It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce our newest staff member with Hope for Justice, Lyndsey Wilson! She will be a Program Development Manager and help us launch upcoming prevention and restoration programs for us. Lyndsey is recent college graduate from Whitman College with bachelor degrees in Race and Ethnic Studies and … More Meet Lyndsey Wilson, Newest Staff Member of Hope for Justice

Our local Seattle Weekly recently dropped all escort ads, which is a huge step in the right direction toward preventing underage prostitution. The Seattle Weekly is under new ownership—a new company based in Denver, the Voice Media Group. Seattle Weekly publisher Kenny Stocker has said that Seattle will be pulling all escort-based advertising out of … More Seattle Weekly Under New Ownership; Dropping Ads that Foster Underage Prostitution

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN FEDERAL CONTRACTS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative … More Executive Order from President Obama Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 FACT SHEET: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT HOME AND ABROAD “It ought to concern every person, because it’s a debasement of our common humanity.  It ought to concern every community, because it tears at the … More FACT SHEET: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT HOME AND ABROAD

Serve sex trafficking survivors with Hope for Justice? On Saturday, November 3rd, from 9am til noon, Hope for Justice staff & friends will serve YouthCare and we are looking for up to 20 people to help with a plethora of deep cleaning and yard work needs. YouthCare is a well-established local homeless teen shelter that also … More Hope for Justice Serves YouthCare, Survivors and Homeless Teens

USA by Petula Dvorak of the Washington Post (9/10/12) — No parent should be shocked that five high school football players hired prostitutes while on a road trip to North Carolina last week. Nor is it especially surprising that the little johns were from football powerhouse DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville. Religion and prestige … More USA: Suprised By Teens Who Order Prostitutes As Easily As Pizza? You Shouldn’t Be.

DALLAS, USA, by Nooman Merchant of the Associated Press (9/08/12) — The girl curled herself into a ball as she rocked on a chair in the interrogation room wearing a halter top, short shorts and heavy makeup. Officers had spotted her walking a street on a weekday morning and suspected she was working as a … More USA: Special Dallas Police Unit Focuses on Saving Child Prostitutes

WASHINGTON, D.C, USA, by Barbara Amaya of the Washington Times (9/4/12) — How would you feel if you watched the news and heard a story about a victim of horrific crimes traumatized over and over by multiple people, then news anchor went on to say that after this terrible crime was committed the victim was … More USA: Seven States Allow Survivors of Trafficking to Vacate Criminal Convictions

USA, by WestCoast Children’s Clinic (2012) — This study describes the characteristics of sexually exploited minors (SEM) by building a body of knowledge around SEM in the larger community. The data collected for this project represent 113 youth ranging in age from 10 to 24 and receiving services at nine service providers in Alameda and … More USA: Study — Research to Action: Sexually Exploited Minors (SEM) Needs and Strengths

SAN DIEGO, California, USA by Greg Moran of UT San Diego News (8-23-12) — Six years ago, prosecutors in the San Diego federal courts filed fewer than a dozen cases involving child sex trafficking and pornography. By last year, the number rose to 71 cases — a 545 percent increase — and included a massive … More USA: Child Sex Trafficking, Pornography Cases Up 545% in San Diego