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Human Trafficking Stories

Brianna’s Story

May 15, 2017

“I’ve heard of pimps and I knew to be scared of them – but I didn't realize that the person I thought was protecting...

“I used to think I was invisible. But you see me.”

Our Rapid Responses help youth understand how a perpetrator uses manipulation, tricks, and force to take advantage of them. We talk about how easy...

Bao’s Story: When trafficked persons are used in criminal enterprise, the victims can get blamed

April 7, 2017

When will our society learn that victims are NOT criminals?

Jade

February 13, 2017

Suddenly, all of her usual sarcasm and joking disappeared. Jade began to share that the hurtful things that she'd heard from the people raising...

Ann Marie

The story of one remarkable 17-year-old in our Survivor Care...

Five stages of getting excited for the future

February 10, 2017

When you’re in the middle of grief and anger, it’s hard to see yourself as a creative participant in your own bright future. But...

“Our lives will be a beautiful puzzle.”

January 4, 2017

The children in the Love146 safe homes recently took a… Read more

When someone you’re trying to help spits at you… literally

January 3, 2017

I met with a high-risk youth so we could talk and do some safety planning. She made clear that she wasn't going to cooperate,...

All is calm? All is bright?

December 16, 2016

For a lot of us, the holiday season has its challenges. It reminds us how things "ought to be," and we may find ourselves...

We lit our candle from hers.

December 13, 2016

Some days it feels foolish to believe like this, to tend our defiant hope against so much darkness. But this holiday season, inspired by...

“Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.”

November 20, 2016

Fifty-seven years ago today, the United Nations officially adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It states in its opening that “mankind...

“We should treat ourselves as princes and princesses instead of slaves.”

November 15, 2016

For children whose needs and agency have not been respected, self-care helps them learn how strong and important they are. “Before, other people controlled...

On Compassion…

So much of my work with Love146 leads me back to that place of anger and grief. Each time I have to go there,...

BEEKEEPING IN OUR SURVIVOR CARE

November 10, 2016

What's the buzz at the Love146 safe homes? Six new hives of stingless bees! Under the children's care, the safe homes are reaching a...

We Interrupt These Scary News Cycles to Bring You…BALLOONS AND ICE CREAM!

November 3, 2016

The survivors who live in our safe homes are children, and that breaks our hearts. But it also means they deserve to be children.

What a Laptop Means in Survivor Care

November 1, 2016

Some days, a bright future seems too good to be true. But when you walk into class on the first day of university and...

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