We believe that children do not belong in cages and should be with their families while waiting for their day in court. This marks the 6th year of our Youth Holiday Bail Out where we raise money specifically for children held on cash bail. Since 2018, we’ve paid the ransom for 35 youth and posted $566,608 in bail.
On December 1, 2023 we set aside $75,000 of our bail funds to devote to this year's YHBO. From then to January 21, 2024 we raised another $49,560! This year we are partnering with the Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH) and the Youth Art Self Empowerment Project (YASP) to provide mentorship and support to the youth we bail out.
On December 1, 2023 we set aside $75,000 of our bail funds to devote to this year's YHBO. From then to January 21, 2024 we raised another $49,560! This year we are partnering with the Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH) and the Youth Art Self Empowerment Project (YASP) to provide mentorship and support to the youth we bail out.
Help Free Our Neighbors
Your support of our work helps us to free our neighbors who are imprisoned pretrial because they cannot afford to pay for their freedom. Sometimes that bail is as low as $30 to post while our most common posted bail is $10,000. Your support will help many people as we are a revolving bail fund. Posted bail returns to the fund at the conclusion of a case enabling us to use that money to free another neighbor.
In addition to posting bail, we also offer mutual aid and support to help people return to court while being able to rebuild their lives as they wait for their day in court. That help includes things like paying overdue rent so that people can keep their housing, purchasing school supplies and baby goods, paying past due utility bills, transportation assistance, and paying court fines and fees. We also connect people to counseling, substance abuse support, education programs, housing, employment and Participatory Defense.
Your donation is also tax deductible as we are fiscally sponsored by the Movement Alliance Project (EIN 26-0307123).
In addition to posting bail, we also offer mutual aid and support to help people return to court while being able to rebuild their lives as they wait for their day in court. That help includes things like paying overdue rent so that people can keep their housing, purchasing school supplies and baby goods, paying past due utility bills, transportation assistance, and paying court fines and fees. We also connect people to counseling, substance abuse support, education programs, housing, employment and Participatory Defense.
Your donation is also tax deductible as we are fiscally sponsored by the Movement Alliance Project (EIN 26-0307123).
Resource Generation Staff Fund
Members of Resource Generation contributing to the Staff Fund should make their donation here.
Members of Resource Generation contributing to the Staff Fund should make their donation here.
Giving through ActBlue
PCBF also has an ActBlue page if you are already a member and would prefer to give through them. ActBlue also allows you to give using Paypal and Venmo. You can donate through our ActBlue page by clicking here.
PCBF also has an ActBlue page if you are already a member and would prefer to give through them. ActBlue also allows you to give using Paypal and Venmo. You can donate through our ActBlue page by clicking here.
Giving by Mail
You can send a donation by mail to our fiscal sponsor, Movement Alliance Project. Write "PCBF" in the memo line and send it to:
Movement Alliance Project
924 Cherry St, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Other Ways To Give
You can also give to PCBF by sending donations through ACH and Bill.com to our fiscal sponsor, Movement Alliance Project. Email us at info@phillybailout.org for more information.
You can send a donation by mail to our fiscal sponsor, Movement Alliance Project. Write "PCBF" in the memo line and send it to:
Movement Alliance Project
924 Cherry St, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Other Ways To Give
You can also give to PCBF by sending donations through ACH and Bill.com to our fiscal sponsor, Movement Alliance Project. Email us at info@phillybailout.org for more information.