NATALIES SISTERS INC
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Mission Statement
Extend hope, support and God’s unconditional love to sex-trafficked and sexually exploited women through a first-touch approach providing respite, relationship and referrals to community resources.
About This Cause
Natalie’s Sisters is the sole first-touch organization in Fayette County doing outreach specifically to women who have been sexually exploited or sex-trafficked. Founder and Executive Director, Jani Lewis (a survivor of sexual exploitation) began ministering to women in local adult entertainment clubs in 2000. In 2012 the ministry expanded its outreach to include women involved in street level prostitution and other victims of sex trafficking. In late 2015, the organization became a 501c3 under its current name. Its outreach programs include visits to adult entertainment clubs, jails, and hospitals as well as a neighborhood-centered drop-off program. The outreach programs encourage women in the target population to visit the Drop-In Center where the majority of client services occur. One hundred percent of the women served by Natalie’s Sisters are low income, underserved and marginalized residents of Fayette County. These are women who have been sex-trafficked or sexually exploited through sex work on the streets, in clubs, or as escorts. Most are functionally homeless and an estimated 90% experience substance use disorder, significant mental health challenges, prior incarceration, health issues, and alienation from their families and community. Ages range from under 21 to over 55 with over 80% between the ages of 21-54; at least 30% are women of color. One hundred percent of these women face major physical and mental challenges that make the road to recovery and reconnection with family and community seem impossible. Every woman in this population has experienced violence and has been sex-trafficked or sexually exploited.