The Thurman Perry Foundation Needs You!
It’s going to take everyone’s help to create an equitable world for all women & girls impacted by incarceration!
When you donate to or volunteer with TPF, you are providing direct financial and public health resources to currently and formerly incarcerated women, as well as the daughters of incarcerated people.
Help us make a real difference for deserving women & girls nationwide by supporting us!
The Thurman Perry Foundation Needs You!
It’s going to take everyone’s help to create an equitable world for all women & girls impacted by incarceration!
When you donate to or volunteer with TPF, you are providing direct financial and public health resources to currently and formerly incarcerated women, as well as the daughters of incarcerated people.
Help us make a real difference for deserving women & girls nationwide by supporting us!
Congratulations to Our 2023-2024 Scholars
Our newest class of awardees received the largest individual awards we have given to date and join a myriad of women from all fields of study and walks of life who are determined to make a difference.
PSCS winners are a unique cohort of women around the United States, who have been given the charge to change the world through their pursuit of higher education.
Welcome to The Thurman Perry Foundation
We are an award winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally dedicated to bettering the lives of women and girls impacted by incarceration.
Our vision is to remove obstacles to success & ensure that every woman and girl receives a fair chance to thrive and succeed.
We have one goal: to improve the lives of women and girls impacted by the criminal justice system. We focus on direct giving, educational assistance, and advocacy to assist them in returning to and rebuilding their lives.
Periods in Prison: A 4-Part Workshop
In conjunction with PERIOD, a global youth-fueled nonprofit, TPF has created a 4-part workshop series about period poverty and menstrual equity in U.S. correctional facilities. This groundbreaking curriculum is designed to inform learners of how period poverty uniquely impacts incarcerated women & girls using extensive research done by The Thurman Perry Foundation & PERIOD.
Encouraging Education
The Perry ‘Second Chances’ Scholarship provides women and girls impacted by incarceration who are currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or vocational school with one-time scholarships to supplement their tuition, textbooks, housing, childcare, or other essential resources that they need to thrive in their educational endeavors.
Providing Provision
Our Girl Code Program™ aims to ensure that all currently incarcerated women and girls have access to the high quality period care products they need. We currently serve 5 facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and New York: The Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, The Orleans Parish Justice Center, The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Bedford hills correctional facility, and Eden’s Place, A non-correctional Juvenile residential facility, with more to come.
Supporting Mothers
In honor of the amazing women who have made a difference in our lives, The Thurman Perry Foundation provides housing payment relief in the form of direct giving to deserving moms year round through our new initiative! Click below for more information about our Mother’s Day 365 program and encourage justice impacted moms to apply!
Congratulations to our 2024 PSCS Scholars!
The winners of this year’s cycle of The Perry ‘Second Chances’ Scholarship comprise our 4th class of scholars! They represent women from all fields of study and walks of life determined to make a difference.
American women’s incarceration rates, per capita, have doubled that of men’s for 2 decades. Because mass incarceration is societally framed as a male issue, gaping holes in successful reentry exist for the 1.9 million women released from state prisons and jails annually.
Mother’s Day 365 Oct 24 Cycle Open!
This month we will be giving a total of $1,000 to 2 hardworking moms (or soon to be moms) nationwide who have been impacted by incarceration. Apply below by 11:59PM PST October 11th!
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Patron of the Month!
We wouldn’t be able to change lives without the help of our changemakers, donors, and volunteers. Interested in finding out how you can be a part of TPF and help us make a real difference? Click to learn more and consider joining us!
What’s Happening at TPF
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Founded in memory of late U.S. Army Master Sergeant Thurman Perry Jr., The Thurman Perry foundation was created by his daughter, Gabrielle Perry, MPH, to support women and girls impacted by incarceration. We are a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. EIN 86-2519876.
