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Language, norms and roles are some of the basic elements of culture. The “life” or the “game” is the subculture of sex trafficking. Within this subculture, prostitution is one of the obvious...

Shamere McKenzie once believed her hopes of becoming an attorney were shattered. However, as the Policy Assistant at Shared Hope International she is now empowered to pick up the broken pieces and...

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...

She was just 12 years old when she was led into “the life” by her 14-year-old half-sister.  After several horrible weeks, she was rescued by police officers — they found her sister...