WEAVE was established in 1978 as a private 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization to serve domestic violence survivors and their families in Sacramento County. In 1988, WEAVE added services to help survivors of sexual assault. In 2009, WEAVE became part of the local Rescue & Restore Coalition and began providing services to victims of human trafficking. Today WEAVE implements a continuum of crisis intervention, therapeutic and prevention services to meet the unique needs of survivors. WEAVE's services include 24 hour Support & Information Line, confidential emergency Safehouse, walk-in Triage services including a lethality assessment, therapeutic counseling services, legal advocacy, and youth and community prevention education programs.

The organization has grown from a small, grassroots organization to a large, nationally recognized agency. WEAVE has been honored for its efforts by many organizations, including the Nonprofit Resource Center, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Governor, the Human Rights Fair Housing Commission, the Attorney General and the President of the United States. In 2011, WEAVE was awarded the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award - one of only a handful of Northern California recipients in the award's history.

WEAVE Timeline

1978 WEAVE is Incorporated

1981 Expanded services to offer legal advocacy

1986 Soroptimist Safehouse opened

1988 Expanded services to include survivors of sexual assault

1989 Formed the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

1992 Dedication of WEAVE's Children's Center

1993 Established elementary school-based prevention education program

1994 Dedication of B.T. Collins Memorial Counseling Center

1995 Established high school-based prevention education program

1998 WEAVE Works retail opens

1999 Suited for Success program is established

2001 WEAVE Thrift Shop opens

2005 Nonprofit of the Year award from the Nonprofit Resource Center

2006 WEAVE Founders awarded prestigious Minerva Award

2007 Expanded counseling services to outlying communities

2008 Celebrated 30 years of service

2009 WEAVE became part of Rescue & Restore Coalition and began providing services to victims of human trafficking

2011 WEAVE awarded the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award