Young victims of sex trafficking need safe house
"In cities such as New York and Atlanta, girls are signing up for something else. They are turning to safe houses, or long-term residential facilities for child-sex-trafficking victims."
ATLANTA - December 2, 2009 - "In Atlanta, Angela's House provides education and counseling services, and girls stay between four to six months, or longer if they need to. In New York City, Girls Education and Mentoring Services (G.E.M.S.) is a shelter that provides direct services to victims between 12 and 21 years old. While some girls are referred to the programs by their parents or a local social service agency, others are court mandated. Whichever the case, Angela's House and G.E.M.S. are programs from which Houston can model."
About Street GRACE
Street GRACE is a non-denominational alliance of churches dedicated to the eradication of the sexual exploitation of children in Atlanta and duplication of these efforts in other cities. It is estimated that 200-300 girls will be raped for profit in metro Atlanta this month.
For more information on how you can become involved in eradicating child sex slavery from Georgia, visit streetgrace.org or call (678) 990-9513.
