WeRise for 25

We need to raise $25,000 by December of 2021 to establish a flexible spending fund for our local domestic violence victims.

We met our $5,000 match! We are getting close to our goal

Why do we need this?

Research shows that domestic violence costs a female survivor an average of $104,000 across her lifetime; around $100,000 for a victim to create a new life for them and their children. When they leave their abuser, they typically have no money to pay for basic items, such as groceries, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, even something as simple as a new drivers license or extended counseling. Grants help to cover the cost of rent, but not a mortgage; they will cover utilities but not clothes for work; and they typically do not cover the necessary items we mentioned above. Flexible spending assistance will help victims cover these costs. Without it, the victims often have no choice but to stay in the abusive situation simply to feed their children.

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Please consider making a one-time $100 donation to create immediate, long-term stability for a survivor. Every dollar will go directly to supporting survivors. (and right now, will be doubled!)

You can also sign up for recurring donations and become a member of the Snowball Club - monthly donations help sustain programing all year long.

Simply click this link to make your secure donation https://secure.frontstream.com/werise-for-25. Or mail a check to RAV @ PO Box 2913 with WeRise for 25 in the memo line.

One large obstacle to safety for survivors is financial insecurity. Victims often face homelessness and poverty, choosing between safety and feeding their children.
The number one reason survivors stay in abusive relationships or return to abuse is because they cannot afford to leave or stay safe.
In fact, 73% of survivors report financial insecurity as the reason for staying with their harm-doer and 50% of these survivors stayed with their harm-doer for two years or longer
94% of survivors who received this type of fund renamed housed
It is estimated that domestic violence costs a female survivor an average of $104,000 across her lifetime.
99% of domestic violence survivors are also subjected to economic abuse, which occurs when abusers control survivors’ access to financial resources through such tactics as stealing money or property from survivors, taking out loans in survivors’ names without their knowledge or consent, controlling financial information, and/or disrupting survivors’ ability to earn income.
up to 60% of survivors lose their jobs as a result of the abuse they are subjected to
83% of survivors experience interference with work
74% of survivors report their abuser makes them ask for Money and/or decide how they can spend it.
52% of survivors experience coerced of fraudulent debt with 46% reporting damaged credit as a result.
Under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Financial Well-Being Scale, adults in the U.S. average a score of 54, and scores below 50 are associated with a high probability of struggling to make ends meet. Individuals who have the lowest level of savings (less than $250) score around 41. In the 2020 survey, survivors averaged a score of 38, with 29 being the most frequently reported score — a full 12 and 21 points, respectively, below the threshold indicating financial insecurity