Streetlight USA
Safehouse for sex trafficked girls recovered from forced prostitution
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A Girl’s World is Different: Girl Scout conference on sex trafficking of minors
Child sex trafficking is a huge issue in the United States, as evidenced by the multitude of governmental agencies, civic and religious organizations, social services and law enforcement units which deal with the fallout on a daily basis. Â Still, a relatively small minority of citizens really grasp the magnitude of the problem–how commonly commercial sexual [...]
February 2012
- 22 - A Girl’s World is Different: Girl Scout conference on sex trafficking of minors
- 21 - Free sex trafficking awareness event: Sex+Money screening, expert panel, Q and A session
- 15 - Light the Night fundraiser features bands, bouncers to benefit foster children
- 10 - Sex+Money sex trafficking documentary to highlight awareness, strategy initiative
- 10 - StreetLightUSA special volunteer needs and service projects
- 9 - Teen dating violence and bullying: Desensitization for sex trafficking?
- 9 - Relationship Wellness Month: Twelve signs that your relationship is not healthy
- 9 - Why does a girl allow herself to be pimped? Try walking a day in her heels
- 9 - Five local bands highlight benefit concert for StreetLightUSA at The Bridge
- 9 - While world focuses on Super Bowl, police nab hundreds of sex buyers nationwide
- 7 - Romantic getaways to avoid for Valentine’s Day: Tourism that becomes a trap
- 5 - For Those Without a Voice: Centennial High dance performance to benefit StreetLight
- 2 - Terror of ongoing paid rapes impels 13 year old to pound on wrong door to get help
January 2012
- 25 - Adopt-a-Cottage project for engaging small groups
- 25 - Does youth mentoring work as a deterrent to sex trafficking?
- 25 - Stalking Roundtable Jan 25: Whitehouse explores use of technology to terrorize
- 16 - Martin Luther King’s dream of freedom: Lost in the nightmare of sex slavery?
- 13 - January is prevention month for human slavery and trafficking
- 12 - Nat’l Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Does it make a difference for sex slaves?
- 11 - Training for sex trafficking activists provided by Shared Hope International Jan 12
- 11 - Child sex trafficking research and statistics
- 9 - Sex crimes against children: What is Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking?
- 5 - Passion to protect sex trafficking victims is enlarged within community
- 5 - Abusive childhood makes Bob Battillo a passionate protector of children
December 2011
- 30 - Where does a girl go for family when there is no mother or father? The pimps are standing by.
- 28 - Internet sex ads may be covert form of child sex trafficking: Your help is needed
- 26 - Rape at six grooms girl for path into becoming sex trafficking victim
- 26 - New year, new hopes for StreetLight staff and residents
- 22 - StreetLight USA: Standing strong in the fight against child sex slavery
- 22 - Double your impact to serve sexually exploited girls at StreetLight USA
- 14 - Marianne’s Christmas: Dealing with broken promises, pain and personal tragedy
- 14 - How much love is too much? Proper boundaries for caregivers of sex trafficked girls
- 8 - Sex slavery of children: Together we can eradicate forced child prostitution
- 8 - Sex trafficking pandemic: One teen stands in the gap to make a difference
- 7 - What does a donation to StreetLight USA purchase for the survivors in residence?
- 7 - How can we honor the girls at Streetlight during the Christmas season?
- 7 - Christmas in a safehouse for sex trafficking victims: Out of danger but the season is really hard
- 7 - Christmas on the streets: What is the best sex trafficking victims can expect?
- 2 - Ten seconds to land $10,000 to fight child sex trafficking: Community nominations needed
- 2 - Campaign13: Call to action to abolish child rape for profit, child sex slavery
November 2011
- 30 - Sex+Money and sex trafficking pandemic: One woman’s crusade to end sex slavery
- 23 - Sex+Money: The driving factors behind child sex trafficking–Free film screening
- 2 - Sex trafficking survivors: Running is a way of life to avoid pain
- 2 - StreetLight Phoenix loses a friend: Local police officer slain
October 2011
- 31 - Is a Pimp and Ho party on your list for Halloween?
- 24 - Breast cancer risk is greatly increased for sex abuse/sex trafficking survivors
- 13 - Rape video of mute 6 year old: What is proper punishment for perpetrator?
- 13 - Maine school bus driver indicted: 10K porn pics, video rape of disabled children
September 2011
- 29 - Hierarchy in a pimp’s stable: Bottom girl is really the top of totem pole
- 28 - Save a Life: Teen enterprise nets thousands to eradicate child sex slavery
- 27 - Without renewal Trafficking Victims Protection Act expires, services end Sept 30
- 21 - Meet the StreetLight staff and volunteers
- 16 - Courageous: Sex trafficking possible scenario foiled by caring dad’s commitment
- 14 - Child sex trafficking:Even wealthy suburban areas are not exempt from this evil
- 14 - $1 million bond set for Ohio mom charged with raping, videotaping 10 month son
- 8 - Deo Volente: From slavery to freedom in midst of volcanic devastation of a city
- 5 - Sex slavery devastation: A hard road to healing but possible with proper care
- 5 - Volviendo Pursuit: Sex slavery becomes personal when face-to-face with victims
- 3 - Sex trafficking project propels film student to create slavery documentary
- 2 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act needs reauthorization: National Call-in Day
August 2011
- 28 - Three month old is dead: Dad accused of sexual assault and murder
- 28 - Sex trafficking in Fla: Man indicted on multiple prostitution-slavery charges
- 23 - Free addiction recovery training session for families, social service providers
- 23 - Nefarious: Merchant of Souls wins Ministers’ Choice Award at Christian Film Fest
- 21 - What are the signs of students who are being sex trafficked?
- 20 - Mich. child sex trafficking: “Gruesome” is first case heard under stronger laws
- 19 - Sheila’s journey: From sex trafficking victim to survivor on healing path
- 15 - Sex slavery in the schools: Identifying teens at risk for sex trafficking
- 15 - Schools at risk: When teens recruit teens to be prostituted by pimps
- 9 - Warren Jeffs: Life sentence for sexual assault, deemed a “pervert” by his sister
- 9 - D-Backs Faith and Family Night: Discounted tickets, player Q&A,Toby Mac concert
- 7 - More good deeds: Custom 2011 SAAB will be auctioned for Houston Women’s Center
- 6 - With 24 under-age wives, Warren Jeffs is convicted of sexual assault of childen
- 6 - College sugar babies: Prostitution, extortion or mutually beneficial relations?
- 6 - Warren Jeffs: Child sex slavery documented on taped instructions to teen girls
- 5 - Refurbished SAAB garners $40K donations to Houston Area Women’s Center
- 5 - StreetLight safehouse: What can sex trafficking survivors expect as typical day?
July 2011
- 27 - Fighting human slavery: Everyday ways you can join the battle
- 27 - Prevention and advocacy for a slave free world: Eight ways to make a difference
- 27 - Sex trafficking and human slavery: Nine more easy ways to fight them
- 27 - Phoenix area training sessions for counselors of sex trafficking victims
- 26 - Seattle|Backpage|Prostituting of kids: New charges on child sex trafficking ring
- 22 - Fighting human slavery: Everyday ways you can join the battle
- 21 - Prevention and advocacy for a slave free world: Eight ways to make a difference
- 21 - Sex trafficking and human slavery: Nine more easy ways to fight them
- 21 - Phoenix area training sessions for counselors of sex trafficking victims
- 21 - Ten simple things you can do to fight against human trafficking, sex slavery
- 16 - Calif. child sex trafficking law: Fines go up nicely, prison terms remain low
- 14 - Dodgeballapalooza tourney is ticket to helping sex trafficking survivors
- 13 - Trafficking in America Conference already planning for 2012 gathering
- 13 - Human trafficking conferences provide educational, networking opportunities
- 7 - Planned Parenthood: More evidence of child sex-slavery complicity in abortions
- 6 - Casey Anthony: Free of murder charges, offered porn film, booed out of limelight
- 6 - Girls Like Us shows sex slavery survivor’s journey from victim to warrior
June 2011
- 30 - College class is impetus for sex trafficking victim to report|Four men charged
- 30 - Quest4More toddler sex torture images: 7 years prison for ring’s final member
- 27 - 2011 Trafficking in Persons report released by Hillary Clinton today
- 24 - State attorney general group heats up fight against human trafficking
- 23 - Seattle woman charged with child sex slavery: Backpage.com ad is source (again)
- 22 - StreetLight volunteer Lew Jenkins heads up safehouse cottage renovations
- 16 - Beware of crying child on street: Possible trap for rape by MS-13 gang
- 16 - Murder victim’s friends plan 1000 mile charity hike in her honor
- 10 - David Letterman’s hooker joke raises ire of sex trafficking activists
- 10 - Georgia: Sex slavery hub targets stiffer laws for pimps, says attorney general
- 10 - New Tenn law: Higher penalties for sex trafficking, immunity for child victims
- 3 - Sex crimes against pre-K child gets TX man charged with super aggravated assault
- 2 - Ft Lauderdale is hot spot for arrests, convictions of sex trafficking of minors
May 2011
- 27 - Dealing with sexual violence survivors: 9 helpful acts of compassion and support
- 25 - Mass. lags behind nation in making human trafficking a crime
- 19 - Erin Otis: Paladin Award for drive in prosecuting sex trafficking perpetrators
- 19 - Rape jokes from Yale bring 5 years suspension to Delta Kappa Epsilon frat
- 16 - SugarSugar app makes sex trafficking a snap|Sign petition to have app removed
- 15 - One dress 30 days–Day 30: What are common after-effects of sexual violence?
- 15 - One dress 30 days–Day 29: STD prevalence among sexually assaulted children
- 13 - One dress 30 days–Day 28: The economics of poverty and child sex slavery
- 12 - One dress 30 days–Day 27: Denim Day is for bad sex assault court decision
- 10 - One dress 30 days–Day 26: Sex slaves abused to the max–now get organs stolen
- 9 - One dress 30 days–Day 25: Sex trafficking victims and chronic pelvic pain
- 9 - One dress 30 days–Day 24: The sex trafficking and pornography connection
- 9 - One dress 30 days–Day 23: Sexual violence, substance abuse represented by teal
- 9 - One dress 30 days–Day 22: Dark blue for sex trafficking, child abuse awareness
- 9 - One dress 30 days–Day 21: Anxiety disorders can destroy sex slavery victims
- 5 - One dress 30 days–Day 20: Sex trafficking is bigger gang activity than drugs
- 3 - One dress 30 days–Day 19: Red, black for murder victims related to sex slavery
- 3 - One dress 30 days–Day 18: Orange is for self-injury and hunger
- 3 - One dress 30 days–Day 17: Lavender and white for missing, unidentified persons
- 2 - NM man gets three years for sex trafficking, will be on probation after 364 days
April 2011
- 28 - One dress 30 days–Day 16: Emancipation Day with yellow for hope, forgiveness
- 28 - StreetLight’s Dress to Change the World campaign brings in nearly $20K
- 26 - One dress 30 days–Day 15: Fuschia is for Pro-life and Pro-woman
- 26 - One dress 30 days–Day 14: White is for survivors
- 23 - Volunteer of the month, Lesa creates training modules that are fun and memorable
- 23 - One dress 30 days–Day 13: Teal is for DIDD, PTSD
- 22 - One dress 30 days–Day 12: Pink and blue are colors of pro-life
- 22 - One dress 30 days–Day 11: Purple is the color of domestic violence
- 18 - One dress 30 days–Day 10: Dark blue is for victim’s rights
- 16 - Free to Laugh is comedy fundraiser for StreetLight featuring Carlos Oscar
- 16 - One dress 30 days–Day 9: Honoring POWs|Bringing hope to the hidden and helpless
- 14 - Sex trafficking on my block? Slavery Map pinpoints investigated locales
- 12 - Be an abolitionist|Biker benefit ride for Streetlight to end child sex slavery
- 12 - What do Ashton, Sean, Conan, Justin have in common? Real men don’t buy girls
- 11 - One dress 30 days: Day 8–G is for generational sex abuse effects and gang rape
- 9 - One dress 30 days: Day 7–F is for Force, Fear, and Forsaken
- 8 - Prostitution solicitation: Obama’s golf buddy Rob Titcomb arrested and charged
- 6 - One dress 30 days: Day 5–D is for DMST, Deception, Deprivation
- 4 - One dress 30 days: Day 4–C is for Child-rape, Cocaine and Criminals
- 3 - One dress 30 days: Day 3–Finding rainbows in storms of devastation and despair
- 2 - One dress 30 days: Day 2–B is for Buying sex, Barely legal, Billions of dollars
- 2 - The colors of sexual violence: Blue is for education
- 2 - Days of April and sex trafficking|abuse|assault awareness: April Fool’s Day
- 2 - The colors of sexual violence: Teal represents Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- 2 - One dress 30 days: Day 1–A is for Abuse and Abandonment
- 1 - Designated April days have tie-in to child sex trafficking, rape of minors
- 1 - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month|Proclamation by President Obama
March 2011
- 30 - StreetLightPhx Launches Comprehensive Residential Treatment Solution for Victims of Child Sex Slavery
- 29 - Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament nets $21,000 to fight child sex trafficking
- 27 - Sex trafficking deterrence bill reintroduced in Congress|Call to urge support
- 24 - .Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor gets 6 years probation for sex crime with minor
- 20 - The Trafficking Victims Protection Act imposes stiff penalties on pimps, johns
- 20 - A brief history of prostitution laws and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
- 20 - .XXX domains: A boon to adult sex trades and to anti-young-porn programs?
- 19 - Volunteer interior designer believes the atmosphere is part of the healing
- 17 - Dress to Change the World to end child sex slavery, promote healing of survivors
- 15 - “Slumdog Millionaire” Anil Kapoor joins CNN Freedom Project to end sex slavery
- 15 - Gang-raped 11 year old accused of instigating and not stopping the sex assaults
- 10 - CNN Freedom Project catalyzes action against human trafficking of all kinds
- 7 - National Women’s History Month|International Women’s Day|Join Me on the Bridge
- 6 - International Women’s Day celebrates 100 years of women’s achievements
- 4 - How Buying Sex Evolved Into Helping Prostitutes: Ann Woolner
- 4 - Why I write for StreetLight: Awareness is overrated
- 1 - Inappropriate terms for sexually trafficked minors: Child prostitute, whore, ho
February 2011
- 28 - Minnesota: Child sex slavery up 55% in 6 months|Girls are victims not child prostitutes
- 27 - Child Sex Slave Rehab Program Could Be Model For North Texas
- 25 - What happens next when an agency is licensed for sex trafficking survivors?
- 24 - Dire need for child sex trafficking safehouses–What is the licensing process?
- 21 - Freedom from sex slavery: Basic human rights as we celebrate President’s Day
- 20 - Entering the world of pimps, predators, young porn, sex trafficking and rape of children
- 2 - ARIZONA REPUBLIC-Streetlight’s Glendale safe house will aid child prostitutes
December 2010
November 2010
- 9 - Major Crackdown on Child Prostitution Results in Over 800 Arrests
- 8 - Target Partners with StreetLight
