New Friends New Life helps women leave sexually oriented businesses through operating a program of assistance based on expectations of accountability and responsibility on the part of those helped. Participants, called Protégés, commit to changing their lifestyles, living within a budget, remaining drug and alcohol-free, and gaining the education or skills needed to acquire conventional employment.

Protégés may receive financial assistance for a specified period of time to assist in their transition to conventional employment. Through partnerships with other helping agencies and volunteer professionals, New Friends New Life also provides a wide variety of pro-bono services, such as job readiness training, educational opportunities, GED preparation classes, and budget counseling as well as personal therapeutic counseling.

New Friends New Life provides a weekly group meeting to help form a community of support. This evening of support includes dinner, life skills education and a Biblically based curriculum designed to assist women in making the emotional and spiritual transition from working in sexually oriented businesses to a healthier life. Additionally, a staff Licensed Professional Counselor addresses the needs of the children who attend the weekly gathering with their mothers.

The average time for a Protégé to reach self-sufficiency is 1 1/2 years, though many elect to remain in case management beyond that time. Monthly analysis of each woman’s progress toward self-sufficiency is based on individualized educational/career plans.

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