The Thurman Perry Foundation
@ThurmanPerryFDN
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We are an award-winning Louisiana-based 501(c)3 nonprofit operating nationally & dedicated to bettering the lives of women and girls impacted by incarceration.
New Orleans, LA
Joined April 2022
Welcome to our Twitter! TPF is a Louisiana-based nonprofit dedicated to bettering the lives of women & girls impacted by incarceration. Vision: to remove obstacles to success & ensure that every woman & girl receives a fair chance to thrive & succeed.
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CONGRATULATIONS to our January winners of our Mother’s Day 365 housing relief program! Reminder that current applications for February cycle are OPEN. If you are not justice-impacted you are NOT ELIGIBLE https://t.co/S1UMqZ5oF2
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Just 2,024 organic menstrual products headed to the women incarcerated at our partner facility in South Carolina! To support our Girl Code program, the only one in the nation donating organic menstrual products to incarcerated women nationwide, visit https://t.co/Yqf3Zc6z3x
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CONGRATULATIONS to our October winners of our Mother’s Day 365 Housing Relief Program! REMINDER: November will not have a housing relief cycle b/c applications for The Perry Second Chances Scholarship open on 11.15. We also will ONLY be awarding to local New Orleans women in
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LADIES! NEED MONEY FOR RENT? Applications for my nonprofit’s Mother’s Day 365 housing relief program open for September on 9/7-9/13 at https://t.co/FQp2GN1gr5
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LADIES! NEED MONEY FOR RENT? Applications for my nonprofit’s Mother’s Day 365 housing relief program open for September on 9/7-9/13 at https://t.co/FQp2GN1gr5
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Thanks to the loved ones of Mr. Warren Buffett & his late sister, Ms. Doris Buffett, we’re awarding $40,000 this upcoming cycle of The Perry Second Chances Scholarship As each scholarship is $10K, we’re seeking MATCHING sponsor(s) who’ll have a scholarship named in their honor!
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MOMS! NEED RENT OR MORTGAGE RELIEF? We have been fielding DOZENS of emails per day for a month from women all over the country and are ready to reopen applications to the general public! Apply 8/3 thru 8/9 for the August cycle of Mother’s Day 365 at https://t.co/S1UMqZ5oF2
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We've got some big announcements coming! Hint: Our team has grown!
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Hey y’all! We haven’t had a donation in 3 days. Any help you can provide to indigent mothers is appreciated! We’re $2,355.99 from $20,000!
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Hey y’all! We haven’t had a donation in 2 days. Any help you can provide to indigent mothers is appreciated! We’re $2,355.99 from $20,000!
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Oh nothing, just boxing 2,652 organic menstrual products for our new correctional facility partners in S. Carolina! Y’all my nonprofit is now in Louisiana Texas New York Maine S. Carolina New total: 342,941 donated to incarcerated women NATIONWIDE https://t.co/S1UMqZ5oF2
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HELP US HELP WOMEN! When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE Please consider a donation at https://t.co/fq03eAQRMv
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Help us keep mothers off the street nationwide! Our MOTHER’S DAY 365 program provides baby formula, clothing, and rent/mortgage relief for returning mothers! Funding has been eliminated due to Trump’s attacks on our private grantors. ANYTHING helps —> https://t.co/uc6hNeOqQR
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Help us keep mothers off the street nationwide! Our MOTHER’S DAY 365 program provides baby formula, clothing, and rent/mortgage relief for returning mothers! Funding has been eliminated due to Trump’s attacks on our private grantors. ANYTHING helps —> https://t.co/uc6hNeOqQR
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WE DID IT YALL!!!!!!! https://t.co/fq03eAQRMv. I literally cannot believe yall supported us like this just off the work of the org. I been praying the heavens down and I hope yall are as blessed as you have blessed us.
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YALL! It’s the LAST day of May, and we are $98 from reaching $12,000 this month! Our FIRST month of fundraising I cannot thank yall enough. Fundraising & grant writing all by myself is exhausting & we’re doing all we can for the women we serve Donate at https://t.co/fq03eAQRMv
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I really love when y’all send physical checks to our address because it gives us the chance to write personal thank you cards!
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We are $46.47 away from hitting $11,000 in 18 days! God bless y’all for supporting us. We never ask for donations online except for about twice a year in dedicated fundraisers. We survive on grants Thank yall for helping us and the women we serve. https://t.co/fq03eAQRMv
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I’m so excited y’all! I’m giving a talk at the upcoming Resisting Criminalization Community Symposium on Juneteenth hosted by Louisiana Abortion Fund! I will be presenting the national curriculum authored by my nonprofit, Periods in Prison
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OKAY YALL! OKAY!! We are cooking with grease! We’re SO close to $10,000! This is INCREDIBLE in our effort to restart the Mother’s Day 365 program at TPF. PLEASE donate if you can spare or RT to help us spread the word! https://t.co/hl8Hz8hvFW
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