Motivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth

Case Management These are holistic, trauma-informed transformation coaching (formerly, clinical case management), wraparound services, systems-navigation services, and referrals that address psychosocial, mental, emotional, physical, and financial health/well-being of youths. The Organization supports youths healing journey to overcome trauma and challenges associated with these experiences. The Organization provides warm referrals to sexually exploited and vulnerable youths where they have access to a continuum of care (housing, healthcare, legal aid, etc.)

Training and Prevention The Organizations training and workshops provide a broad overview of trafficking that includes a discussion of youth pathways and risk factors, prevention and how to support trafficked youth. Youth training and workshops are informed by the lived realities of the youth that the Organization serves. All facilitators have developed trauma and healing informed and strengths-based approaches to engage and support youth participants. The Organization also facilitates over a dozen school-site youth groups where youth receive support and strengthen skills related to resiliency and mutual support.

Youth Program includes various activities. Drop-in-center is on site activities where the Organization offers emergency crisis response and necessities, as well as events that bring multiple organizations to one space for youths and mothers who are survivors of and vulnerable to CSEC. Youth Development Activities include Leadership and Advocacy, Thrive Initiative and Economic Empowerment program activities and other workshops create career paths for survivors to gain the skills to self-advocate, find good jobs and stay employed. Mobile MISSSEY is an outreach and outings bring services and transportation to youths.