Our Process

To understand more about how we serve our community you first need to understand who we are here to help.

Whom We Serve

Trafficked Teen Girls and Sexually Exploited Women (Many of our women are in several of these categories)

Prostitution
Massage Brothels
Strip Clubs
Escorts
Pornography
Domestic Sex Trafficking

How We Serve

A Holistic Trauma-Based Approach to Aftercare
Social Work – In house
Spiritual – in house
Mental Health – in house and community
Medical – community
Legal – community
Education- in house; community
Peer Support

Member Backgrounds

Every member has their own unique story, but here are some of the more common experiences. Some individuals may have experienced force more than one of the following:

Childhood sexual abuse
Rape
Lack of Education
Under employed / Unemployed
Addiction
Criminal Background
Parental abandonment
Trafficking or pimping by family member or close friend

Mental Health Issues

Emotional Trauma can often be a cause or result from the human trafficking industry, these are some of the prevalent problems our members face.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Self-harm
Lack of Coping Mechanisms

Our Approach

To help these women develop their new lives, we believe in long term support. Often one to three years are needed with members.

What Type of Care Our Advocates Provide

Trauma Informed Care

Respecting her right to decision-making
Respect survival instincts
Acknowledge her view of reality
Establish a sense of safety
Partner case management with other services

Relationship Based

Passionate & committed advocates
Individualized Support
Consistency
Boundaries

Strength Based

Empowerment
Skills identification
Amplifying Success & growth

Many of our members have learned not to feel to survive. They may enter therapy not trusting, just observing, in some cases with no positive expectations at all. Often times these women wouldn’t choose counseling so we have to careful and empathetic approach to the counseling we provide.