Why is this such a critical need? When a woman escapes a trafficker, she oftenescapes with nothing but the clothes on her back. She typically has:

• No family to turn to – often they were part of the problem, creating the vulnerabilities that landed her there through their own brokenness
• No friends to fall back on – traffickers isolate their victims knowing other viable options are a threat to their operations
• No legitimate employment options – traffickers confiscate social security cards, making it almost impossible for victims to find jobs. Plus, they have employment gaps, with no references, resumes or appropriate clothing
• Life skill deficits – typically, victim’s family of origin failed to impart critical life skills needed for adaptive living
• PTSD – from the trafficking and complex trauma from family of origin abuse, neglect and abandonment make it very difficult to sleep, focus, self-regulate, and engage in everyday life – much less hold down a job
• Addictions – traffickers routinely facilitate illicit drug addictions, making their victims more easily controlled