MOTIVATING INSPIRING SUPPORTING AND SERVING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH
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Mission Statement
At MISSSEY, we work to prevent girls and gender- expansive youth from ever entering circumstances of sexual exploitation and violence. We also support young people who are experiencing exploitation to exit. Once they’ve exited, we also partner with youth so that they may avoid re-entering sexually exploitative circumstances and live free of harmful transactional relationships.
About This Cause
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), otherwise known as child sex trafficking, is an egregious human rights violation in which children are bought and sold for sex. CSEC involves continuous violence, rape, and abuse committed against society's most vulnerable populations. MISSSEY was founded by two sex trafficking survivors and two allies in 2007 in response to the widespread epidemic of sex trafficking in the San Francisco Bay Area. For the past 16 years, MISSSEY has served thousands of vulnerable young people in one of the largest hubs of human trafficking areas in the nation and trained thousands of youth-serving professionals on how to address the issue of commercial sexual exploitation. At MISSSEY, we are determined to create a different world for Black girls and Black gender-expansive youth, one in which they can lead liberated, self-determined, and joyful lives free from sexual exploitation and violence. We see a world that values rather than commodifies them, that nurtures and honors their ability to build and sustain thriving communities -- for themselves and for their families. Because we see this world for Black girls, our vision necessarily expands outward to include Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian girls and gender-expansive youth who are also harmed by intersecting systems of domination and who also deserve to be liberated, honored, and nurtured. We use a set of distinctive, integrated strategies to create the conditions for healing, wellness, and self-determination for the young people we work with. We disrupt the cycle that leads to exploitation by providing young people with the support they need to leave, avoid, and stay out of exploitative circumstances. We help girls and gender-expansive youth to imagine healthier, safer futures for themselves, support them in reflecting on and planning what it takes to get there, and then connect them to the opportunities to make safety and thriving real. We strengthen our communities by nurturing field leaders who can identify exploited youth and guide them to the appropriate resources. We provide models for building healthy relationships and self-advocacy, tapping into ambition, and being accountable to self and others. Through building relationships with girls and gender-expansive youth, we help them recognize and embrace their inherent value, leadership ability, and right to a full and fulfilling life. MISSSEY centers healing and wholeness in everything we do. We take a holistic approach to helping the young people we work with process their abuse and understand their inherent worth as important, unique, and powerful human beings deserving of safety, love, and joy.