Our main goal is to provide restoration and hope to child trafficking survivors in Alabama.
For these survivors, the current group home model is not enough. In fact, every time a child is rescued from a trafficking situation and put into a non-therapeutic home, there is an 87% chance that child will run away, inevitably returning to their trafficker for “safety."
A home model that focuses on restoration can help a child find hope. And once they find hope, they’ll realize they can have a life apart from their trafficker. One that is safe. One that has a future.
A home designed to change children from “fight or flight” to “living in hope”
For these child trafficking survivors, the standard group home model does not provide enough support and patience for these children. In many cases, they’ve grown up being trafficked at an early age and this is the only life they’ve ever known. In fact, many times when these children are rescued from a trafficking situation and put into a non-therapeutic home, there is an 87% chance that child will run away, inevitably returning to their trafficker for “safety.”
A family home model that focuses on restoration and positive support can help a child find hope and a new way to move forward. Once they find hope, they’ll realize they can have a life apart from their trafficker. One that is safe. One that has a future. This is the model we are building for child trafficking survivors in Alabama: The Blank Fort Hope Restoration Home.
Blanket Fort Hope Long-Term Care Plan
Partner with organizations that can provide acute medical care for physical trauma, STI’s, and pregnancy, psychiatric evaluation and support, and substance abuse treatment.
Offer therapies such as art, music, K9, and equine therapy.
Education: offer access to K-12, GED, and college resources.
On-site tutors
Life skill training
Post-restoration transitions including family restoration, foster care, and transitional living to successfully move on with their lives.
Community Change
Since 2015, we have succeeded in educating our communities to respond compassionately to child trafficking victims and taken action in governmental policies, all in the name of restoring hope to child trafficking survivors.