Program areas at Reaching Above Hopelessness and Brokenness Ministries
The adult safe house is a long-term residential home exclusively for victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The home houses up to ten women; each woman is provided with cutting-edge trauma informed care, at no cost to her.
Minor mentoring: rahab works with the summit county juvenile court and cuyahoga county juvenile court to mentor girls under the age of 18 who are victims of, or at risk for, sex trafficking. Each rahab mentor is trained, then paired with one girl with whom she can meet regularly to model healthy relationships, build self-esteem, and encourage good life choices. In addition to a presence in the juvenile courts, rahab also funds and staffs selah's place, activity centers in both counties offering daily programming for the girls and their mentors.
Drop-in homes: rahab operates two nonresidential drop-in homes, one in akron and one in canton,both intentionally located in areas with a high volume of prostituted women. The homes offer daily services and programming for women who are incarcerated, homeless, drug addicted, or recovering from street life. Women know they can come and be fed home-cooked meals, get clothing and hygiene products, and participate in bible studies; but more importantly, these homes have a reputation on the streets for being safe places with nonjudgmental atmospheres. Rahab also has a presence on the streets, in correctional facilities, and in area strip clubs through staff and volunteer outreach teams.
Community-based minor programming: rahab provides trafficked and at-risk youth and their families with wrap-around services with the goals of preventing the youth's removal from the home and coming alongside families to address systemic issues that may have contributed to the youth's victimization. These services include intensive case management, mentoring, respite care, parent support groups, a 24/7 hotline, and training for foster care providers. Other program areas include outreach and general operations/communication and development.