Every year the ROHW partners with local and national agencies working towards ending gender-based violence. We select as our beneficiary an organization that provides services, operates at a grassroots level, and is actively engaged in eliminating violence against women. Our past beneficiaries serve as great resources to the community. The Ray of Hope Walk has donated more than $55,000 to some of the nation’s most impactful organizations working at both national and local levels to empower women.
We are so excited to announce our ☀️11 partners☀️ for our 2022 Ray of Hope efforts. These organizations are on the frontlines of organizing, advocacy and transformative change – working towards safety and liberation for our communities, right now.
All of our partners this year were nominated by our membership and thoughtfully chosen as leaders in our local communities. We are proud to say that all of the organizations are led by women or gender expansive people and 8 of the 11 are led by women of color! This mosaic of organizations all work to end violence and represent powerful intersections of the work – ranging from increasing access to reproductive care, housing, safety hotlines and trauma-informed mental health and healing.
2022 Ray of Hope Partners:
☀️Collective Power for Reproductive Justice, Massachusetts
☀️Fearless Hudson Valley, New York
☀️House of Ruth, Maryland
☀️M.U.J.E.R. Florida, Florida
☀️Partnerships for Trauma Recovery, California
☀️SEPA Mujer, New York
☀️The Afiya Center, Texas
☀️The East Los Angeles Women’s Center, California
☀️Transcend Charlotte, North Carolina
☀️Vera House, New York
☀️Women4Change Indiana, Indiana
☀️ AA: Alumnae Association Team
☀️ LLS: Lifetime Sister Team
☀️ BOT: Board of Trustees Team
☀️ OPB Foundation Team
☀️ R1: Upper Eastern NY Team
☀️ R2: NYC and Long Island Team
☀️ R3: Western New York Team
☀️ R4: New England Team
☀️ R5: New Jersey, DC, Maryland and Pennsylvania Team
☀️ R6: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky Team
☀️ R7: Florida and Georgia Team
☀️ R8: Midwest Team
☀️ R9: Texas Team
☀️ R10: Northern California Team
☀️ R11: Southern California Team