yOUTH pROGRAM

Womens Program

Sex trafficking doesn’t just cause harm to the woman being trafficked; it often negatively impacts families for generations. Sonia (16) was referred to the YRC because she was no longer enrolled in school and was being sexually exploited by older men. The YRC quickly learned that Sonia had two younger sisters who were in the exact same situation, and a mother who was trying her best to support her daughters through her own trauma of being trafficked. NFNL invited this entire family of four to receive our services. Despite multiple barriers, through the help of counseling and case management at the YRC, Sonia and her sisters are now going to school full time, have secured part-time jobs, and are communicating with each other and their mom more effectively. Their mother joined NFNL’s Women’s Program to receive economic empowerment and counseling. She now has a full-time job, has moved her family into a safe home, and is learning to process her own trauma. Due to their new-found love and support for one another, the girls and their mother were able to safely disconnect from their traffickers and are now focused on healing for a brighter future.

Jamie ( 40) joined NFNL motivated to be a better mom for her two young children. With a history of drug addiction and being trafficked and exploited, Jamie desperately wanted a way out, and to provide a stable home environment for her children. Jamie engaged in all aspects of the Women’s Program - counseling to handle the mental trauma of her past, case management to assist with immediate needs like food and shelter for her family, and economic empowerment. Since joining NFNL, Jamie has earned and maintained steady employment, learned how to budget, has significantly reduced her debt, and is saving money for her future! In making strides towards self-growth and financial independence, Jamie believes that she is now becoming the mom her children deserve.

lEARNING aCADEMY

Sex trafficking doesn’t just cause harm to the woman being trafficked; it often negatively impacts families for generations. Sonia (16) was referred to the YRC because she was no longer enrolled in school and was being sexually exploited by older men. The YRC quickly learned that Sonia had two younger sisters who were in the exact same situation, and a mother who was trying her best to support her daughters through her own trauma of being trafficked. NFNL invited this entire family of four to receive our services. Despite multiple barriers, through the help of counseling and case management at the YRC, Sonia and her sisters are now going to school full time, have secured part-time jobs, and are communicating with each other and their mom more effectively. Their mother joined NFNL’s Women’s Program to receive economic empowerment and counseling. She now has a full-time job, has moved her family into a safe home, and is learning to process her own trauma. Due to their new-found love and support for one another, the girls and their mother were able to safely disconnect from their traffickers and are now focused on healing for a brighter future.

Liberty Street Garden

The Meadows Foundation, New Friends New Life (NFNL), and Bonton Farms joined together to break ground on Liberty Street Garden (LSG), a unique social enterprise project. LSG grows organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs for sale to farmers markets, local restaurants, and the community on a one-acre plot of land centered in the Wilson Historic District near downtown Dallas. LSG hires members enrolled in NFNL’s Women’s Program, providing work experience and a source of income to help survivors of trafficking and exploitation build their resumes as they rebuild their lives.