Guest Blog Post by Ethan Morrow A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a lobbying event at the Oregon capitol building, in Salem, OR. At the event, hundreds of people advocated for two bills that would help crack down on buyers, and offer better protection for victims of human trafficking. It was […]
Baking Toward Freedom: How One Woman is Changing the World From Her Kitchen
In the United States alone, at least 100,000 children are exploited through prostitution every year. Based on the facts, it is easy to understand how an individual might feel completely helpless and alone in the fight against child sex trafficking. Gail Ferguson, a baker from Virginia Beach, Virginia, understands the powerless feeling that tends to […]
Shared Hope International Launches Billboard in Times Square
The call came in like any other. An agency that creates and places ads in Times Square was interested in talking to us about advertising in Times Square. As a non-profit organization, we view every dollar as a donor dollar. We are diligent stewards of what has been entrusted to us to restore the lives […]
ESPN Supports Domestic Child Sex Trafficking? Village Voice Media Makes Sports Channel a Culprit
Do you watch ESPN? Great channel, right? Did you also know that ESPN is inadvertently supporting the sex trade of American children? ESPN Inc. advertises through Village Voice Media – who in turn advertises American children on their classified escorts site Backpage.com. Shared Hope International has documented over 200 children who have been sold for […]
Operation Cross Country – 79 Children Rescued, 104 Pimps Arrested
In a collaborative measure between the FBI, state and local law enforcement and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children this past June, 79 children were rescued and 104 pimps were arrested. The operation encompassed a three-day attack on child sex trafficking that stretched across 57 cities in the nation. This was the sixth […]
