The Refuge for Dmst

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“The organization is currently in the process of adopting and implementing a written whistleblower policy during the year ending 12/31/2015.”

“The organization is currently in the process of adopting and implementing a written document rentention and destruction policy during the year ending 12/31/2015.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Years old, who have been exploited through sex trafficking. Recognizing the lack of safe and holistic shelters for rescued children, we hope to establish a place of refuge for girls to heal and find hope for a new life. Through collaboration with many therapeutic service providers within the austin community, we aim to develop a circle of care around each survivor, addressing her unique emotional, physical, mental and spiritual needs. As christian abolitionists, we boldly envision a city passionately opposed to sex trafficking of children, and a community committed to restoring purpose, value, and choice to the lives of survivors.”

“While living at the refuge ranch, each girl will receive specialized care through her own circle of care, which addresses her unique emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs. Recognizing the lack of safe and holistic shelters for rescued children, we hope to establish a place of refuge for girls to heal and find hope for a new life. Through collaboration with many therapeutic service providers within the austin community, we aim to develop a circle of care around each survivor, addressing her unique emotional, physical, mental and spiritual needs. As christian abolitionists,we boldly envision a city passionately opposed to sex trafficking of children, and a community committed to restoring purpose, value, and choice to the lives of survivors.”

“In most cases, if a child receives services, it is from multiple agencies, without coordinated planning, and usually lacking in critical areas of specialized focus such as addressing the complexity of the trauma, thus hindering proper development and growth. Research suggests that victims and survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking face developmental, societal, and legal consequences that have both short and long-term impacts on their health and well-being. Our response is the refuge ranch, which will provide long-term holistic care in a pastoral and peaceful setting for girls ages 11-17, who have been rescued out of sex trafficking. Each girl in our care will have her own plan of restoration, which we call her circle of care. It will be unique to her age, situation and needs. Our comprehensive approach to long-term residential care includes on-site education services, medical care, therapeutic programs such as gardening, equine, art, music and pet therapy, along with one-on-one counseling and group therapy with licensed professional therapists. The girls are housed in distinctively designed cottages that not only provide safety and security, but also a sense of family and community. The refuge ranch is located on 50 acres of pristine land situated in a beautiful and restorative setting just outside the city of austin. A nationwide snapshot... Over 100,000 u.s.born children are trafficked each year within our own borders for the purpose of being sold for sex. The average age a young girl is lured into the web of trafficking is 12. The harsh reality is that this happens to girls across all socio-economic, racial, educational and family backgrounds. The primary factor that makes a girl vulnerable to being trafficked is her age. Sex trafficking of children is a supply and demand phenomena, with the internet being the primary way transactions are made to purchase a young child for sex. Closer to home... Currently, there are 46,000 children reported as missing each year in the state of texas. It is estimated that 1 in 7 of those children are or will become human trafficking victims. In addition, as the crime of sex trafficking of children is gaining wider attention, and organizations already working in the juvenile justice system are able to more efficiently identify children who are victims, the number of children needing specialized services for the trauma of sex trafficking is growing. However, there are currently only a handful of places in the united states in which these children can receive the kind of services they need. At the refuge ranch, we will be able to care for up to 40 girls at a time. The refuge ranch will be a 24/7 residential operation in which the refuge for dmst will oversee the financial health and sustainability, the hiring and management of on-site employees, and the upkeep of the facilities. There will be an on-site administrator as well as therapist activity leaders and house parents.”