pathways to freedom, safety, and independence. If you are interested in running & fundraising on behalf of WPA, email rpak@wpaonline.org.

Story

They said, "The 2020 Marathon is canceled." And I heard, "You have double the training time, you should double your goal!" Let's do this!! 

Increasingly evident in the current social climate, the continuous threats to social justice and racial equality that today's world poses are the reason WPA is so damn important! For 175 years, WPA has empowered women to redefine their lives in the face of injustice and incarceration. Together, we forge pathways to freedom, safety, and independence. 

i am woman, hear me roar

 50% of our population is female. Yet only 1.5% of Americans’ charitable giving benefits women and girls.

✊ 85% of women sent to New York prisons are there for non-violent offenses.

✊ The number of women in prison or jail in the US has increased by 832% over the last three decades, twice the rate of increase that men experienced.

✊ New York State spends a staggering $2.7 billion per year on corrections and another $812.5 million on prison-related costs.

Do these statements make you want to scream, cry, or march on Washington? (Spoiler alert: they all should.) Something is WRONG here. Help us stop the disparities facing these women by supporting me as I run 26.2 miles for my favorite organization, Women's Prison Association!

 Support WPA because it only costs $20,000 for a woman to achieve her goals in JusticeHome (WPA’s alternative to incarceration program) compared to more than $120,000 to incarcerate her for a year and send her children to foster care. 90% of JusticeHome graduates have not been rearrested.

✊ Support WPA because their programs are gender-specific and designed to address histories of trauma, mental illness, parental stress, and other risk factors specific to women.

 Support WPA because they welcome any woman seeking new possibilities for herself and her family, regardless of the nature of her crime.

✊ Most of all, support WPA because your gift tells the women who come to WPA for partnership that they are seen, they are heard, and they are worthy of their community’s support.


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About the campaign

WPA empowers women to redefine their lives in the face of injustice and incarceration. Together, we forge pathways to freedom, safety, and independence. If you are interested in running & fundraising on behalf of WPA, email rpak@wpaonline.org.

About the charity

WPA empowers women to redefine their lives in the face of injustice and incarceration. Together, we forge pathways to freedom, safety, and independence.

Donation summary

Total raised
US$5,399.00
Online donations
US$819.00
Offline donations
US$4,580.00

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