Our Community Passageways Wedding Fund

For our wedding, we ask that you consider donating to one of our favorite local nonprofits, Community Passageways. Thank you so much!

As many of you know, Sierra worked with people exiting jail and prison for several years and was deeply disturbed by the inner workings of the criminal legal system. In the words of Angela Davis, "Prisons do not disappear social problems; they disappear human beings." Community Passageways offers young people in the King County area a healing, community-based alternative to incarceration.

We have personally interacted with Community Passageways staff and trust they will make your donations go a long way. Donations to Community Passageways are tax deductible through GoFundMe. You'll receive a receipt from PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF), a 501c3.

Here's some more information about CP from their website:

Community Passageways (CP) is a Seattle based nonprofit founded in 2017 with a vision for zero youth incarceration. As a felony diversion and prevention program, CP is leading the way in reimagining and actively creating an alternative to today’s criminal legal system.

Over the last 20 years in Seattle, we have seen a sharp decline in the number of young people in detention. But even as the overall number decreased, our current juvenile legal system has a disproportionately harmful impact on youth of color, particularly black youth. While only 10% of King County’s 2 million residents are black, they now make up almost half of the detention population on any given day, and more than half of felony offenses.

We have a four-pronged approach to community justice:

Prevention: Keep youth on a good path. Show them new paths.

Diversion: Keep people out of the prison system and in community.

Support: Support people already in the prison system.

Reintegrate: Ensure a smooth, successful integration into the community.

Our community-centered and evidence-based model provides an alternative to the current criminal legal system. We collaborate with families, schools, the court system, correctional center staff, religious institutions, policy makers, and community members to support adolescent youth of color. We provide youth mentors and access to programs focused on personal healing, identity development, and leadership building.