Annual Report 2015

Text reads: Empowering women in prison since 2012.

FEPPS was formed by a group of college professors and members of the Women's Village at Washington Corrections Center for Women in 2011. Since then, 80 professors have taught 83 courses to over 150 incarcerated women. FEPPS is a Second Chance Pell Site in partnership with Tacoma Community College and a member of the Bard Prison Initiative National Consortium of Liberal Arts in Prison. In 2015, FEPPS enrollment doubled. We became a signature initiative of the University of Puget Sound and, in January, we were featured on the front page of The Seattle Times. Fall of 2015, we hired our 3rd full time employee and welcomed 4 new board members to our team.

As we grow, we continue to provide quality higher education to our students, work towards strengthening our partnerships and increasing our collaborative work. It's only thanks to the unwavering dedication of over 100 volunteers from around the Puget Sound that we are able to meet our goal of providing incarcerated women with educational opportunities that improve their ability to achieve economic security and personal empowerment in prison and post-release.

Tanya Erzen | Executive Director | 206.729.2480

Revenue: $363,455

Expenses: $187,800