Awaken Hope: Partnerships for Trauma Recovery 10-Year Afternoon Gala Celebration

Partnerships for Trauma Recovery is where hope begins again.

Awaken Hope 2025 is PTR’s 10-Year Anniversary Afternoon Gala, a milestone celebration designed for community and connection. This is your chance to mix and mingle with the network of leaders, partners, and supporters who have fueled PTR’s momentum over the last decade, and who are shaping resilience and belonging across the Bay Area and beyond.

What to Expect
PTR's Afternoon Gala blends community with insight, celebrating the people driving it forward:

• Silent Auction — exclusive items and experiences to benefit PTR.

• Award Ceremony — honoring PTR’s co-founders for 10 years of vision and leadership.

• Community Voices — hear directly from individuals whose lives, and communities, have been strengthened through PTR’s programs.

• Join the Conversation — A discussion with PTR's board on the path forward and what's possible when we work together.

• Networking — connect with PTR’s community of partners, supporters, and advocates throughout the day.

• Celebration — follow our afternoon programming with live music, networking and cocktail reception beginning at 5pm

Dress Code
Relaxed formal

Why PTR Matters
Over ten years, Partnerships for Trauma Recovery has quietly but powerfully shifted how we approach healing and belonging. This celebration isn't just about looking back, it's about the community that makes this work possible and the future we're building together.

Reserve your place at this milestone moment.

What PTR Does

Partnerships for Trauma Recovery (PTR) helps people rebuild their lives after experiencing war, torture, or persecution. We provide therapy, case management, and connections to housing, medical, and legal support, and make it accessible in more than 25 languages.

Since opening in 2015, PTR has helped individuals and families rebuilding their lives, helping survivors develop sustainable pathways to healing and resilience. Together with our supporters, staff and volunteers, we have created a safe space where recovery and justice can thrive.

Why Welcome Kits

Every survivor’s journey with PTR begins the same way: stepping into an unfamiliar space, with few physical resources to begin rebuilding lives. That’s why we created welcome kits.

PTR welcome kits are tailored to survivors entering long-term care. They include quality essentials for hygiene and health, including soap, sanitary items, razors, and more, and serve as the first signal of safety and belonging.

PTR’s Growth

What began with 296 care sessions in 2015 has surged to 2,819 in 2024 — an average of 28% year-over-year growth.

Through therapy, case management, and connections to housing, medical, and legal support, we have served survivors from over 60 countries, and supported an additional 5,000 community members through outreach efforts.

To celebrate our 10 years of successful trauma recovery programs, we’re raising $50,000 for 300 welcome kits as we open our doors to more survivors beginning care with PTR.

Giving Tiers

Your support during the gala helps us reach the $50,000 goal:

• $10,000 = 60 welcome kits

• $5,000 = 30 welcome kits

• $2,500 = 15 welcome kits

• $1,000 = 6 welcome kits

• $500 = 3 welcome kits

• $250 = 1 welcome kit

Every gift widens the circle of belonging.

Gala Sponsorship Opportunities

By sponsoring Awaken Hope 2025, you align with the network driving PTR’s growth and resilience. Sponsorships are tax-deductible and include recognition in event materials, reserved tickets, and opportunities to connect.

PTR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 47-3948973). Sponsorships are tax-deductible and may include recognition in event materials, reserved tickets, and speaking opportunities.

For sponsorship details, contact:
Gianina Pellegrini, Ph.D.
Executive Director
gpellegrini@traumapartners.org

Partnerships for Trauma Recovery is where hope begins again.

Enjoy food, drinks, music, stories, and an auction on the restaurant’s outdoor lawn as we celebrate our community — and awaken hope together.

About PTR

Communities collapse without places where people can heal, rebuild, and belong. PTR is where that work happens.

Since 2015, we have served survivors from over 60 countries. With therapy, case management, and connections to housing, medical, and legal support, PTR provides a foundation for healing that is culturally responsive and linguistically accessible.

Support for PTR is part of the larger movement responding to violence with solidarity and healing.