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By Butch and Jean FitzpatrickAs Ambassadors of Hope, we spend time proactively communicating, giving out resources, sharing about DMST and the work of Shared Hope International,  and make ourselves available for prevention and awareness but we don’t always get to see the seeds we plant sprout into action.In September...

The collaboration with the Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation at Villanova Law follows a three-year study of the phenomenon of treating sex trafficking victims as criminals WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today...

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 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced...

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...

"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 PresidentThis January 23rd, we will take the biggest step in our 21-year...

Terry’s House, a partnership between Shared Hope and The Coffee Oasis, is a transitional living home for young women who have survived sexual exploitation and seek a supportive path to self sufficiency.  There is room for you or your client with us! Hope for a New Life in the New...

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,...

When I first became involved with Shared Hope one thing that truly affected me was the faith of its founders, Vern and Linda Smith. I knew these were like-minded believers who put their confidence in an Almighty God to change this nation.  I understood that only through Christ would lasting...

Sometimes the most important news is the most difficult to hear. On the same day that Shared Hope International celebrated the release of our 9th annual Protected Innocence Challenge report cards, we heard that the Kansas Prisoner Review Board had decided not to recommend Hope Zeferjohn, a child sex...