May Updates
Our online safety PSA; presenting at a U.S. Health & Human Services and U.S. Department of Justice listening session; equipping children in Madagascar … and more.
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Recent Updates
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Calm in the Chaos
Earlier this year in the Philippines, we gathered the children in our Survivor Care and evacuated to remain safe from the eruption of a nearby volcano. Now, because of COVID-19, we’re sheltering in place in our safe homes. 2020 has been difficult because one of the most important things for children recovering from trauma is stability.
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“Love146 will never abandon me.”
An update on COVID-19As 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.
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October Updates
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.
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April Updates
What does it mean when we point out that a victim is “someone’s daughter”? — the latest news and insights from the field.
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February Updates
A few months ago, I used a sick day for mental wellness…
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NOVEMBER UPDATES
When to-do lists and busyness take over my time at Love146, it’s…
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October Updates
How do we measure success? — and other quick updates about how we’re continuing to fight child trafficking…
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“Back to School” Means More for the Children In Our Survivor Care
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.
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The Radical Kindness of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”
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.
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A Day in the Life of a Love146 Social Worker – Part 1
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.
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Seeing the full picture: The right training can change everything
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.
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The Gift of Home
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.
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Beyond Resilience
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.
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Flying High At Wilderness School
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.
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The Value of Listening
When listening becomes one of your true, living values it can be a powerful tool for social change.
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People at the Center
How a digital consultancy firm and an organization of abolitionists ended up together. …
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BREAKING NEWS
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.
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Connecticut Survivor Care: The Nitty Gritty
“I met him at the mall… I met him at the park…
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Finding Purpose to Your Passion
What if we were passionate about people, not things?
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LOVE146 AND FAIR GIRLS PARTNER
Love146 and FAIR Girls have opened a joint office in Baltimore to provide prevention education in Maryland schools…
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Love146 Manila office
Love146 Manila office earns ‘Level 2’ accreditation from Philippines government
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First CTPA completed
Love146 Completes First In-House Aftercare Training
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Round Home Wedding
At the Round Home, Love146 celebrated the wedding of a reintegrated survivor, Nory.
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In Sight of the Future
Dr. Velazco reports on the inspiring progress of Norma, a new member of the Roundhome.
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Cambodia: Border Officers Project
The Border Officers Project in Cambodia tracks children crossing the border.
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Training Program in Aftercare
Dr. Velazco lead the Certificate Training Program in Aftercare (CTPA) in Nepal.
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Justice in the Philippines
Survivors courageously testify against their exploiters.
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Survivor’s Testimony
Was delivered at the International Management Conference.
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Reintegration Continues
In May, we followed up with Sharon who reintegrated with her family last summer.
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Restoration in Their Own Words
The voices of the children we serve informed the foundation that Love146 was built on.
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A Year at The Round Home
We celebrated the one year anniversary of the Round Home being built.
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The Power of Love
We celebrate with the girls as they find love in a partner.
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Battlefronts
Our approach to the abolition of child sexual exploitation continues to be multifaceted.
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Congratulations Amanda
Amanda has graduated from elementary and will be attending nursing school beginning in June.
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Congratulations Diana!
Diana came back to the Round Home as a staff member.
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Safehome Girls on Holiday
Dr. Velazco, her staff and the girls traveled to a southern province for a holiday.
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A Commitment to Reintegration
We have provided a mobile mini-store for three of the girls who have been reintegrated.
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Our Thriving Vegetable Garden
The staff and the girls have grown a thriving vegetable garden.
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Three Come Home
Last week we were thrilled to welcome three new girls to the Round Home.
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U.S. Slavery Documentary