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Your impact

$25
Helps deliver resource packets to families navigating the system.
$50
Supports the reporting tools that turn experience into data.
$100
Powers a facility support group connection for families.
$250
Fuels advocacy campaigns pushing for real policy change.

Why give

Your gift turns lived experience into real change.

FIRST-Network is built and run by people who have personally navigated the federal prison system — as family members, loved ones, and advocates. Every dollar goes directly toward collecting real-time reports, supporting families, and pushing for a fairer, more humane system. This is work that simply doesn’t happen anywhere else.

13,000+

Letters to Congress

122

Facilities Reporting

100%

Community-Built

Where it goes

Every dollar has a purpose.

Your donation is put to work across the programs that drive accountability and support families every day.

Reporting & Data

Powers the real-time reporting tools that turn lived experience into hard data and accountability.

Family Support

Resource packets, guidance, and facility support-group connections for families navigating the system.

Advocacy & Reform

Campaigns, letters, and initiatives that push for fairer, more humane federal policy.

Community Missions

Acts of kindness and projects that remind people inside they are not forgotten.

“Before FIRST-Network, I felt completely alone navigating my brother’s incarceration. Their resources and community gave me somewhere to turn — and a way to finally be heard.”

— A FIRST-Network family member

Built to be trusted.

FIRST-Network is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, and goes directly into the programs that create change.

Tax-deductible — you’ll receive a receipt for your records.
Secure — processed by a PCI-compliant provider; we never store card details.
Program-first — funds go to reporting, support, and advocacy.

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Donation FAQ

Is my donation tax-deductible? ▾

Yes — FIRST-Network is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. You’ll receive a receipt by email for your records.

How is my money used? ▾

Donations fund our core work: real-time reporting tools, family support and resources, advocacy and reform campaigns, and community missions. We keep overhead low so your gift goes as far as possible.

Can I change or cancel a monthly donation? ▾

Absolutely. Monthly giving is flexible — you can update the amount or cancel at any time, no questions asked. Just reach out and we’ll take care of it.

Is my payment information secure? ▾

Yes. Payments are handled by a trusted, PCI-compliant provider (such as Stripe or PayPal). FIRST-Network never sees or stores your card number.

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