Dear John,

Thanks for your interest in Shared Hope International. It was great to hear from you!
 
I want you to know: by reaching out, you’ve taken the first step to join the movement to end sex trafficking. I’m deeply grateful.
 
Sex trafficking is a thriving industry today: around the world and right here in the United States, women and children are being exploited.
 
This is where Shared Hope comes into the picture.
 
We are committed to creating a world where every survivor is surrounded by trained professionals, an alert community, just law and policy, knowledgeable service providers and appropriate shelter options.  Read my story to see how it all began.
 
But we don’t stop there. We’re fully dedicated to bringing an end to sex trafficking through our three-pronged approach: prevent, restore, and bring justice. 

1. Prevent — through training and awareness, we seek to inspire creative prevention strategies to fight sexual exploitation.
2. Restore — through research and grants to our partners, we’re assisting in providing safe shelter and access to services for the women and children exploited through sex trafficking. 
3. Bring Justice — we’re working hard to combat the injustice of sex trafficking and protect vulnerable victims at the state and federal level. 

• Through our Protected Innocence Challenge, we are grading each of the 50 states on the strength of their child sex trafficking laws.
• Our annual JuST Conference inspires action and educates attendees on how to tackle juvenile sex trafficking.
• Plus our vast array of resources — books, training materials, and youth sex trafficking prevention education materials — are making a nationwide impact through local schools, churches, youth programs, and community organizations.