WEAVE Meets Fundraising Goal, Sets New One

Last week we told you about the Save WEAVE initiative, an effort to prevent local non-profit Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE) from being forced to permanently close its doors as it faced the loss of nearly all of its funding from the District. Today the group, which offers assistance to victims of domestic violence, announced that it has already brought in $85,000, its initial target, two days ahead of schedule, and is now turning its eyes on raising an additional $100,000 by the end of the year. The Save WEAVE folks also say they are now "in serious talks with foundation and government stakeholders to cement WEAVE’s leadership role in the DC domestic violence community." All of this hopefully means that WEAVE will not have to close its doors on Sept. 30 after all, but it doesn't mean the organization is out of danger. You can still contribute to WEAVE's ongoing campaign through the Save WEAVE web site.