“20 years ago today, there was not a single country in the world with a comprehensive anti-trafficking law. We have since seen 154 countries pass anti-trafficking legislation.” -Ambassador-at-Large John Cotton Richmond The 20th annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report was released on June 24th, 2020, celebrating two decades of the U.S. Department of State’s […]
Bridge to Success– National Foster Care Month
Bridge to Success May marks National Foster Care month, prompting an annual focus on a system response that impacts nearly half a million children and youth in the U.S. at any given time. During a normal year, advocates and policymakers highlight promising trends, practices, and challenges for supporting foster care youth, including those transitioning out […]
Earned Immunity: How the EARN IT Act Balances Protections for Children and Innovation Online
Over the past several weeks as the COVID-19 crisis has spread across the nation, students have moved from schools to online learning platforms, thousands of employees have moved from office buildings to home offices, and many organizations that serve and support child victims of sexual exploitation must now rely on the internet to reach out […]
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; […]
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 […]
