Since 2020, Survivors With A Testimony (SWAT) has supported and empowered over 1,100 survivors, families, youth, and community members through empowerment events, housing, safety programs, RECCOVER services, and community outreach.

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 Empowerment & Community Events

• Women’s Empowerment Retreat (2025): 17 participants (16 women, 1 man) engaged in a life-changing weekend of healing, testimony, and empowerment.

• Galas:

  • 2022: 75 participants (survivors, sponsors, and community leaders).

  • 2023: 85 participants (survivors, sponsors, and community leaders).

  • 2024: No gala held.

• Empowerment Tea Parties:

  • 2024: 46 participants — 5 men, 26 women, and 15 vendors — came together for fellowship, healing, and empowerment.

  • 2025: 27 women celebrated identity, strength, and healing.

Housing & Safety

• Safeguard Program: Installed security cameras and secured 22 homes for survivors and families.

  • 2021: 7 homes | 2022: 5 homes | 2023: 4 homes | 2024: 6 homes

• RECCOVER Program Housing: Placed 39 families in fully furnished homes, with 20 supported through direct community donations.

Healing & Recovery

• Mental Health Support (Rejuvenate Your Mind Program): 7 survivors connected with professional counseling services.

  • 2021: 2 | 2022: 2 | 2023: 3 | 2024: 0

• Pained to Purpose Series (2020–2025): Reached hundreds of survivors and leaders of faith annually through testimony and dialogue.

 Employment & Education

• Assisted 17 survivors in finding employment.

• Supported 82 individuals with resume updates and job applications.

• SWAT Youth Program (Nu Creations): Provided backpacks to 22 families and supported youth engagement.

🍴 Community Outreach

• SWAT Youth Program (Nu Creations, 2020): Fed 83 individuals at a homeless shelter.

• Assisted 122 additional clients by partnering with other organizations to provide critical support and referrals.

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Across one retreat, empowerment tea parties, galas, housing programs, Rejuvenate Your Mind,  RECCOVER services, employment support, youth programs, and community outreach, SWAT has directly impacted the lives of more than 1,100 individuals since 2020.

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Why It Matters

Every number represents a life transformed — a survivor who found safety, a family who entered a home for the first time, a young person supported through Nu Creations, a woman who declared “I AM ENOUGH,” or a leader of faith who now stands as an advocate for healing.

SWAT exists to turn survival into testimony, and testimony into lasting change for individuals, families, youth, and communities.