COVID-19 & Protest Rapid Response Fund

COVID-19 & Protest Rapid Response Fund


The Philadelphia Bail Fund is working urgently to free as many of our neighbors as possible during this pandemic. There is an urgent need to post bail as COVID-19 threatens people in jail, where crowded living quarters and inadequate health care make conditions ripe for a viral outbreak.


We stand in solidarity with those protesting the murder of Walter Wallace, Jr. at the hands of Philadelphia police, and earlier this year we supported Philadelphians protesting the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department. We demand an end to police violence against Black communities and are committed to providing direct bail assistance to people participating in actions to ensure their safe return home.


Since January 2020, we helped bring over 300 people home from Philly’s jails. But we continue to receive a flood of referrals, as our neighbors continue to be held in cages.


Your donation helps us respond quickly by freeing our neighbors who remain in jail simply because they cannot pay bail. Your support now means we can free as many people as possible, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.




Our donors

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Eloise McIlwraith

donated

$21.01

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Eddie

donated

$21.01

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Shari

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Benjamin

donated

$21.01

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Peter

donated

$21.01

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Serena Scalzi

donated

$52.07

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Regina

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Gabriel

donated

$52.07

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Bobby Lobe

donated

$103.83

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James

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Kylie

donated

$50

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Sarah

Thank you for addressing the inequities in our criminal justice system.

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Emily

Thank you for all that you do for the Philadelphia community. You, the helpers, are worth so much more than any politician. Thank you for being the change.

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Dan Leary

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Andrew Iovacchini

donated

$25

I understand that I will never understand. As a young white man I believe All lives matter, but right now only Black Lives Matter. As they are the ones who are oppressed and have to fear for their lives as this corrupt system oppresses them. We must do better and there must be change.

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Zachary

donated

$52.07

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jonathan weed

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Joanne

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Xiaowen Yang

donated

$25

Donating in support of Philadelphia's #BlackLivesMatter protesters and against police brutality in all forms, including at protests.

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Mark

donated

$103.83

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Will Grimmer

donated

$5

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Herb Shellenberger

donated

$126.48

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Vivienne

donated

$103.83

Black Lives Matter, today and every day. Thank you for the work that you have been doing and continue to do. Thank you for the countless hours you've all put in and the emotional labor you pour into this work. Keep fighting the good fight.

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Evan

donated

$1,200

I'm a US citizen living in Canada. I got my COVID-19 stimulus check and I don't really need it. Figured I should give it back to people who should have it.

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Kevin Claffey

donated

$50

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Matthew

donated

$100

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Serena

CO

Cherie Older

donated

$21.01

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Nicole DiPonziano

donated

$103.83

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Rachel Kozin