An open letter to the residents of Women’s Huron Valley
Dear Friends at WHV, Your recent expression of kindness prompts me to send an immediate letter of thanks. I, as well as the staff and volunteers at HUMANITY FOR PRISONERS are filled with gratitude, after receiving a grant from your Prisoner Benefit Fund! For our readers who are not aware of this fund, it’s a special account set up in every Michigan prison for special expenditures on behalf of the incarcerated. The money comes from sources like the prison store and vending machines. A special committee, made up of staff members and inmates, then decides how the money is to be spent. It can be spent, for example, on exercise equipment or microwave ovens. But, the PBF committees may also choose to make contributions to approved charitable organizations. This week, HUMANITY FOR PRISONERS received a grant from the WHV Prisoner Benefit Fund in the form of a $5,000 check! It's a reflection of a love affair between WHV and HFP that goes back many years. One of my earliest m