ReWA has received national and regional recognition:
- Our Executive Director, Someireh Amirfaiz, was featured in the Spring issue of the University of Washington Viewpoints Magazine.
- ReWA received the 2011 Neighborhood Builder Award from Bank of America in recognition of our leadership and commitment to the community.
- Someireh was named Best Immigrant Ambassador in the Seattle Weekly's Best of 2010 list.
- ReWA received the Outstanding Employee Campaign Award for the exceptional results of its participation in the United Way of King County workplace giving campaigns.
- Someireh was honored with the Ruth Woo Citizen Activist Award given by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation.
- ReWA was one of the five organizations chosen for the 2008 People’s Choice Award of the Community Matters Campaign.
- Someireh received the 2008 Family Advocacy Award from the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
- ReWA's Domestic Violence program was the recipient of the Office of Crime Victim’s Advocacy (OCVA) Moving Mountains Award for its work with refugee and immigrant victims and survivors of crime.
- ReWA and the Seattle Police Department worked together to produce a short film about human trafficking issues called 'I Just Keep Quiet,’ which was recognized by the Pegasus Awards and received its highest honor, the Award of Excellence.
- ReWA was chosen by the United Way of King County's Seattle Community Council as lead agency for the Immigrant and Refugee School Readiness Initiative.
- ReWA's Early Childhood Education Program was accredited by King County.
- ReWA's Domestic Violence Program received the Seattle Human Services Mayor’s Award for outstanding service to the community.
- ReWA was the first organization to receive the Distinguished Citizen Award for Human Rights.
- ReWA's ESL curriculum was selected as 1 of 8 model literacy programs in the country by the U.S. Department of Education.