​BRAWS Executive Director, Holly Seibold was honored to participate on the “Menstrual Equity” panel of The Kojo Nnamdi Show with DC Diaper Bank rockstar Corinne Cannon and guest host, Jen Golbeck on July 10th. Check out the podcast at: https://wamu.org/story/18/07/10/the-price-of-periods-how-washingtonians-are-fighting-for-menstrual-equity/

we are making herstory in Virginia!

Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam signed HB 83  into law on Tuesday June 19, 2018. Joining him were the Chief Patron of the bill Delegate Kaye Kory, co-patrons Delegate Jennifer B. Boysko & Delegate Kathy Tran, Holly Seibold of BRAWS, Kari Galloway of Friends of Guest House along with FOGH resident Terry who helped to advocate for this legislation that provides menstrual hygiene products to female inmates at no cost. Other activists and advocates also attended. This is the first EVER bill enacted in Virginia and the first law nationwide that solely addresses the issue of menstruation while incarcerated!  READ MORE

our 2nd Annual Fun Run was a huge success!

We are so fortunate to have so much community support-
Thanks to Thai Wellness for the wonderful complimentary massages!  To our Start Line Sponsor, Tysons Biergarten and Paymon for the fun warm-up!  To Mayor Laurie DiRocco, Senator Chap Petersen,
& Delegate Mark Keam for helping us kick off the race!  Thanks to our Mile Marker 0.5 Sponsor, Cause Finder and to our Mile Marker 1.0 Sponsor Skintelligence as well as our Water Station Sponsor Princess Jewelers!  Everyone really enjoyed the coffee from Caffe Amouri, and the Bananas & Water, Compliments of Granlund Realty.  Swag Bags were also very popular with Hair Ties, compliments of our Premium Sponsor, East Meets West Yoga Center, and sponsored by Astoria Laser Clinic & Med Spa, and T-Shirts sponsored by Vienna Shopping Center and printed by DMV Tees.  Enjoy the slideshow below- thanks to the amazing photography of Kevin Krisko's nonprofit-  images for Good who brought student photographers Jonathan Avalos and Kukuwa Ghansah to help preserve all of the fun memories!

Thanks so much to all the businesses/individuals who donated raffle items! BelleMode Intimates, Trousseau, Crossfit Tysons Corner, SourceCore Studio, Cycle Chi, Orange Theory Vienna, Delicioso Decor, Cuppetts Dance Studio, Brooks, GrassRoots Fitness, Magnolia Dessert and Coffee Bar, Muse Paintbar, Bards Alley, Calypso Salon, Renewal Tide Massage,  Ten Pehn Restaurant, Cafe Renaissance, Cava, Caffe Amouri, The Nest Egg Fairfax, East Meets West Yoga Center, Brett Cordeau Photography, Anna Whitson-Donaldson, Ragnar & Ambassador Emily Christianson, Sissy Gift Boxes, PRRunners

we are honored!

So excited to announce that, for the 2nd year in a row, BRAWS has been nominated for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Outstanding #CorpCitizenshipAwards in the Non-Profit of the Year Category! These awards honor individuals, businesses and non-profits for above-and-beyond business leadership and corporate social responsibility. Last year, our Founder and Executive Director, Holly Seibold, won the award for Emerging Leader of the Year. This year's winners will be announced on June 13. Thank you Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for this special honor.

2017 accomplishments

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huge thanks for the support of our
Mardi bras 2018 sponsors!

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our story | founder, holly siebold
Three years ago, our Founder, Holly Seibold, wanted to do something to help local women in homeless shelters so she held a small collection drive at her house and invited friends and neighbors. They collected over 300 new with tags bras, underwear, pads and tampons and brought them to 3 local shelters. Soon other shelters were contacting her in urgent need and she quickly discovered that these are items that are rarely donated, expensive for shelters to replenish and not covered by food stamps. Since that time, BRAWS has donated thousands of bras, underwear and menstrual supplies to over 40 area shelters and approximately 4,000 women and girls in the DC metro area since January 2015! The majority of individuals in a homeless shelter at any given time are women and their children. They are typically victims of domestic violence and fleeing an abusive home, looking to start over in a safe environment or are often single mothers who have lost their jobs due to unforeseen circumstances and need help to get back on their feet. Regardless of the situation that led these women to homelessness, they need support - both physical and emotional - to transition to a better life for themselves and their children.  Our mission is to provide them not only with tangible items they need- but to empower them to gain independence and stability.

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