Check out our Report Back from
​WOMEN IN REENTRY DAY 2018!
The People’s Paper Co-op (PPC) is a women led, women focused, women powered art and advocacy project at the Village of Arts and Humanities. The PPC works with women in reentry to focus on three goals:
1: Building A Dream Team of Phenomenal Women
Connecting Women in Reentry to an Incredible Group of Artists and Advocates  
​Throughout the internship, a variety of inspiring women come to the Village Community Storefront to work with interns through workshops, talks, film screenings, poetry and art sessions and much more. Do you know someone amazing who would like to work with our team? Email us HERE!
2: ART and ADVOCACY
 We Make media campaigns that will destroy stereotypes about women in reentry
 The PPC work together to use art to create public advocacy projects to destroy stereotypes about women in reentry, and advocate for the rights and futures of women across the city. You can see some of their amazing art below: 

3: Community Justice Consulting
 We connect women in our program with service providers and advocates to help expand, transform, and amplify their work
​These include helping lawyers facilitate free criminal record expungement clinics, hosting exhibits and symposiums, and creating a resource guide for women in Philly’s halfway houses, and much more. Is your organization, campaign, or agency interested in working with Philly's top criminal justice experts? Find out more HERE.

Want to support our co-op members?
​Here's a list of things they need!

​-Personal Hygiene (tampons, maxi pads, and pantyliners) 
-Shampoo and conditioner
-Soap
-Lotion
-Bus tokens​
-Toothbrushes and toothpaste
-Chapstick
-Clothes (socks, underwear- basics, and interview clothes)​​
​​-Laundry pods (nothing with bleach)
​-Books for them to read
Mail or drop off donations to:
The Village of Arts and Humanities 
ATTN: People's Paper Co-op
2544 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19143
DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN IN OUR PROGRAM
WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
If the powerful stories and art made by women in reentry (seen above) don't make it clear enough...check out Philadelphia's City Commission report on this crisis (includes members of our program!):
 https://beta.phila.gov/media/20170921164325/Women-and-Reentry-August-2017-Final.pdf

Sentencing Project's Report on Incarcerated Women in Girls
Between 1980 and 2014, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than
​700%, rising from a total of 26,378 in 1980 to 215,332 in 2014
80% of incarcerated women are mothers
86% ​of incarcerated women are survivors of sexual violence
#PRISONSDONTWORK