The RWR Network is a growing community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works with individuals needing social and
emotional support, including caregivers and those facing challenging life situations through no fault of their own.

In late 2023 in the wake of the October 7th massacres, RWRN launched Ezer and Ezer for Survivors specifically to serve the Jewish community and to expand our dedicated work with Holocaust survivors.

Multiple Ways of Helping Multiple People

RWRN is based in Brooklyn, N.Y. and serves our local community. We also have a network of volunteers across the country.

RWRN has a wide suite of initiatives, including seminars and educational programs, Holocaust education and resources, one-on-one advocacy, small gifts, and pro bono resource matchmaking.

Key launches:

💛 In September 2024, we launched Caring Connections, a series of events connecting concerned community members, volunteers, Holocaust survivors/2G (adult children of Holocaust survivors).

💛 In July 2024, we launched a weekly drop-in center in Brooklyn. While our flagship drop-in center was in Kensington, Brooklyn, we currently manage two spaces and will announce our new locations in summer 2025.

💛 In January 2023, we launched Hope and Cope, a person-centered, trauma-informed initiative dedicated to inter-generational trauma survivors, more details will follow.

💛  In March 2020, we began working on Zoom programs for 2G –adult children of Holocaust survivors– in association with multiple organizations nationally, with hubs in New York and Florida. We currently create weekly and monthly programs for Survivors, 2G, and caregivers.

Doing Good

When people ask how, as a small founder-led nonprofit, we can focus on multiple areas, we sometimes refer them to this moving passage from Isaiah 1:17

“Learn to do good. Devote yourself to justice. Aid the oppressed. Take up the cause of orphans; Plead the case of the widow.”

And in Hebrew:
לִמְד֥וּ הֵיטֵ֛ב דִּרְשׁ֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט אַשְּׁר֣וּ חָמ֑וֹץ שִׁפְט֣וּ יָת֔וֹם רִ֖יבוּ אַלְמָנָֽה

Donate. Help Us Help Others

RWRN is funded by donations of all sizes (you can donate via Paypal right now!) and we’re in the process of applying for a few key grants.

We’re a small but enthusiastic team wearing many hats depending on the need or occasion. We also have volunteers spanning all ages and life stages, so despite our best efforts, sometimes it’s impossible for us to reply to every inquiry in a timely manner.

While we’re based in New York City, we have a strong volunteer presence in several states including Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and California, and continue to expand.

RWRN Founders

RWRN was founded by the Weingarten sisters. Rachel Weingarten , BFA, CH, and  Rebecca Weingarten  MSc.Ed, MFA, who on an individual basis have been volunteering within their own communities for years before realizing there was a larger need to be met. Read more about them here.

Contact us at 718.218.3672 or [email protected]