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DWAV UPDATE:
Deaf Women Against Violence is no longer in services due to two main factors:
For Press Release
Date: September 12, 2003
Email: dwav@dwav.org
DEAF WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE: CLOSING ITS DOORS
Effective immediately, Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV) is shutting down and is no longer providing services. It has filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
If anyone needs information or legal services to get protection from the batterer, please contact either Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA), California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD) or Legal Center for Families (LCFF). One of these agencies will help you directly or refer
you to another agency who can help you. Their phone numbers and website
addresses are:
DCARA- 877-DCARA88 (tty), 877-DCARA99 (voice), www.dcara.org;
CalCLAD- 877-DEAFLAW tty/voice, www.deaflaw.org; and
LCFF- 510-451-9261 (voice), www.lcff.org.
DWAV is folding under because of several significant factors. One of the most significant impact on the Board of Director's decision to file bankruptcy is a series of lawsuits that were filed within the Alameda County courthouse and the negative consequences that would result from these lawsuits. DWAV is one of the two defendants in these lawsuits brought on by
a previous landlord that began in August of 2002. During the process of
these lawsuits, we realized that we could not guarantee that any money fundraised or received from funders would go to the valuable services that DWAV provides for deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. There was the enormous potential for funds from grants and donations to be seized by the plaintiff at the end of the lawsuits.
Another significant factor contributing to the closing of the Agency, like many other nonprofit agencies across the country, is the economic downturn. DWAV needs a combination of funding from government or private grants and donations from the general public to maintain its day-to-day operations. While DWAV was successful with several community grants, to date, a decision has not yet been announced by the Federal Office of Violence Against Women (VAWA), that DWAV was hoping would significantly fund one of our major programs, Deaf Women Legal Project (DWLP). This funding would have helped to pay for major obligations such as 2-year lease where DWAV currently resides. The long wait time (that is two and a half months overdue) for this announcement of refunding has seriously disrupted DWAV's cash flow to the point that we are being seriously immobilized, especially in light of the impending judgments from the lawsuits.
Thank you for the support that you have given to DWAV and the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
DWAV Board of Directors
Deaf Women Against Violence is no longer in services due to two main factors:
For Press Release
Date: September 12, 2003
Email: dwav@dwav.org
DEAF WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE: CLOSING ITS DOORS
Effective immediately, Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV) is shutting down and is no longer providing services. It has filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
If anyone needs information or legal services to get protection from the batterer, please contact either Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA), California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD) or Legal Center for Families (LCFF). One of these agencies will help you directly or refer
you to another agency who can help you. Their phone numbers and website
addresses are:
DCARA- 877-DCARA88 (tty), 877-DCARA99 (voice), www.dcara.org;
CalCLAD- 877-DEAFLAW tty/voice, www.deaflaw.org; and
LCFF- 510-451-9261 (voice), www.lcff.org.
DWAV is folding under because of several significant factors. One of the most significant impact on the Board of Director's decision to file bankruptcy is a series of lawsuits that were filed within the Alameda County courthouse and the negative consequences that would result from these lawsuits. DWAV is one of the two defendants in these lawsuits brought on by
a previous landlord that began in August of 2002. During the process of
these lawsuits, we realized that we could not guarantee that any money fundraised or received from funders would go to the valuable services that DWAV provides for deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. There was the enormous potential for funds from grants and donations to be seized by the plaintiff at the end of the lawsuits.
Another significant factor contributing to the closing of the Agency, like many other nonprofit agencies across the country, is the economic downturn. DWAV needs a combination of funding from government or private grants and donations from the general public to maintain its day-to-day operations. While DWAV was successful with several community grants, to date, a decision has not yet been announced by the Federal Office of Violence Against Women (VAWA), that DWAV was hoping would significantly fund one of our major programs, Deaf Women Legal Project (DWLP). This funding would have helped to pay for major obligations such as 2-year lease where DWAV currently resides. The long wait time (that is two and a half months overdue) for this announcement of refunding has seriously disrupted DWAV's cash flow to the point that we are being seriously immobilized, especially in light of the impending judgments from the lawsuits.
Thank you for the support that you have given to DWAV and the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
DWAV Board of Directors
