2019 Abortion Access Bowl-a-thon: Donate or Sign Up Now!
Last year, 26 DSA teams raised $91,425 to help low-income pregnant people access abortion care through the Abortion Access Bowl-A-Thon for the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF). Since then, our membership has surpassed 55,000 members. Our movement has grown in numbers, strength, and dedication, and this year we’re back and ready to raise even more.
The NNAF provides grants and support for people who face economic barriers to receive abortion services. 48% of all pregnant people who seek an abortion fall below the poverty line, and many can’t afford one alone. On average, a surgical abortion at ten weeks costs $450. And barriers put up by the anti-choice movement, like waiting periods and clinic closures, mean more costs. In some parts of the U.S., the total cost of an abortion can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.
That’s appalling. And it’s why, for several years, our Socialist Feminist Working Group has organized for the Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon. DSA has gone all in to support NNAF’s fundraiser to assist low-income pregnant people access safe, reliable abortion care and support. For DSAers, it’s pretty simple: abortion care is health care, and health care is a right. No one should be denied access.
We’re going to need major help across DSA chapters to beat last year’s record-setting amount of money raised for abortion access. Luckily, this year we already have over 70 DSA teams participating. Collectively, they’ve raised over $90,000.
Check the list below for local DSA teams and links where you can donate!
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DSA Chapter |
Team Name |
Local NNAF Fund Name |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
Lilith Fund Austin |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
La Frontera Fund |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
Lilith Fund Austin |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
Lilith Fund Austin |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
Lilith Fund Austin |
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Austin DSA (TX) |
Afiya Center SYS Abortion Fund |
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Boston DSA (TX) |
Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund |
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Buffalo DSA (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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Capital District DSA (NY) |
North Dakota Women in Need |
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Cat Caucus (Nationwide) |
National Network of Abortion Funds |
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Central NJ DSA (NJ) |
New Jersey Abortion Access fund |
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Charleston DSA (SC) |
Carolina Abortion Fund |
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Chicago DSA (IL) |
Chicago Abortion Fund |
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Columbus DSA (OH) |
Women Have Options-Ohio |
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Dog Caucus (Nationwide) |
MS Reproductive Freedom Fund/Yellowhammer (AL) |
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Dog Caucus (Nationwide) |
WV Free (West Virginia) |
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Dog Caucus (Nationwide) |
Gateway Women’s Access Fund (Missouri) |
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DSA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (OH/KY) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (OH/KY) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (OH/KY) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (OH/KY) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA Cincinnati (OH) |
Women Have Options Ohio |
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DSA North Bay (CA) |
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice |
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DSA North Texas (TX) |
Texas Equal Access Fund |
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DSA North Texas — Denton Branch (TX) |
Texas Equal Access Fund |
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DSA San Diego (CA) |
National Network of Abortion Funds |
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DSA San Francisco (CA) |
ACCESS Women’s Heath Justice—Bay Area |
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East Bay DSA (CA) |
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice |
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Grand Rapids DSA (MI) |
Reclaim’s MI WIN Fund |
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Huron Valley (MI) |
Reclaim’s MI WIN Fund |
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Los Angeles (CA) |
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice |
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Metro DC DSA (DC) |
DC Abortion Fund |
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North Central West Virginia DSA (WV) |
WV Free (West Virginia) |
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North Jersey DSA (NJ) |
New Jersey Abortion Access Fund |
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Olympia DSA (WA) |
Northwest Abortion Access Fund |
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Peninsula Bay DSA (CA) |
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice — Bay Area |
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Peoria DSA (IL) |
Chicago Abortion Fund-Peoria |
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Peoria DSA (IL) |
Chicago Abortion Fund-Peoria |
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Piedmont NC DSA (NC) |
Carolina Abortion Fund |
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Pioneer Valley DSA (MA) |
Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts |
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Pittsburgh DSA (PA) |
Western PA Fund for Choice |
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Portland OR DSA (OR) |
Northwest Abortion Access Fund |
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Red River Valley DSA (MN, ND) |
North Dakota Women in Need (WIN) Fund |
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RIT YDSA (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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ROCDSA (Rochester) (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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ROCDSA (Rochester) (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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ROCDSA (Rochester) (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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ROCDSA (Rochester) (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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ROCDSA (Rochester) (NY) |
New York Abortion Access Fund |
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Seattle DSA (WA) |
Northwest Abortion Access Fund |
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South Jersey DSA (NJ) |
New Jersey Abortion Access Fund |
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Southern Maine DSA (ME) |
National Network of Abortion Funds |
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Southern NH DSA (NH) |
National Network of Abortion Funds |
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St. Louis DSA (MO) |
Gateway Women’s Access Fund |
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Suffolk County DSA (NY) |
MS Reproductive Freedom Fund/Yellowhammer (AL) |
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TXST YDSA (TX) |
Lilith Fund Austin |
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UMichigan YDSA (MI) |
Reclaim’s MI WIN Fund |
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University of Alabama YDSA (AL) |
National Network of Abortion Funds |
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UNC Chapel Hill YDSA (NC) |
Carolina Abortion Fund |
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Worcester DSA (MA) |
Central Massachusetts Jane Fund |
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Lilith Fund — Houston |
If your local isn’t on this list, now’s a great time for you to form a team and start fundraising! Click here to find your local fund and bowl-a-thon event, and follow the instructions on their website to create your own team! Have fun picking your pun-tastic socialist bowling team name — you’ll be fundraising alongside the Bowletariat from Chicago DSA, the Metro DC General Strikes, and man’s best comrades, the Karl Barx Goodbois from the DSA Dog Caucus!
Many thanks to everyone who has already started fundraising and made donations to local teams.