THE W.H.E.W. RISING FUND
ABOUT WHEW
Women’s Health & Evolutionary Wellness (WHEW) is a new, independent womanist 501(c)(3) advancing racial, reproductive, and cultural justice across Texas and the South.
We center Black women, girls, gender-expansive people, and the broader Black family—while intentionally engaging Black men and boys as partners in wellness, power building, and liberation.
Although WHEW is born from a powerful legacy, it is not a continuation or rebranding of The Afiya Center. It is a new vision built for this political moment: bold, healing-centered, community-rooted, and designed to transform systems through narrative, leadership, and collective power.
WHY A SOFT LAUNCH?
The January 2026 Soft Launch introduces WHEW to a small circle of trusted leaders, funders, and partners. This moment will:
Establish WHEW’s identity and mission
Activate early community and faith partnerships
Strengthen our foundational operations and governance
Seed our 2026–2028 organizing, leadership, and cultural justice work
Build momentum for our formal public launch later in 2026
Your early investment will help ensure WHEW enters its first year strong, sustainable, and fully equipped to lead transformative work in Texas and beyond.
2026 FOUNDING SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
(Designed to meet our $150,000 Soft Launch Goal)
$50,000 — Transformation Partner
Premier recognition during Soft Launch
Featured spotlight on website & annual report
Quarterly strategic briefings
Invitation to Founders Circle convenings
$25,000 — Wellness & Justice Champion
Recognition in program + pre-launch materials
Invitation to early 2026 briefings
$10,000 — Community Power Builder
Recognition at event
Invitation to one 2026 program briefing
$5,000 — Healing Justice Advocate
Recognition at Soft Launch
Listed in quarterly donor updates
$1,000+ — Movement Friend
Recognition as an early supporter of WHEW
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
YOUR IMPACT
Your sponsorship supports:
Community power & voter engagement
Black women & HIV justice initiatives
Leadership development & training
Cultural justice and storytelling
Operations, governance, and early staffing
Wellness-centered systems that uplift Black women, families & communities
This investment creates a durable foundation for a movement built on healing, power, and liberation.
Women’s Health & Evolutionary Wellness (W.H.E.W.) is a womanist-rooted nonprofit organization advancing racial, reproductive, and cultural justice through healing-centered leadership, wellness, and community power building. We center Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people, while intentionally engaging Black men and boys as partners in building healthier families, stronger communities, and sustainable systems of liberation across Texas and the South.
What Are Our Needs?
Women’s Health & Evolutionary Wellness (W.H.E.W.) is launching at a time of deep political, health, and cultural disruption—particularly for Black women, families, and communities in North Texas and across the South. To meet this moment with integrity and sustainability, W.H.E.W. has five core needs:
1. Sustainable Operating Support
As a new 501(c)(3), W.H.E.W. needs unrestricted, flexible funding to build a strong foundation. This includes:
Core staffing and consultants
Financial management and compliance
Technology, data systems, and communications infrastructure
Insurance, legal, and administrative support
Unrestricted operating funds ensure we can respond quickly to community needs while maintaining accountability and stability.
2. Healing-Centered Program Investment
Our work requires investment in programs that integrate wellness, leadership, and justice. We need resources to:
Launch leadership development and training pipelines
Sustain Black women & HIV justice initiatives
Support wellness and healing spaces for community members and leaders
Develop culturally grounded curricula and facilitation tools
These programs are essential to long-term health, resilience, and power building.
3. Community Power & Civic Engagement Resources
To strengthen community voice and participation, W.H.E.W. needs support for:
Nonpartisan voter education and issue-based civic engagement
Community organizing and base-building
Policy education and advocacy capacity
Communications and outreach tools
This work ensures communities most impacted by inequity are equipped to influence decisions that affect their lives.
4. Cultural & Narrative Infrastructure
Changing systems requires changing stories. W.H.E.W. needs investment in:
Cultural justice and storytelling platforms
Narrative strategy and communications
Documentation of lived experience and community wisdom
Creative partnerships that shift public understanding of wellness and justice
This infrastructure amplifies truth, honors dignity, and builds collective imagination.
5. Leadership Care & Movement Sustainability
Our communities cannot thrive if leaders are exhausted or unsupported. W.H.E.W. needs resources to:
Prevent burnout through wellness-centered leadership care
Provide coaching, reflection, and rest for staff and community leaders
Build sustainable leadership pathways for the next generation
This is not optional—it is essential for durable, long-term impact.
In Summary
W.H.E.W. needs investment that allows us to:
Build strong systems, not just programs
Respond to urgency without sacrificing care
Launch with integrity, accountability, and sustainability
Create lasting wellness-centered justice infrastructure
This is why we are raising $150,000 through The W.H.E.W. Rising Fund—to meet these needs and begin our work with strength and clarity.
Women’s Health & Evolutionary Wellness (W.H.E.W.) is committed to equity as a core practice, not a performance. We recognize that systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and economic injustice shape access to health, wellness, safety, and power—especially for Black women, girls, gender-expansive people, and their families.
We work to dismantle these inequities by centering the leadership, lived experience, and cultural wisdom of Black communities. Equity at W.H.E.W. means designing programs, policies, and systems that intentionally address historical harm, redistribute resources, and create conditions where all people can thrive with dignity.
Organization name
Women's Health & Evolutionary Wellness
Causes
Women & Girls
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
1057 Whitewater Tr