In Her Words
We celebrate and honor the experiences of the generations of women who have partnered with WPA. Their words drive our work.
“I want people to know I am a strong Black woman and a proud mother of four. I have a good heart and I refuse to fail at life again or be defined by my failures. I am a survivor.”
Tamanika
“WPA taught me that I am not alone in this journey - there are so many others who share pain and experiences similar to mine. Most importantly, there are members within our society, strong advocates for reform, willing to go the extra mile in order to promote change for women like me.”
Cecile
"Mass incarceration is impacting whole communities. It’s not just the person doing the sentence, it's the whole family, because you're losing people that could work, you’re losing caregivers. The children are traumatized, they're acting out in school because they missed their mom or their dad. So it really is impacting whole communities.”
Elaine

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