Shared Hope International

SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL EXISTS TO RESCUE AND RESTORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CRISIS. WE ARE LEADERS IN A WORLDWIDE EFFORT TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE SEX TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.

DOMESTIC PUBLIC EDUCATIONEVERY VICTIMIZED AND VULNERABLE PERSON DESERVES TO BE SURROUNDED BY AN ALERT COMMUNITY, TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, STRONG LAWS AND POLICIES, AND SHELTER AND SERVICE OPTIONS. SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL (SHI) STRIVES TO INSPIRE A NATION OF INFORMED ACTIVISTS TO COMBAT SOCIETAL NORMS, MISCONCEPTIONS, AND IGNORANCE THROUGH AWARENESS INITIATIVES, TRAINING CONFERENCES, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATIONS AND TO EQUIP STAKEHOLDERS TO RESTORE AND BRING JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:AMBASSADORS OF HOPE -- SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL'S AMBASSADORS OF HOPE ARE PASSIONATE, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE MOVEMENT TO END SEX TRAFFICKING. THEIR VISION STATEMENT: THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE SIGNS OF TRAFFICKING, THE SMALLER THE WORLD FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BUY AND SELL OUR CHILDREN. AMBASSADORS HELP EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT AROUND THE NATION THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND GRASS ROOTS AWARENESS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1,362 TRAINED AMBASSADORS ACROSS THE NATION. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, NINETY-NINE NEW AMBASSADORS OF HOPE JOINED IN FY2021. DEFENDERS, USA -- THE DEFENDERS TAKE THE PLEDGE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN 2002 AS A NATIONAL MENS AWARENESS AND ACTION CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN MOBILIZES AN ARMY OF 5,393 DEFENDERS TO DATE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND EXPLOITED VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. DEFENDERS ARE MEN OF ALL AGES WHO TAKE A PLEDGE AND TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT AGAINST THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. THEIR GOAL IS TO PREVENT AND STOP SEX TRAFFICKING BY BANDING TOGETHER TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THE DANGER AND HARM OF PROSTITUTION, PORNOGRAPHY, AND EXPLOITATION IN ALL ITS FORMS. SEVENTY-FIVE NEW DEFENDERS JOINED OUR RANKS IN FY2021. JUST (JUVENILE SEX TRAFFICKING) CONFERENCE - SHARED HOPES ANNUAL CONFERENCE DRAWS MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND ABROAD EACH YEAR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHILD AND YOUTH SEX TRAFFICKING, CUTTING EDGE DEVELOPMENTS AND APPROACHES TO COMBATING AND RESPONDING TO THE CRIME AND TO NETWORKING FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RESPONSES. DUE TO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE 2020 CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE VIRTUALLY AND WAS CALLED JUST LIVE! THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE HAD 1,217 ATTENDEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN TEN WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY AND FOR STAKEHOLDERS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES AND EXPERIENCES. SHARED HOPE ONLINE TRAINING CENTER - LAUNCHED IN 2017, THE ONLINE TRAINING CENTER HOUSES A RANGE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERAL INTEREST TO FRONT LINE PROFESSIONALS. TYPES OF TRAINING INCLUDE FREE RECORDED TRAINING WEBINARS, E-LEARNING SUBSCRIPTION STYLE TRAINING, AND OPEN ACCESS LIVE SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS. IN FY2021, SHI RECEIVED 6,570 WEBINAR REGISTRATIONS AND 54 E-LEARNING REGISTRATIONS. JUST RESPONSE COUNCIL -- TO GROUND THE RESEARCH IN PRACTICE AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, SHARED HOPE CONVENED THE JUST RESPONSE COUNCIL. FORTY ANTI-TRAFFICKING STAKEHOLDERS RANGING FROM CHILD WELFARE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SERVICE DELIVERY FROM ACROSS THE NATION GIVE THEIR TIME AND EXPERIENCE TO SHARED HOPE TO CONVENE, TRAIN, PUBLISH INDUSTRY LEADING POSITION PAPERS AND PROVIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMING CHALLENGES IN FIGHTING CHILD AND YOUTH SEX TRAFFICKING. SHARED HOPE CONVENES THE JUST RESPONSE COUNCIL 3-4 TIMES PER YEAR. IN FY2021, THE COUNCIL PRODUCED FIELD GUIDANCE ON RECOGNIZING AND MANAGING VICTIM-OFFENDER INTERSECTIONALITY THAT ESTABLISHED POLICY AGAINST HOLDING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS CRIMINALLY CULPABLE FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE BEING TRAFFICKED. STATE LAWS -- THE REPORT CARDS ON CHILD & YOUTH SEX TRAFFICKING: STATE ACTION, NATIONAL CHANGE PROJECT GRADES THE STATES AND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSES FOR EACH STATE OF THEIR LAWS AND RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS DESIGNED TO ENSURE A PROTECTIVE, VICTIM-CENTERED SERVICE AND SYSTEM RESPONSE. IN NOVEMBER 2020, SHI RELEASED THE ADVANCED LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHING THE STANDARD FOR REPORT CARD GRADES GOING FORWARD. SHI PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING AND ADVOCACY TO BRING STRONGER STATE LAWS AND TO IMPROVE THE STATE GRADES. SHARED HOPE ACTION CENTER -- ENGAGED CITIZENS ARE ESSENTIAL AS SHARED HOPE SUPPORTS LEGISLATORS IN DRAFTING AND PASSING LAWS THAT BOTH PROTECT VICTIMS OF JUVENILE SEX TRAFFICKING AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. SHARED HOPES ACTION CENTER OFFERS INDIVIDUALS A CHANCE TO BE ENGAGED IN A RANGE OF CAMPAIGNS, FROM ADVOCATING FOR A SPECIFIC BILL TO ADVOCATING FOR EVERGREEN ISSUE-BASED CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS STOP THE INJUSTICE CAMPAIGN. IN FY2021, 6,700 PEOPLE TOOK ACTION THROUGH THE ACTION CENTER. POLICY RESEARCH AND RESOURCES -- SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL PROACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE LEGISLATIVE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMUNITIES WITH TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE REPORTS, STUDIES, SURVEYS AND EXEMPLARY LEGISLATION AIMED AT ERADICATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THESE PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PRACTICES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND LEAD THE FIELD FORWARD IN DEVELOPING VICTIM-CENTERED RESPONSES.

DOMESTIC PARTNERSSHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES GARNERED OVER A DECADE OF RESEARCH AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS, SHI PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO SUPPORT EMERGING TRENDS IN SERVICE DELIVERY AND BUILD AN ARRAY OF SERVICE OPTIONS TO PROVIDE TAILORED, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO SURVIVORS. DURING FY2021, SHARED HOPE PROVIDED GRANTS TO SIX DOMESTIC NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE OF THOSE PROGRAMS: CALIFORNIA - THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, SAVING INNOCENCE, PROVIDES EMERGENCY CRISIS RESPONSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AWARENESS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH, AND OTHER RESTORATIVE SERVICES. SHARED HOPE'S GRANT FUNDS ENABLED SAVING INNOCENCE TO ADD A BILINGUAL CASE MANAGER TO THEIR TEAM AND SUPPORTED SAVING INNOCENCES PARTNERSHIP WITH LA COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR GROUNDBREAKING FIRST RESPONDER PROTOCOL. THIS PROTOCOL WAS CREATED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF SHARED HOPES JUST RESPONSE COUNCIL AND IS HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR ONGOING JUST RESPONSE WORK. FLORIDA THE U.S. INSTITUTE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING RUNS A SAFE HOME FOR BOYS IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS SHELTER IS ONE OF A VERY FEW SHELTERS FOR BOYS IN THE NATION. SHARED HOPE'S GRANT FUNDS SUPPORT THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS. VIRTUAL -- REBECCA BENDER MINISTRIES (RBM) VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAM ASSISTS VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH THEIR RESTORATION JOURNEY WHEREVER THEY ARE LOCATED GEOGRAPHICALLY. THE PROGRAM HAS CREATED A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND CARING. HAS GROWN RELATIONSHIPS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH SHARED EXPERIENCES OF EXPLOITATION, AND HAS EMPOWERED SURVIVORS TO GROW INTO LEADERS IN THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD AND BEYOND. SHARED HOPES GRANT FUNDS ENABLED THIRTY-EIGHT SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING TO ATTEND THE JUST CONFERENCE, FURTHERING THEIR RESTORATION THROUGH LEARNING AND NETWORKING WITH OTHER SURVIVORS AND THE LARGER ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSSHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL (SHI) HAS WORKED AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 1998 TO PREVENT, RESTORE AND BRING JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. RECOGNIZING THE INTENSE TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY VICTIMS THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY, SHI HAS FORMED LASTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THREE COUNTRIES TO FUND FIVE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER HOLISTIC, LONG-TERM CARE TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS OFFERS A SURVIVOR-INFORMED MODEL OF CARE THAT FOCUSES ON COUNSELING, EMPOWERMENT, AND HEALING. VILLAGES OF HOPE, SHI'S RESTORATION PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND OPERATED BY LOCAL PARTNERS, ADDRESSING BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF EACH VICTIM OF TRAUMA, EXPLOITATION, OR TRAFFICKING. RESTORATION SERVICES INCLUDE A HOLISTIC APPROACH WITH RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. VILLAGES OF HOPE ARE SAFE COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER REFUGE AND RESTORATION TO RESCUED VICTIMS OF SEXUAL SLAVERY AND THEIR CHILDREN. DURING FY2021, SHI FUNDED PARTNERS IN NEPAL, INDIA, AND JAMAICA. SHI PARTNERS WITH AN ORGANIZATION IN INDIA TO RUN BOTH A STATIONARY AND MOBILE HIV/AIDS CLINIC IN THE HEART OF MUMBAI'S RED-LIGHT DISTRICT. BOTH CLINICS PROVIDE CONTACT TO MORE THAN 3,000 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE INFAMOUS DISTRICT EVERY MONTH, OFFERING COMPASSION, COUNSELING, AND LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP OR WHO WISH TO FLEE THE SEX INDUSTRY. THE STATIONARY CLINIC PROVIDES A HAVEN FOR THOSE WOMEN INFECTED WITH HIV TO RECEIVE PROPER TESTING, MEDICINE, AND NUTRITION. IT IS THE ONLY AREA CLINIC OFFERING FREE ASSISTANCE FOR TREATMENT. THE MOBILE CLINIC BRINGS SUPPLIES AND FOOD INTO REMOTE PARTS OF THE CITY, REACHING THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE BOLD ENOUGH TO VISIT THE STATIONARY CLINIC. THE WOMEN'S INVESTMENT NETWORK (WIN) PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD THAT PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR THE WOMEN IN SHI 'S VILLAGES OF HOPE. STUDIES SHOW THAT PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH THE SKILLS AND MEANS OF CREATING THEIR OWN ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY HELPS REMOVE THE RISK OF RE-VICTIMIZATION FOUND IN AREAS OF EXTREME POVERTY AND EXPLOITATION. THE RESIDENTS RECEIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. THIS YEAR, SHI 'S SUCCESSFUL WIN PROGRAM WAS ACTIVE IN INDIA, JAMAICA AND NEPAL. TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE SEWING, JEWELRY, LEATHER-MAKING, BAG-WEAVING, PAINTING, HENNA DESIGNING, AND EMBROIDERY.