Reserve Luncheon Tables or Individual Tickets: Individual tickets and table reservations are no longer available for purchase before the event. The Eighth Annual NFNL WINGS Luncheon will be held at 11:00 A.M. on April 15, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Kimberly Clifton and Robin Bagwell are Luncheon Co-Chairs. Myrna Schlegel and Kimberly Schlegel Whitman serve as Honorary Chairs… Read More
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The 2nd Annual New Friends New Life Golf Classic is set for March 28, 2011 at the Riverchase Golf Club. The Fajita Buffet Lunch starts at 11:30am with the Shotgun start for the Four Man Scramble beginning at 1:30pm. Team and Individual Registration as well as Sponsorship Opportunities are available through the form below. For… Read More
Currently there is an industry worth several billion dollars controlling much of our economy. The pornography market presently is estimating a profit larger than “ the NFL, the NBA and Major League Baseball combined “. According to this ABC News Primetime piece “an estimated 11,000 hard-core porn movies are produced in the United States annually”… Read More
New Friends New Life received funding for an ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program intern this summer. We are currently accepting applications for the Communication Specialist internship. The internship will be for 8 weeks at 35 hours a week from June 6- July 29. A $2800 salary is offered for this position. Please view our flyer… Read More
January 31, 2011 the following story was run on CBS DFW. Investigative reporter Ginger Allen interviewed a NFNL graduate, Amanda, as well as Executive Director, Katie Pedigo, and Protege Advocate, Irie Session. Allen explored the reality of many women and girls that are forced into the commercial sex industry through abductions and detained by brutal… Read More
A WFAA story featured a study that was conducted and funded by the Dallas Women’s Foundation to count the number of sexually exploited girls in Texas. Researchers identified 740 girls under 18 that were being promoted on internet sites such as backpage.com and newspapers such as The Dallas Observer. The actual number in the state… Read More
Urban Dog Coffee is hosting a series of community awareness events surrounding the issue of sexual exploitation in the month of January. Art will be displayed in the coffee shop throughout the month created by Chasity Hernandez and Debra Gloria. Both women are passionate about helping women exploited in the sex industry. Every Thursday evening there will be… Read More
Irving Bible Church is hosting another screening of the documentary “Playground” to raise awareness about commerical sexual exploitation and trafficking in America. This event takes place Friday, January 14, 2011 at 7:00pm at The Palace Theatre in Grapevine. Tickets are no longer available to purchase online but can be bought at the theater the night of the… Read More
New Friends New Life Executive Director, Katie Pedigo, spoke with NBC 5 reporter, Grant Stinchfield, about the exploitation that will likely occur during the upcoming Super Bowl in Arlington. Katie shared, “We will have an influx or pimps and traffickers bringing women and children into North Texas.” Watch and read the story and video coverage… Read More
December 5, 2010 is the New Friends New Life Home Tour featuring three premier homes in the Park Cities decorated for the holiday season. Holiday Shoppe hours are from 12-4:30pm and homes are open to be toured from 1-4pm. Tickets are $20 for admission to all homes and the Holiday Shoppe. More information is available… Read More
