SaveWEAVE

WEAVE Stays Open Thanks to the Generosity of the Community 

I am very, very excited to tell you that it’s official… we have saved WEAVE!  But we need your help now more than ever!

Despite this great success, we can’t stop now! We are now working to raise another $100,000 to ensure WEAVE’s services are not endangered again in the coming months. We must be sure this life-saving safety net for domestic violence survivors is here to stay.

Inspired by what we have done to date – one of WEAVE’s supporters has pledged $20,000 toward raising another $100,000 to fund a safety net to keep WEAVE’s programs going strong into 2010.

Please help WEAVE weather the next phase of this storm by continuing to spread the word about WEAVE and our new $100,000 goal. Rest assured that every dollar of your and future gifts will go to WEAVE’s holistic services for domestic violence survivors.

Everyone clearly has a stake in WEAVE and a role in its future, and WEAVE will be following up with information and opportunities to play a vital role going forward. 

WEAVE Stays Open

First Goal Reached!

First Goal Reached!

On the morning of September 30th, the Board of Directors officially voted to keep WEAVE open.  This is a long-term commitment not just a temporary reprieve.  Every dollar of the more than $85,000 you helped the team behind the SaveWEAVE.org effort raise was pivotal in convincing a consortium of foundation funders to make a significant investment that will keep WEAVE going in the coming months.

All in all, more than 700 gifts were made to SaveWEAVE.org in just 10 days!  This campaign has truly been one of the most amazing things I’ve ever been a part of and I cannot thank you enough for being part of it, too, by making a gift and helping us get the word out.  Every one of you has a special place in WEAVE’s history for helping us make sure that domestic violence survivors still have WEAVE to turn to.

We have all been overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of support WEAVE has. This proves that WEAVE is viable and is necessary in our community.  WEAVE has had to make some changes in order to stay strong and continue to pay a key role in the community.  Unfortunately, that has meant some lay-offs of staff and the transfer to SAFE (another domestic violence organization in DC) of a very long-standing program that WEAVE adopted in the early 2000s that helps people file the necessary paperwork to seek court-ordered protection orders.  WEAVE is very grateful to SAFE and so many other partner organizations that were willing to help during this tumultuous time.

With deepest gratitude, Lydia Watts, Co-Founder, WEAVE

“This effort has been remarkable – an inspiration to the staff and community that WEAVE serves. It has been a shot of hope for an organization that serves so many.”

—Marcia Marsh, Chair, WEAVE’s Board of Directors

Special thanks to the following individuals for helping to launch this effort to save WEAVE:

Lydia Watts and Ann Kaminstein
co-founders

Shirley Brandman
original mentor to and long-time board chair and supporter of WEAVE

Fernando Laguarda
long-time supporter

Susana SáCouto
WEAVE’s first Director of Legal Services

Stacie Mruk and Tim Fenton
WEAVE’s first Director of Development and her husband (and social media expert)

Stephanye Snowden
WEAVE’s first Director of Client Services

Karen Cunningham

WEAVE’s first Director of Teen Dating Violence Program and former Director of Legal Services

Dawn Sword, Serendipity Creative
WEAVE’s graphic designer since 2002