Advanced Legislative Framework: Issue Area #2 (Identification and Response to Victims) and Issue Area #3 (Continuum of Care) This fall, we will release state Report Cards based on our Advanced Legislative Framework, pushing states towards a victim-centered response to child and youth sex trafficking. The framework is based on six issue areas that review state’s […]
Advanced Legislative Framework: Issue Area #1 — Criminal Provisions
In November 2020, Shared Hope released an advanced legislative framework that will take our annual state report cards to the next level, urging states to focus more deeply and more effectively on victim protections and services. This fall we will release the inaugural Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking, grading all 50 states […]
Charges against Zephi Trevino must be dropped
Zephi Trevino was 16 years old when she was first trafficked by a young adult, Philip Baldenegro, who originally posed and acted as her boyfriend. Just prior to meeting Baldenegro online, Zephi had been abused and introduced to drugs by another boyfriend, resulting in trauma that manifested in depression and anxiety, a significant departure from […]
Shared Hope International Launches Institute for Justice & Advocacy in Washington, D.C.
New center is a home for education, research and training of advocates and stakeholders in the fight to end sex trafficking and eliminate bias against victims. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 – Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced the opening of the Shared Hope Institute […]
Coming Soon!
“Years from now, I pray we will be able to look back on this day and say, ‘That’s when the tide truly turned; that’s when the eradication of sex trafficking dramatically accelerated.’” – Linda Smith, Founder and President This January 23rd, we will take the biggest step in our 21-year history by opening the doors […]
