RESCUING HOPE INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of Rescuing Hope is to enlighten the public about sex trafficking in America, educate potential victims and first responders, and empower advocates and survivors.
About This Cause
Rescuing Hope 's vision is to eradicate sex trafficking. Human trafficking is said to be the largest growing criminal activity in the world. It is quickly becoming more lucrative than drug sales, simply because the product traffickers sell is not a consumable product. When a trafficker sells a girl, he can sell her again, and again, and again. It is easy to see how human sex trafficking has become a multibillion dollar industry. While most people assume those who fall victim to such heinous crimes are from third world countries, reality shows many of the victims come from our own cities and neighborhoods. There are varying statistics as to how many people are sexually exploited in the United States. While there’s no way to verify statistics due to the nature of the crime, the estimations available are staggering and cause us to feel helpless to do anything to stop it. But we’re not. We focus on three areas: 1. Enlighten - raise awareness about the issue of sex trafficking by sharing information on what it is, how traffickers behave, how to protect yourself and others, and what you can do to help. We do this by speaking to students, parents and the public, in schools, places of worship, and community events. 2. Educate - explain what sex trafficking is and how it operates, then equip professionals with the ability to recognize a potential trafficked victim and take the appropriate steps to provide assistance. We do this by training educators, medical professionals, law enforcement, business executives, and hotel and transportation employees. We are developing a curriculum program to educate middle school students, who are prime targets of traffickers, so they understand what sex trafficking is, how to recognize signs of danger for themselves and friends, and what actions to take to protect themselves, as well as prepare them to become advocates going forward. This curriculum, called No Longer Hidden, is set to pilot during the 2018-19 school year. 3. Empower - First, we support sex trafficking survivors through the transition out of sexual exploitation by connecting them with resources needed to move from victim to survivor to thriver. Second, we give advocates opportunities to get involved in this fight by equipping them with knowledge and resources and matching them up with appropriate volunteer assignments. We are based in Cobb County, Georgia but our work and influence stretches beyond our state. Susan Norris is the Founder and Executive Director of Rescuing Hope and has been involved in the fight against sex trafficking in America since 2010. Her passion is to raise awareness about the issue of sex trafficking as well as encourage and empower survivors to live an abundant life. She founded Rescuing Hope in 2015. Susan partners with other front line organizations, therapists, and law enforcement officers she met through the writing of her novel, Rescuing Hope, as well as through mentoring survivors. Susan is a member of the Georgia State Human Trafficking Task Force. She holds a Master’s in Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She taught in public and private schools and served as a leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes prior to joining the fight against sex trafficking. She is a CLASS certified speaker.