Rewire Community continues to work to create equitable and compassionate communities, free of gender-based violence. We are committed to keep building on our relief programs to support survivors of violence through our ongoing intervention and outreach initiatives.
REWIRE RAPID REWARD (RRR) GRANT
Rewire Community’s RRR Grant offers local non-profits serving survivors of gender-based violence an annual monetary grant, to enable the organization’s advocates to respond to unique client situations with speed, flexibility and discretion. Learn more about our foundational grant year here.
SURVIVOR RELIEF KITS
Wish-on-a-Cake
It is every child’s right to be celebrated and treasured, and feel valued in the world they are born into. “Wish-on-a-Cake” are monthly cake-kits, and our heartfelt effort to bring this nurture and connection to our precious children. Through these cake-kits, we provide parents and caregivers in vulnerable and underserved communities, items to bake a special cake for their children on their birthday. We extend this support to domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking prevention/support agencies across the Bay Area.
Survivor Relief Care-Kits
With our monthly Survivor Relief Care Kits, we provide women and children with basic essentials for survivor welfare, supporting domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking survivors and homeless prenatal populations with items that give temporary and immediate relief to those in emergency situations. Here are the list of items needed per kit. These can be dropped off or shipped to one of these locations- Dublin: 7877 Firebrand Drive; San Ramon: 1925 Barossa Dr. Since Aug 2020, 2,000+ kits have been delivered.
Programs Closed
Through our Step Forward fund, we provide survivors and their families a one-time $450 assistance, working closely with their case managers in domestic violence and sexual assault prevention agencies across the Bay Area. Through this flexible, easily accessible assistance, we cover critical needs that may help survivors move 'a step forward'. These include utilities, driver licenses, vocational licenses, essentials, shelter/motel and other services such as therapy and legal fee. From Apr 2021 - Jan 2025 — Survivors and families served: 200+; Monetary funds distributed: over $85K
"It's not only the concrete difference the financial help makes. It's also the feeling of being seen and recognized and cared about. That is huge for them." - Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate
With the winter months falling much more harshly on victims of violence, the Mahalakshmi Winter Shelter Fund offered a one-time assistance of $450 to survivors of domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) to cover emergency safe nights, hot meals and/or emergency transportation. We recognize that survivors in Contra Costa South County are currently underserved and were honored to collaborate with Contra Costa Family Justice Center & STAND! For Families Free of Violence, to bring this assistance, especially to the cities of Danville, San Ramon, Diablo and Alamo. From Dec 2021 to Feb 2022, 14 survivors and families were served with safe nights.
With shelter-in-place starting in March 2020, Rewire Community kicked off the COVID-19 Survivor Relief Fund. Through this fund, we provided 8 weeks of support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault with weekly $50 gift cards.
Being one of the first agencies to respond to the needs of survivors and provide aid, thanks to generous donors and supporters, the COVID-19 Relief Fund ran from Apr - Dec 2020. Survivors and families served: 91; Monetary funds distributed: $36K. A total of 705 gift cards were given through 11 agencies across the Bay Area!