Greetings!
2022 was a year of significant change for LifeWire—changes in leadership, capacity, and impact. LifeWire celebrated 40 Years of Service, completed the Hope Starts Here Capital Campaign, and moved to an innovative Co-Executive Director leadership model—allowing us to serve more domestic violence survivors now and in the future, on their path to greater safety, freedom, and healing.
Thank you for being part of our LifeWire community as we work together to end domestic violence. Your support makes a profound difference.
“Domestic violence is not only the number one criminal justice issue,
but the number one social issue in our country. It is a crime against the spirit.”
—the late Norm Maleng, former King County Prosecuting Attorney and DV champion
In the months to come, LifeWire will begin the important work of shifting to a collective leadership structure. Our hope is that by centering diverse perspectives, skills, and expertise across our organization, we will enhance our efforts to prevent and end violence in our community. We are confident that by fostering collective decision-making, the quality of our decisions and our services will lead to more effective and equitable opportunities for survivors and their children.
We will continue to work diligently to ensure that LifeWire Staff and Board more closely reflect the community we serve. We know that domestic violence can impact anyone from any age group, background, community, education level, economic level, culture, ethnicity, religion, belief system, ability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We strive to respond to the needs of survivors by working to remove the barriers that prevent access to critical resources. LifeWire offers compassionate services and a sense of belonging during the most difficult time in the lives of anyone impacted by violence.
We work closely with our local and state-wide partners in the movement to prevent and end domestic violence. By strengthening our collective efforts, we can be strategic in our shared goals to offer advocacy, compassionate services, safety planning, and housing, so we can provide the scaffold for survivors to move from crisis to safety and healing. Your support makes an extraordinary impact at LifeWire, ensuring we can offer safety, security, and well-being for survivors and their children when they need it most.
In this newsletter, we celebrate highlights from 2022 and share with you what’s new as we plan for the year ahead. Your support makes a powerful difference. Thank you! Together, we can create a world in which every person’s humanity is seen, where they can live in a safe environment, and have the opportunity to thrive.
In Community,
