Jonah Project

HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS: IN JANUARY WE...WORKED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR A TRAFFICKED YOUNG WOMAN WITH OUR LOCAL HOMELAND SECURITY TEAMPRESENTED A ZOOM TRAINING FOR THE KIWANIS CLUB OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA TO TEACH ON ANTITRAFFICKING EFFORTS AND HOW TO EXTEND OUR FREEDOM RAILROAD FOR RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORSWELCOMED LOCAL BUSINESS THE DONUT PARADE TO OUR FREEDOM PARTNERS LIST AND WERE OVERWHELMED WITH A SUCCESSFUL FIRST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEARPROMOTED NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY BY #WEARBLUEDAY WITH OUR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY!PRESENTED TO THE SPOKANE FALLS AND SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGES STUDENTS IN AN ONLINE AWARENESS TRAININGDONATED ITEMS AND A BREAKFAST TO THE JEWELS HELPING HANDS GROUP TO SUPPORT THEIR AMAZING WORKWERE SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL BAND SPILT MILK BY A MASK FUNDRAISER WHICH RAISED $1,000IN FEBRUARY WE...FACILITATED A RELOCATION OF A CLIENT FROM OUT OF STATE AND PLACEMENT INTO ONE OF OUR HOST HOMES TO BEGIN A NEW LIFE WITH A COMMUNITY PROVIDED BY THE PROJECT!IN MARCH WEWELCOMED LITTLE BIRDS ACCESSORIES BUSINESS TO OUR FREEDOM PARTNERS LIST WITH A FUNDRAISERPRESENTED A CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR THE SCHOOL NURSES OF WASHINGTON GROUP ON ZOOMIN APRIL WEBEGAN OUR TAKE ACTION APRIL FUNDRAISER WITH PACIFIC MORTGAGE CENTER TO MATCH DONATIONS UP TO $5,000 WHICH RAISED $18,000 IN TOTAL!CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH FEED SPOKANE TO DELIVER FOOD TO AT-RISK FAMILIES DURING COVIDPRESENTED AT THE VALLEY REAL LIFE CHURCH TO HELP EDUCATE FAMILIES ON OUR WORK AND SHARE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEERACCEPTED A DONATION FROM THE LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION IN MAY WEPRESENTED TO LUMEN HIGHSCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO HELP TRAIN STAFF AND PROVIDE ADVOCATES FOR AT RISK TEEN MOTHERSSPREAD AWARENESS BY SHARING MEANINGFUL INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMENS RESOURCE CENTERCELEBRATED THE END OF SEMESTER WITH OUR DEDICATED STUDENT INTERNS WHO SERVED US WITH ADVOCACY AND EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENTWELCOMED LOCAL RESTAURANT WISCONSIN BURGER TO OUR LIST OF FREEDOM PARTNERS WITH A MONTH-LONG FUNDRAISER AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNENGAGED THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR INFORMATION TABLE AND SPOKE AT AN OUTDOOR EVENT SPONSORED BY BRICK WEST BREWING AND WHISTLE PUNK BREWINGWELCOMED THEA CANDLE COMPANY TO OUR FREEDOM PARTNERS BUSINESS LIST WITH A FUNDRAISERIN JUNE WEENCOURAGED JONAH PROJECT SUPPORTERS TO SHOP AT SMILE.AMAZON.COM TO DONATE A PORTION OF THEIR PURCHASE AT NO EXTRA COST!BECAME VISIBLE AT THE LIBERTY LAKE YARD SALE AND MET THE COMMUNITY AT OUR RESOURCE TABLE WITH INVITATION FROM THE LOCAL KIWANIS CLUBPARTICIPATED IN THE C.A.S.T (COMMUNITY AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKING) MEETING AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON OUR LOCAL WORK AND WHERE WE NEED TO FILL IN THE GAPS IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENTPROMOTED THE FILM GROOMED CREATED AND DIRECTED BY OUR LOCAL JONAH VOLUNTEER TRAVIS PLUNKETTIN JULY WEPARTICIPATED IN THE BAND OF HOPE EVENT IN CDA, IDAHO AT THE RISE UP WALK TO SHARE MORE ABOUT HOW COMMUNITIES CAN FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING AND WHAT WE DO AT JONAH!FACILITATED A TRAINING AND SERVICE DAY AT OUR DONATION CENTER FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS FROM HAMBLEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPRESENTED A ZOOM TRAINING FOR THURSTON COUNTY STREET OUTREACH TEAMS AND CORRECTIONS DEPT REPSSPREAD AWARENESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS BY SHARING INFO THROUGH THE US DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGNSHARED ONLINE SAFETY TIPS FOR FAMILIES THROUGH SHARED HOPE.ORGCONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH BEDBUG FREE FURNISHINGS TO HELP PROVIDE BASIC FURNITURE FOR CLIENTS IN THEIR NEW BEGINNINGSRENEWED LIFE CENTER CHURCH SUPPORT THROUGH THE MISSIONS AND OUTREACH SECTORCONTINUED WORKING WITH THE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER AND CPS TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR AN AT-RISK TEENAGERIN AUGUST WEPROVIDED AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING AND SERVICE DAY FOR YOUTH FROM A LOCAL CHURCH TO PROACTIVELY FIGHT FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND SURVIVORSPARTNERED WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTERS NORTHTOWN INSURANCE FOR A DONATION MATCH TO SUPPORT OUR AUCTIONPROVIDED A TRAINING TO HEALTH CARE STAFF MULTICARE ROCKWOOD PEDIATRIC CLINIC TO SUPPORT THEM IN IDENTIFYING RED FLAGS OF TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.PARTICIPATED IN THE BAND OF HOPE EVENT IN CDA, IDAHO AT THE RISE UP WALK TO SHARE MORE ABOUT HOW COMMUNITIES CAN FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING AND WHAT WE DO AT JONAH!CELEBRATED A CLIENTS 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE BEING RECOVERED AND RELOCATED THROUGH THE DIRECTION OF OUR TEAMIN SEPTEMBER WEEXECUTED OUR FIRST AUCTION A LIFE TRANSFORMED AND RAISED $24,330 TO HELP FUND OUR PROJECT!ACCOMPLISHED A COMMUNITY TRAINING FOR OLYMPIA, WA SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FURTHERED OUR FREEDOM RAILROAD BY CONNECTING SERVICESACCOMPLISHED A TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR PROVIDERS BY INVITATION OF THE SPOKANE TRIBE IN WELLPINITIN OCTOBER WEPROVIDED AN IN-PERSON ANTI-TRAFFICKING TEACHING FOR GONZAGA COUNSELING STUDENTSPROVIDED AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING TO COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS COUNSELORS AND EDUCATORSCELEBRATED OUR ADVOCATES AT A HEARTS IN REVIEW DINNER AND APPRECIATIONSUPPORTED THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY AT THE RENOVATION CONFERENCE TEACHING ON BREAKING THE SHACKLES OF SEXUAL SHAMEMADE CONNECTIONS WITH THE LOCAL HOPE HOUSE WITH WAYS TO SERVE AND ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR AT RISK WOMENPRESENTED AT THE BELIEVE IN ME NETWORK MEETING WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND NONPROFITS TO NETWORK AND TEACH ON ANTITRAFFICKING IN OUR AREAPRESENTED AT ATHOL CHURCH IN IDAHO TO SHARE ABOUT OUR WORK AND HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN OUR AREAIN NOVEMBER WEPRESENTED AT NEXT GENERATION ZONE TO EDUCATE AT RISK YOUTH AND STAFFCELEBRATED THE MONTHLY SUPPORT AND DONATIONS FROM NEW HORIZON CHURCH IN FUNDS, MEALS AND BASIC SUPPLIES FOR OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN NEEDCONTINUED BUILDING THE FREEDOM RAILROAD BY EDUCATING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS AT REALITY CHURCH IN OLYMPIA, WAIN DECEMBER WEDELIVERED CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR 30 PEOPLE (APPROXIMATELY 11 FAMILIES) SPONSORED BY NEW HORIZONS CHURCH AND PACIFIC KEEP CHURCH