Many of you have met Brianna… She was just 18 years old, a straight A student with dreams of becoming a nurse, when a trafficker made his move and began to groom her in preparation to sell her into the underworld of commercial sexual exploitation. Through the intervention of a high school friend and his […]
Honoring First Responders This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – July 30
(Brianna, Survivor Leader, has a special message for law enforcement) For the past 20 years, Shared Hope International has been working to bring justice to vulnerable adults and children who have survived and overcome being commercially sexually exploited. Our small but powerful team of 18 staffers has managed to secure a global network and […]
Traffickers Are Taking Advantage of COVID-19
Our Shared Hope International team hopes you and your loved ones are coping with the unprecedented disruption we are all experiencing and that you are doing well in the midst of so much change. Know that we are praying for you. The women and children we serve are no strangers to lives turned upside down; […]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Do you know the warning signs? As you read this, millions of women, men and children around the world are subject to being trafficked. To address this evil injustice, it helps to define and know exactly what it is. The federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines human trafficking as: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a […]
Nowhere to Hide: Shared Hope’s New Tools Shine Light on Predatory Grooming and Internet Safety
By: Marissa Gunther, Director of Growth Strategies, Shared Hope International As I prepared this announcement for Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Series, the children in your life were on my mind. And, transparently, I have a son of my own. He turned eight earlier this month. He is curious, creative, and energetic – imagine a walking, […]
