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Maelie could tell you how it happens… She wasn’t grabbed and thrown in the trunk of his car.  She hadn’t run away from home in search of thrills on the street.  No, she...

Since Shared Hope’s December 2011 release of the Protected Innocence Initiative, many states have had a torrent of new bills going out addressing the gaps in their laws which leave minors vulnerable...

The United States has a long history of helping developing nations around the world.  USAID has been the forefront agency involved in extending U.S. assistance overseas from the time it was created...

Last year, Shared Hope issued failing grades to over half the states for their legal provisions to protect America’s innocent against domestic minor sex trafficking. We challenged each state to raise their...

SB 6251 Increases Online Accountability to Deter Commercial Sexual Abuse of Minors The Washington state Senate unanimously passed a raft of Protected Innocence bills targeted at tightening the state laws against child...