Program areas at WEAVE Incorporated
Housing - the organization provides emergency, transitional and permanent housing to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking at multiple confidential and non-confidential locations. The Weave safehouse campus is a three-acre site with an 18 suite safehouse, a children's center and six two-bedroom transitional housing cottages. Open house offers five one-bedroom emergency shelter apartments and two transitional housing apartments. Creekside village is the organization's permanent supportive housing program and is comprised of nine two-bedroom homes that are all ada compliant. In addition, Weave leases two apartments that are available for short or longer-term stays for victims of sex trafficking.
Counseling - the organization provides individual and group therapeutic counseling to help victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and sex trafficking to heal. Counseling is provided at the organization's midtown services center and through counselors at community partner locations throughout sacramento county. Counseling is provided by licensed therapists and supervised mft or msw interns.
Intervention - the organization operates two programs providing advocacy and intervention to victims. The community response program includes the 24/7 sart team that dispatches an advocate to provide support to a victim of sexual assault during a forensic exam and ongoing advocacy and accompaniment services as well as community response to area hospitals and medical clinics to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The community intervention program includes advocates embedded at area law enforcement agencies. Advocates follow up with victims who have involvement with law enforcement and respond to a domestic violence call when requested. The community intervention program also includes the anti-trafficking team which provides advocacy, intervention, and supportive services for adult victims of sex trafficking and commercially sexually exploited children.
Prevention and education: the organization implements school and community-based prevention and education and training services throughout sacramento county. Advocates are embedded at school sites to lead prevention education services and to refer children and parents for support and services when needed. The organization provides community education and professional training for adults. Education focuses on understanding the types of violence, indicators, and how to safely intervene if abuse is expected. Professional trainings are tailored to the audience or workplace and address reporting obligations to victims, trauma-informed responses, and how to refer victims for services. The organization also operates Weave learn which is an online training program delivering education and training to educators and school administrators throughout the state and counties.legal services: the organization provides comprehensive legal assistance to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and sex trafficking. Services include assistance in obtaining domestic violence or civil harassment restraining orders, family law matters, vacatur petitions, and housing and credit protections related to victimization.client services: the organization operates a 24 hour support and information line and a 24/7 online chat to provide emotional support, safety planning, and referrals to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking; their family and friends; and community members seeking resources.