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Time – As Survivor Speaks Out, Lawmakers Target Human Trafficking

McKenzie, who now advocates for victims of trafficking, credits her restoration to Shared Hope International, which provides support for victims of trafficking. At a panel on trafficking last Friday at George Washington University’s Global Women’s Institute, McKenzie said that because of the organization she has hope for other victims. “My pimp used to tell me that the police is not your friend,” McKenzie said. “For me to now be sitting in a room training law enforcement on how to identify and interact with victims of trafficking empowers me. It shows me, wow…you really care.”

FULL STORY:  As Survivor Speaks Out, Lawmakers Target Human Trafficking | TIME.com 

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Shared Hope Director, Nancy Winston, Receives Maryland Governor’s Service Award

By Melanie Mah

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Nancy Winston (right)

Twenty-seven Maryland residents were selected as recipients of the 30th Annual Governor’s Service Award, honored on November 4, 2013.

Nancy Winston, Senior Director at Share Hope International, was honored with the Governor’s Service Award as a Special Honoree.  This prestigious award is given to individuals who display an outstanding record of volunteerism and service.

Nancy has served as an integral part of Shared Hope since its inception. In the early days of Shared Hope, Nancy hosted President and Founder Linda Smith during her travel to Washington, D.C. and served as a local volunteer. As Shared Hope grew, so did Nancy’s position within Shared Hope and she was elected to sit on the Shared Hope International Board of Directors, a position she held for six years. During this time, Nancy assisted in organizing the War Against Trafficking Alliance in 2002. She participated in the Path Breaking Strategies Conference in Washington, DC in 2003 and in the Next Steps Conference in Mumbai in 2004, as well as the Justice Department Domestic Trafficking and Prostitution conference in Tampa in 2004 and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Mid Term Review in D.C. in 2006. She represented Shared Hope at the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, she left her career in healthcare information technology at Cerner Corporation to begin a second career with Shared Hope International.

Today, Nancy is a Senior Director whose diverse responsibilities include speaking, writing, training, donor relations, restorative shelter initiatives, and partner relationships.

Since 2008, she has served on the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force where she currently chairs the Legislative Committee is an active member the Victim Services committee. As a task force member and a Shared Hope employee, she provides expert testimony at committee hearings in the Maryland legislature in support of legislation that would toughen the state’s anti-trafficking laws.

Congratulations Nancy!

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News & Media Coverage – 2013 Protected Innocence Challenge


News Coverage featuring 2013 Protected Innocence Challenge. See how your state scored.

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Thank you for making this our best Sharing the Hope yet! | State Report Cards released

This week, over 550 professionals and advocates from over 30 states joined us in Washington, D.C. for Sharing the Hope 2013. We hope you left feeling inspired, equipped and better connected as the united army of protection for our children. I’m excited to share some highlights from Sharing the Hope 2013.

Shared Hope announced the first three states to earn an “A” on the Protected Innocence Challenge. Congratulations to Washington, Tennessee and Louisiana for leading our nation with strong laws. Check out your states laws and watch the official release of the 2013 Report Cards.

Shared Hope teamed up with Brunner to host a live doll box installation exhibit to alarm the community to this issue in a real and tangible way.
We hosted the 2nd Annual National Colloquium. Over 700 people joined us at the National Colloquium in D.C. or online. The discussion accelerated the implementation of promising practices in shelter and service care around the nation. Watch it!

During the JuST Conference over 35 national experts led 38 unique sessions and workshops on topics including shelter and service provision,the American pimp, gang trafficking, demand, investigation techniques, advocacy and much, much more!

We honored Congressman Ted Poe, Cynthia Cordes and Vednita Carter as the 2013 Pathbreaker Award recipients. In a powerful display of support, over 40 survivors joined Vednita on stage as she received her award. We heard from two of Shared Hope’s restoration partners, K.K. Devaraj and Joyce Hirwale from India and Shared Hope program assistant Shamere McKenzie took the stage to express the heart of Shared Hope.

Thank you to those who attended and supported this event. We look forward to seeing you again!

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