Around 1,080 professionals, advocates and leaders in the anti-trafficking field joined us this year at the 2018 JuST Conference, October 16-18 in San Diego, CA. San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan gave us a warm welcome to San Diego, sharing opening remarks before the keynote. We networked, collaborated and learned with: 28 Exhibitor/Vendor Organizations, […]
Pathbreaker Awards 2018
Shared Hope International is pleased to announce this year’s Pathbreaker Award Recipients, District Attorney Summer Stephan, The Honorable Robert Lung, and in memoriam, Shared Hope Co-Founder Vernon Smith. Plan to join us on facebook live at 1:15 PT on Wednesday, October 17 to watch the presentation of the awards live from San Diego at the 2018 […]
What I learned through my Shared Hope Fellowship
By Aliz Nagyvaradi I am grateful and humbled for the learning opportunity Shared Hope provided me this summer. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it has been truly impactful experience. Shared Hope has a 20-year history in the anti-trafficking field and its enduring presence makes it a leader in the field. As […]
2018 JuST Conference Keynote Speaker
We’ve kept the secret long enough… this year’s inspirational keynote speaker will be Leslie Briner, MSW, Consultant, YouthCare. [easy-tweet tweet=”This year’s inspirational JuST Conference keynote speaker will be Leslie Briner, MSW, Consultant, YouthCare!” user=”SharedHOpe” hashtags=”JuST18″] For over 20 years, Leslie Briner has served families experiencing homelessness, youth with developmental disabilities, youth in the foster care system and, […]
Progress Without Protection: How State Laws Are Punishing Child Sex Trafficking Victims
Over the past 7 years of the Protected Innocence Challenge, states have made substantial progress – 47 states have raised their grade, and while the majority of states were failing in 2011, there are no longer any states with a failing grade and 30 states now have an “A” or “B” grade. By closing gaps […]