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WEAVE received a $10,000 grant to support its SART program from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. The funds were received through the Community Greatest Needs Fund as part of the larger Local Services Stabilization effort. The Community Greatest Needs Fund grant program fills critical gaps in service by providing funding for nonprofit provided programs which were previously provided by the county. By statute, every county in California is required to provide a sexual assault advocate to any victim receiving an evidentiary examination.

Some plastic surgeons have the ability to rebuild lives as well as faces. One of them is Dr. Andrew Jacono, a world-class facial reconstruction surgeon who has made it his mission to serve the victims of devastating acts of domestic violence. The upcoming one-hour special, FACING TRAUMA, follows Jacono as he helps put back together the lives of two women and one young girl who were tragically scarred by violent pasts.

FACING TRAUMA premieres Sunday, February 20, at 10 PM (ET/PT) on the all-new Discovery Fit & Health.

In 2010, there were 23 stalking arrests in Sacramento County. Hear one victim's story and how WEAVE helped.

"Sacramento is among 18 medium-sized U.S. cities identified as a hub for human trafficking." Read how WEAVE offers help to victims of trafficking.

Dr. Priya Batra, a clinical psychologist who serves on the WEAVE board of directors, is being honored by The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and Human Services Coordinating Council with the Heroes of Human Services Award. She has demonstrated outstanding commitment to human services on many levels. Batra co-led a multidisciplinary taskforce that addressed the handling of domestic violence issues within the Sacramento Kaiser Permanente region. From this, Batra developed a protocol for handling domestic violence and trained hundreds of doctors in its implementation.