Events

Upcoming Events

Friends of the Benedict Center Spring Luncheon & Fundraiser

June 14, 2023

11:30 (Social Time) - Noon (Luncheon & Program)

University Club, 913 E Wells St., Milwaukee

(onsite parking available)

LISTEN to the women the Benedict Center serves

LEARN about the role the Benedict Center plays in their lives

LOVE the women working to improve their lives

Cost $60/person

$30 is tax deductible

Please reply by June 4, 2023

Past Events

You can view our 2022 Women and Justice Event here

We thank those who attended, donated and sponsored our 2022 Women & Justice Event. You helped us raise over $40,000, exceeding our goal!

Proceeds raised from the event directly support programs for justice-involved women to receive community-based counseling, advocacy and support to find hope and healing.

Keynote Speaker: Kemba Smith Pradia went from college student to drug dealer’s girlfriend to domestic violence victim, and in 1994 was sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison. Kemba’s case drew support from across the nation. Often labeled the “poster child” for reversing a disturbing trend in the rise of lengthy sentences for first-time, non-violent drug offenders. The support prompted then President Clinton to commute her sentence in December 2000, after having served 6. 5 years in prison. Today, Kemba is a wife, mother, public speaker, advocate for criminal justice reform, consultant and author of Poster Child.

Stay tuned for information on our 2023 events.

If you missed the event, you are still able to donate.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Jamy & Mike Malatasta Diane DuBois