In what can sometimes feel like a hopeless world, we love a story of two people coming together and turning their love into action. That’s precisely what Bail Project supporters Jackie and Tom did.
Both dedicated to justice and social advocacy, Jackie and Tom couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate their wedding day than to incorporate support for a meaningful cause to both of them. Instead of a gift registry, the two asked their guests to contribute to The Bail Project.
”“We came together as a couple late in life through common values of peace and justice. When we were married in 2022, we wanted to celebrate not only our romantic love but our love for our community. Instead of gifts, we asked guests to donate to The Bail Project because it has a meaningful and lasting impact on people’s lives and advocacy to change the policies of the criminal justice system. We are honored to include The Bail Project in our community of love.”
At The Bail Project, we want everyone to have the opportunity to make an impact by whichever means they can. Our dedicated community of supporters shows up in many ways – like making a single donation or joining our passionate Freedom Funders monthly donor community. For those who want to rally their community, we make it easy to build your own fundraiser. We’ll even help you get your workplace involved or help you prepare to leave your legacy. And just like Jackie and Tom, many of our supporters turn their celebratory moments into opportunities to make positive change!
All of this support amounts to something amazing – over 30,000 people freed from pretrial incarceration, reunited with their families and communities, and given a second chance at freedom. With a 92% return to court rate for our clients, we’ve proven that cash bail is not what makes people return to court; a desire for freedom and justice does. Your support makes that evidence possible. Each client we serve is part of a revelatory process, where through their stories, we are gathering indisputable evidence about how a more just alternative system could work.
As we work towards building a more just, equitable, and humane pretrial system, we’re proud to have supporters like you.
We invite you to join us in transforming the pretrial justice system. By supporting The Bail Project, you can make a real impact on the lives of low-income individuals trapped by unaffordable cash bail now. Visit our Freedom Funders page today to learn more!
Thank you for reading this article and engaging with our work. Supporters like you are the backbone of our organization and how we are able to continue working towards our mission of creating a fairer system while paying bail for those in need for free. If you found value in this article, please consider donating to help sustain our work today.
