As schools and many community activities close, many children will spend more time online. This is where most youth in our care met their traffickers. They may be more lonely, stressed, or even burdened by added financial strain their families will go through. Traffickers see opportunity here and certainly won’t stop working right now. We cannot stop working either.
Rob Morris on Prevention, U.S. Survivor Care eliminates its wait list; “Wynonna Earp” fans show us a little love, and more stories from the field.
What does it mean when we point out that a victim is “someone’s daughter”? — the latest news and insights from the field.
A few months ago, I used a sick day for mental wellness…
When to-do lists and busyness take over my time at Love146, it’s…
How do we measure success? — and other quick updates about how we’re continuing to fight child trafficking…
The education of youth is often interrupted by their exploitation. For children in our Survivor Care, re-engaging with school is like trying to climb a hill while carrying a heavy weight. The hill has typical steps and obstacles that everyone has to learn how to master. Like showing up on time. Like learning how to ask for your own makeup work. The kinds of things that every teenager has to learn how to do. Love146’s role is to make sure that the weight of exploitation and recovery doesn’t ultimately pull students backwards or prevent them from making that climb.
The documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” has appeared in the midst of a resurgence of interest in Mr. Rogers, fueled by a growing hunger for kindness in a world that has become increasingly angry and cynical. If you know anything about Mr. Rogers, you know his main theme was about the neighborhood — and about who the neighbor is. It’s a value that the children in our care remind us of on a regular basis.
No time for breakfast. Meet a new youth coming into our care. Go over safety planning. On to next appointment. Grab a salad. Meet with another youth who was the victim of a traumatic assault. Try not to cry. Remind myself that with the right support we know they can have wonderful lives.
A recent report from from the UK has everyone talking. On the surface, the news is disheartening. The number of British national children referred through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has gone up by an astonishing 66 percent since 2016. In fact, the new numbers don’t point to an actual surge, but a noticeable change in practice of frontline staff who have received better NRM training and are now able to identify these children.
In the UK more than a third of all trafficking victims are children. Many were brought here with false promises, threats, and abuse. Because it’s not an easily visible crime, it’s a bit hard to believe — that such a progressive and generous nation could still hold so many children in modern slavery. But it’s true. These young people are all around us: working in your local nail bar, at the carwash on the corner, as domestic servants, or forced to grow and sell drugs. The truth is, if they are invisible, it is because we have not taken the trouble to see them.
Resilience generally means the ability to bounce back or recover from trauma or difficulties. In the physical sense, resilience is the ability of a material to resume its shape, after being deformed. For the children in our care at the Love146 safe homes in the Philippines, resilience means more than that.
What happens when you bring a group of eight wary young survivors in our long-term services to a Wilderness School for a day of trust-building outdoor activities? They soar.
When listening becomes one of your true, living values it can be a powerful tool for social change.
How a digital consultancy firm and an organization of abolitionists ended up together. …
Our US Survivor Care program has meant the world to children in Connecticut, children we know by name. Individual donors helped start this from scratch. That’s hope. Now, it will be expanding substantially, thanks in large part to contributions from fines and penalties paid by convicted federal offenders. That’s justice.
“I met him at the mall… I met him at the park…
What if we were passionate about people, not things?
Love146 and FAIR Girls have opened a joint office in Baltimore to provide prevention education in Maryland schools…
Love146 Manila office earns ‘Level 2’ accreditation from Philippines government
Love146 Completes First In-House Aftercare Training
At the Round Home, Love146 celebrated the wedding of a reintegrated survivor, Nory.
Dr. Velazco reports on the inspiring progress of Norma, a new member of the Roundhome.
The Border Officers Project in Cambodia tracks children crossing the border.
Dr. Velazco lead the Certificate Training Program in Aftercare (CTPA) in Nepal.
Survivors courageously testify against their exploiters.
Was delivered at the International Management Conference.
In May, we followed up with Sharon who reintegrated with her family last summer.
The voices of the children we serve informed the foundation that Love146 was built on.
We celebrated the one year anniversary of the Round Home being built.
We celebrate with the girls as they find love in a partner.
Our approach to the abolition of child sexual exploitation continues to be multifaceted.
Amanda has graduated from elementary and will be attending nursing school beginning in June.
Diana came back to the Round Home as a staff member.
Dr. Velazco, her staff and the girls traveled to a southern province for a holiday.
We have provided a mobile mini-store for three of the girls who have been reintegrated.
The staff and the girls have grown a thriving vegetable garden.
Last week we were thrilled to welcome three new girls to the Round Home.
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