Here’s some not terrible news: The only organization in D.C. that offers immediate 24-7 services to victims of domestic violence was able to raise enough money to make up for enough of the federal funds lost during the shutdown.

DC SAFE executive director Natalia Otero said they were able to raise more than their $19,000 goal at their annual fundraiser last week. Without the money, the organization – which helps provide shelter to victims, changes locks at their homes and sends advocates to court to obtain restraining orders – wouldn’t have been able to pay all of its employees.

“We also heard from [Mayor Gray’s] office that they will be releasing some funds for us on a monthly basis to help us keep afloat,” Otero said. Without federal funding, DC SAFE is facing a $250,000 shortfall this quarter alone.

For the moment, DC SAFE (Survivors and Advocates For Empowerment), which served over 5,000 victims last year, is managing to stay afloat. Otero said they’re “just paying for basics” – like salaries and rent at the shelter – right now: “Everything else can wait.”

In case any members of Congress are reading this, here’s a piece of heartbreaking information from their fundraising plea.

In just one month this summer, 31 percent of SAFE’s clients said they had been strangled and 19 percent reported sexual assault. Of the female clients, 58 percent had children and 17 percent were assaulted while pregnant, including 2 women who had miscarriages as a result of the abuse.