How To Help

Contributions to the general fund provides a valuable source of unrestricted support that impacts every aspect of the mission of Women In Distress. These gifts ensure that there will always be a safe place for families in our community. Your unrestricted gifts are directed to areas with the greatest need and greatest promise as determined by the Board of Directors of Women In Distress.

Donations can be mailed to:

Women In Distress
PO Box 676
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33302

Or make your gift online by clicking here.

-Find out if your company offers gift matching & let your dollars go even further!

-Consider honoring a special someone with a Memorial or In Honor of Gift. Women In Distress will send a card to the designee letting them know that you thought of them in this very special way.

For more details, please contact the Development Office at (954) 760-9800 ext. 1235 and Jennifer Stewart, our Director of Development, will be happy to assist you.

Plan An Event to Benefit Women In Distress
Many organizations plan fashion shows, luncheons, golf tournaments, and many other types of events to raise funds for Women In Distress. We ask groups to complete the Special Event Form prior to utilizing Women In Distress' name or logo in any event communication. Conact Karen Skidmore at 954-332-3456 or kskidmore@womenindistress.org for more information.

Organize a Donation Drive
Organize a donation drive with your family, friends, scout troop, association, or office to collect items for Women In Distress' wishlist. Women In Distress shelters more than 400 women and children each year and serves an additional 700 + on an outreach basis at our Jim and Jan Moran Family Center. For a printable drive calendar click here.

Holiday Giving
It is our hope every holiday season that we can provide a Thanksgiving meal for our participants and their children. In December we also try to spread cheer by allowing each mother to pick out gifts for her children and the children to select something special for their mothers. We would be unable to do this without your generousity. We need your help bring joy and happiness to our families throughout this holiday season.
Click here for November's Needs - Click here for December's Needs.

Cell phones play an integral role in the safety plan of our participants. If you or your company would like to conduct a cell phone drive, please contact Karen Skidmore at 954-332-3456 or kskidmore@womenindistress.org.

Free pre-paid shipping labels available for individuals and groups who collect 20 or more phones!

Support WID Events
Pledge your support to ending abuse by becoming a Women In Distress Impact Partner or support one of WID's 2008 Events. Join our event planning committee, Become a SAFEWALK-RUN Team Leader, Sponsor or underwrite costs, or attend and tell a friend. Click here for details on annual impact partnership and WID's 2008 Calendar or contact Jennifer Stewart at 954-332-3459 or jstewart@womenindistress.org for more information.

Donate to Blooming Sales Thrift Store
And don't forget to check out the great deals while you're there!
Donations of gently used items are always needed. First and foremost, the items that are donated to Blooming Sales are distributed to Women In Distress participants. Items are also sold to the public and the revenue supports the many services Women In Distress provides to victims and families of domestic violence.

Blooming Sales Thrift Store, 1372 North State Road 7 in Margate. Thrift Store hours: Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or Sundays 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Donation hours: Tues through Sat. 10am-4pm.

Donnah's Fund
Ira and Sara Jane Drescher established Donnah's Fund to keep the memory of their daughter, a fatal victim of domestic violence, alive. The goal of Donnah’s Fund is to empower domestic violence victims to live safely and independently. It will help them establish safe households for themselves and their children, with support for housing payments and deposits, furnishings and other related items. Click here for more information

Cindy Cusano Memorial Fund
Cindy Cusano loved life, her family and her children. Tragically, Cindy was among thousands of silent victims. In 1999 this beautiful girl was killed by her husband. Cindy's family joined together and established the Cindy Cusano Memorial Pro-Am Tournament to support the Fund in Cindy's name dedicated to supporting child victims of domestic violence.
Click here for more information on the Fund and Annual Tournament

Hal Herman Children's Fund
In honor of Hal Herman's birthday, Hal's wife, Lois, established the Hal Herman's Children's Fund at Women In Distress.
Click here for more information

Endowments
Endowments are permanent legacies that provide significant donor recognition as well as support for our programs in perpetuity. The principal of your endowment gift is invested and the income from the investment is used to continue providing the education, treatment and education programs in Broward County. WID currently has two endowment funds managed by the Community Foundation of Broward. If you would like to contribute to the Edee Greene Fund or the Domestic Violence Fund for Women In Distress, please contact Jennifer Stewart at 954.760.9800 x 1235.

Deferred gifts allow you to provide a larger legacy than might be possible then outright gifts made during your lifetime. Your planned gift will contribute to the future strength of the institution and enable WID's staff to carry forward the work and ideals in which you believe. Planned gifts may be in the form of bequests, life insurance, qualified retirement plans or real estate. We encourage you and your legal/financial advisors to work with the Development Office staff to plan deferred gifts.

International Calling Cards
Women In Distress serves a multicultural population representative of Broward County's diverse community. International calling cards will help WID participants communicate with their international families to let them know they are safe. Although all cards are needed, most useful are calling cards for South America and the Caribbean.

Many people donate their automobiles to WID for a participant who is in need of transportation. This donation is facilitated through Charity Cars. Please contact Charity Cars directly by calling 1- 800-242-7489 and inform them that you would like your contribution to benefit a participant of Women In Distress. Charity Cars will then arrange a pick up at your convenience.