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Love. Care. Tenderness. Support. These are all character qualities that are essential to the Defenders. These qualities in my mind all describe one important value of the Defenders: accountability. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,...

In September of 2012, I found myself reading Renting Lacy. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. Despite the warning at the beginning of the book telling me that it...

 Social Media has grown substantially in the past few years. Facebook now has over 1 billion users. Many people have over 1,000 connections on Facebook. Twitter is rapidly increasing its user base;...

Guest Blog Post by Dale Rylander (Defenders Captain) When I try to get my head around the scope and complexity of the commercial sex issue I feel like a blind man encountering...

Announcing the “Concert for the Innocent” a benefit/awareness concert supporting victims of child trafficking The Defenders USA and Shared Hope will be hosting a free concert with local Vancouver and Portland bands...