As we close out 2025, I want to share that it has been a rough year for the Bestie Tribe. We experienced a significant loss of funding, which greatly impacted our ability to help as many survivors as we wanted. At one point, we had to shut down completely. In August, we received a small but meaningful donation that allowed us to help reopen in October.
To keep costs down, we merged Bead the Purpose and QDF | Bestie Tribe under one domain. Even with the challenges, we were still able to support a little over 100 survivors, and that means everything to us.
As we look ahead to 2026, we are hoping and praying for a year filled with growth more sales of the Hello Bestie Bracelet and This Is Love Bracelet, more donations, more grants written and won, and more collaborations with organizations in the DFW area that stand firmly behind our mission to support survivors of domestic violence.
To the Bestie Tribe near and far- thank you! We love you. We are grateful for you. And we’ll see you in 2026.