Help Us Give American Women & Girls a Future
Your secure, tax-deductible gift will empower Amish women and girls to choose their futures through education past the 8th grade.
Our work is focused on women and girls (inclusive), but we also help men and boys (inclusive) when the need arises. All Amish are educationally deprived, but the women and girls are even more disadvantaged due to their inferior status to men and boys.
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We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It
Because of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wisconsin v. Yoder, any parent/guardian (not just Amish) can refuse to let their child go to school beyond the 8th grade or learn about a subject by saying it’s against their religious beliefs.
How This Affects You
The federal courts of the United States say that no one has a right to any education.
This means that neither you nor your loved ones have the right to learn how to read, write, and speak.
We argue that that is unconstitutional and are working to overturn Wisconsin v. Yoder and make education an explicit federal right for you and all children.
Since 1972
The United States Supreme Court decided in Wisconsin v. Yoder that Amish children do not have the right to any future other than one inside the Amish Church.
Watch Prof. Marci Hamilton’s TED style talk on what this means for our democracy and your individual rights.
Where Your $ Go
Education
- Help Amish refugees become documented and attain a higher education, including filling in the gap between Amish 8th grade and high school, vocational skills, and college
- Raise awareness about why Wisconsin v. Yoder needs to be overturned
Cultural & Linguistic Competency
- Train social workers and law enforcement Amish cultural competency
Internships
- Educate a new generation of educators, lawyers, social workers, and health professionals on how to serve this underserved at-risk minority population
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Give One Time
If you’d like to give one-time only––in any amount––you can do so at the links below via PayPal or AmazonPay.
Both options will also let you make your gift or donation with a credit card or debit card.
- Women and Girls’ Education
- Amish Cultural Competency Training
- Wherever it’s needed most
Give Monthly Automatically
Your monthly gift goes a long way toward supporting Amish women and girls in need. Thank you!
Choose which amount you’d like to set up as a monthly deduction from your credit card or PayPal account.
Seed
- Monthly-ish e-newsletter
Soil
- Monthly-ish e-newsletter
Water
- Digital copy of An Amish Girl in Manhattan
- Monthly-ish e-newsletter
Pruning
- Softcover copy of An Amish Girl in Manhattan
- Monthly-ish e-newsletter
For gifts of stock or planned giving opportunities, please contact Torah at 212.634.4255 or email giving [at] AmishHeritage.org
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“When I escaped, I didn’t even know if I had a birth certificate. The Amish Heritage Foundation helped me get documented right away, so I could get a job and be recognized as an American citizen.”
“If it weren’t for The Amish Heritage Foundation and their dedicated staff, we would never have been able to stand up to the abuse inside our church. We would have just given up.”
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