Hope Against Trafficking is a Southeast Michigan-based campaign in support of the fight against human trafficking and is presented by Monarch Wings, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

Hope Against trafficking is a 24-month residential program that provides restorative housing and comprehensive services focused on physical, mental, emotional and economic transformation. This dedicated housing and programming is committed to serving adult female survivors of sex and labor trafficking induced by threat, force and/or coercion.

We rely heavily on private contributions for the support of our home, its furnishings and every day living needs for our residents, as well as the specialized, professional therapy we provide to them. While additional benefits for our residents may be provided by generous, in-kind donors, funds may also support extended job training assistance and legal services.

Women who enter the program will likely have first experienced sexual abuse between the ages of 7 and 11, started using drugs by age 12 and 13, and have been on the streets since age 14. Many who have fallen into cases involving sexual slavery through threat or force have experienced trauma from violence, coerced drug addiction and/or unwarranted jail terms. They enter broken and in need of long-term safe housing and specialized services to address their physical, mental and emotional needs. They are welcomed home and given a key, their own bed, every-day essentials and most importantly, LOVE, empathy, compassion and hope. They join a sisterhood of healing and restored women. When they leave, they are whole, transformed, and empowered to live their lives with joy, dignity and independence.

Our program empowers residents – after an initial 6-month recovery and commitment term – to earn and save wages through our non-profit social enterprise which imparts job skills and training for self-sufficiency. Here residents are given a stake in the success of the organization and empowered to help other survivors like themselves. Our social enterprise program is currently in development and will be modeled after Thistle Farms in Nashville.

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