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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · 28d

We are partnering with youth organizations to connect families to mentorship and support. Last year we brought 10 kids home and paid over $85K in bail.

You can donate at phillybailout.org/donate We'll begin accepting referrals later this month to hopefully free a few youth in time for Thanksgiving!

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · 28d

We are raising funds to support this year's Youth Holiday Bail Out through November 27th. Help us bring youth age 21 and under home for the holidays. We are trying to raise $50,000 to bring youth home for the holidays.

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Amistad Law Project @amistadlaw.bsky.social · Sep 9

Please do not call the cops when someone is having a mental health crisis. They escalate the crisis and put people in more danger.

In Philly, you can call 988 to get in touch with non-police mobile crisis teams.

Thank you @leximcmenamin.com for reporting on this for @teenvogue.com.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · Sep 9

Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
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Why Lil Nas X's Arrest Is More Proof Police Have No Business Treating the Mentally Ill

"Police generally aren’t trained or qualified to respond to mental health crises."

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Sep 9

PCBF thanks the Philadelphia Foundation for their recent grant of $50,000 from the S Albert Fund. This grant will enable us to do the vital work of helping to free our neighbors who are jailed pretrial because they cannot afford bail and offer support once they come home.

Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Jun 13

@bailfundnetwork.bsky.social is also raising funds to support bail funds nationwide.

Help our siblings nationwide held on bail nationwide at bit.ly/pretrialfreedom

Help our siblings nationwide caught up in ICE raids and held on immigration bonds at bit.ly/immbondfreedom

I just gave to the Pretrial Bail Freedom Fund!

Show your support with a contribution.

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Jun 13

You can also donate to our bail fund at phillybailout.org/donate. Your donation will help us bail out our neighbors jailed for protesting. Any funds not used for this season of protests will go to our general fund to help us continue to free our neighbors and support free speech in the future.

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Jun 13

PCBF is gearing up to support our neighbors arrested for protesting to defend the rights and lives of ALL of us. We are accepting bail requests for folks arrested while protesting. Visit phillybailout.org to submit a request. Also, our hotline will open Saturday. Call 267-225-6047.

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Jun 9

PCBF sincerely thanks our comrades at Believers Bail Out for granting us $87,500 from zakat funds #freeblackmamas who are Muslim. We're posting bail 2x more this month to wrap up our Black Mama's Bail Out campaign. So far we've bought back the freedom of 26 Black mamas and caregivers for $225,079

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are not accepting new bail requests until we re-open in September. We are processing the last bail requests from Black Mama's Bail Out and will finish posting bail for that campaign on June 27th.

Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 11

We are up to $44,508 to #freeblackmamas as of 6:40PM on Mother's Day! There are 5 hours to go before our fundraiser ends.

We've bought back the freedom of 12 mamas so far.
Help us reunite more Black mamas and caregivers by giving at phillybailout.org/donate

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

Our fundraiser ends midnight this Sunday. So there is still time to give! phillybailout.org/donate

You can also refer a Black mama or caregiver for help. We plan to keep freeing Black mama's through the end of June! Send a request at www.phillybailout.org or call 267-225-6047.
#freeblackmamas

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

We're ready to welcome home our first group of mamas tomorrow morning! We plan to post bail to buy back the freedom of 11 women for $163,129!

Thank you to all who have given! Returning bail, your current generosity, and a $75K grant from @nationalbailout.bsky.social have made this possible.

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

Families for Ceasefire Philly and a host of other organizations are holding a From Philly to Palestine Mother's Day March on May 11 at 1pm at Love Park.

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

Girls Justice League is hosting a Bake Sale Saturday May 10th from 11:30 to 1:30pm At the Walnut Street West Library (40th and Walnut)

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

There are also a lot of events happening this week where you can contribute!

Families for Ceasefire Philly is hosting a fundraiser at Making Worlds Bookstore on Friday, May 9 from 6-8pm
Funds collected at the event support Black Mama's Bail Out. RSVP* here: bit.ly/Philly2Palestine

From Philly to Palestine, Incarceration Is a Crime — Making Worlds Bookstore and Social Center

Registration is required for this event. Please register here!* Join us at Making Worlds Bookstore in highlighting the interconnectedness of liberation struggles from Philly to Palestine. The event...

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · May 8

We've raised $33,362 to #FreeBlackMamas! Thank you to everyone who has given and who are holding fundraisers. A huge thanks to RG Philly for their recent fundraiser that brought it in a lot of money!

We are raising money through Mother's Day! You can give at phillybailout.org/donate

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 28

You can also refer a Black mother or caregiver for help! A Black mama is any Black woman or femme who is a mother or a caregiver in their family or community! You can apply at www.phillybailout.org or by calling our Bail Hotline at 267-225-6047.

Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 28

We are trying to match $75,000 grant from National Bail Out so that we can pay bail for Black mothers and caregivers this spring. Last year you helped us buy back the freedom of 35 people, including several pregnant or recently pregnant women!

You can give at phillybailout.org/donate

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 28

As of this afternoon, we've raised $6,490 of our $75,000 goal! Mother's Day is 13 days away. Can you help us reach our goal of raising $75,000 by Mother's Day? Please help us #FreeBlackMamas by donating and spreading the word to your networks!

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 18

This morning we posted bail for the last youth on our list for the Youth Holiday Bail Out. We raised $51,320 to buy back the freedom of kids jailed pretrial on high cash bail. We were able to free 10 kids this year for $85,130!

Thank you to everyone who donated! phillybailout.org/donate

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 11

You can refer a Black mama for help. Eligible folk include Black mothers, caregivers of kids or ill, disabled, or elderly folk, transwomen and GNC folk. Cis-men who are custodial parents or primary caregivers will also be considered. Apply at phillybailout.org or call 267-225-6047. #freeblackmamas

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Apr 11

PCBF is joining comrades across the country in raising money to #freeblackmamas this spring. We are bailing out Black mamas and caregivers held pretrial on high bails. Help us match the $75,000 granted to us by @nationalbailout.bsky.social by donating at phillybailout.org/donate until Mother's Day!

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Mar 27

We will be closed to new bail requests starting Sunday March 30th at 11:59PM so that we can prepare for Black Mama's Bail Out. We will begin accepting requests for bail help for Black mamas and caregivers in mid-April. Look for that announcement soon!

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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Mar 21

Update!! We've changed the time of our Virtual Volunteer Meeting so as not to conflict with mobilizations planned for Saturday. We are now meeting on Thursday April 3rd from 6:30 to 8pm. Register at tinyurl.com/PCBFBMBO
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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund @phillybailout.bsky.social · Mar 16

Since 2017 we've freed 212 people for over $2.9 million! The community did that! There are many ways to plug in such as fundraising, outreach, greeting folk as they come home, and planning our Healing Retreat. Help us free Black mothers and caregivers! Questions? Email [email protected]