Innocence Freed is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing shelter, healing, and hope to survivors of child and adult sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Guided by the love of God, we bridge the gap between despair and recovery through comprehensive, trauma-informed programs. Our services integrate therapy, mentorship, placement and referral services, and education, restoring dignity, independence, and a future of freedom for survivors.

Our vision is to develop a nationally recognized model of excellence that transforms the lives of adult and child victims of human trafficking. Rooted in faith and compassion, we strive to expand our impact nationwide by providing a safe haven and comprehensive restorative care, upholding the dignity of every survivor we serve.

We are expanding our efforts to support women aged 19+ and girls aged 12 – 18 who are experiencing human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our goal is to provide them with specialized care, compassion, and understanding in a safe and nurturing environment.

At Innocence Freed, we are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. Our programs are open to:

 

• Women: We serve women survivors from all walks of life, offering a safe space and tailored support to help them rebuild and reclaim their lives.
• Pregnant Women: We understand the unique challenges faced by pregnant survivors and offer tailored support to ensure both mother and baby receive the care they need.
• Women with Children: We welcome women survivors with children, providing resources and a supportive community to help mothers rebuild their lives while ensuring their children are cared for in a safe and healing environment.
• Young Girls 18 and Under: Our programs extend to minors, offering specialized care and support for young girls navigating their journey toward healing.
• Survivors of Ritual Abuse Trafficking: We recognize the profound trauma experienced by survivors of ritual abuse and are committed to offering compassionate, trauma-informed care to support their recovery and healing process. We specialize in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and accept both males and females in our support group

We are dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of survivors at every stage of life, offering dignity, respect, and hope for a brighter future.

To provide a safe home with animal-assisted onsite therapy so that trafficked children can live with dignity, respect, and FREEDOM. Collaborating with community partners, law enforcement, governments, and non-governmental entities to protect our communities, hold traffickers accountable, and provide justice for survivors.

• Human trafficking violates a person’s human rights.
• Everyone has the right to a violence-free, safe, and healthy life.
• Sexual exploitation such as stripping and escorting is not empowerment of oneself and career but is degrading and sexually immoral.
• Each individual’s experience is unique, and human trafficking cases fall on a wide spectrum of exploitation, where many rise to the level of modern-day slavery.
• It is a fundamental right to be free of labor/sexual exploitation in all of its forms.
• Victims of human trafficking are victims through force, threat of force, fraud, or coercion.
• The intersections of oppression (gender, immigration status, disability, history of abuse, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, etc.) increase the vulnerability of people to trafficking and present additional barriers to accessing services after they have been trafficked.

Many conditions foster human trafficking, including poverty, insecurity, forced migration, pornography, and family dysfunction. Individuals alone cannot end the conditions that promote human trafficking, and a multidisciplinary team is necessary to make a substantive social and institutional change.

• Trauma-informed, evidence-based on the empowerment model of service
  provision and recovery.
• An empowerment model of service provision is strengths-based, comprehensive, and respects an individual’s autonomy and self-determination.
• Holistic in mind, body, and spirit.
• Maintaining sobriety including prescribed medications that promote addiction and keep the survivor high.

Human trafficking is a complex issue. Anti-trafficking efforts must uphold best practices to ensure the highest level of prevention education and care for victims and survivors. For that reason, Innocence Freed supports the following philosophy regarding prevention, awareness, advocacy, intervention, safety, protection, and restoration efforts.

Collaboration – We believe that the fight to end human trafficking must be approached collaboratively through community awareness, multidisciplinary team efforts, and holistic restoration.

Integrity & Transparency – As experts and leaders in the fight to end exploitation and human trafficking, we believe in organizational transparency for our stakeholders and strategic stewardship.

Empowerment – We believe in a culture of empowerment for our team, our partners, and those we serve.

God-Centered – Centering our program around Christ Jesus shows a commitment to providing holistic support that addresses the spiritual as well as the physical and emotional needs of survivors. Faith-based approaches can provide comfort, hope, and a sense of purpose for survivors as they navigate their journey of healing and restoration.