Local non-profit WEAVE (Women Empowered Against Violence) is on the verge of shutting its doors. The group, which has helped literally tens of thousands of local women and children escape domestic violence over the last decade, has lost more or less all of its city funding this year, and WEAVE’s board of directors were recently forced to move ahead with the process of shutting down. The Post ran a big story about WEAVE’s plight last weekend, and buried at the bottom is mention of a last-ditch effort to raise $85,000 by Sept. 30. The money wouldn’t solve all of WEAVE’s problems, but it would let them keep their doors open for another month while they try to convince larger funders to step up as well. Impressively, the Save WEAVE web site has already managed to bring in over $53,000 since last weekend. If you can afford to make a small (or a large) donation to their cause, click through and find an online method to chip in. There will also be a fundraising happy hour at Topaz Bar in Dupont on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5-7 p.m. that will benefit WEAVE, so you can stop by there to make a donation as well. If WEAVE doesn’t manage to meet its goal, they say all money will be returned to donors.