We hope this message finds you well and that you are enjoying the blessings of summer. We have exciting news and a heartfelt request for your continued support.
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Nicole has been a resident of the Sunflower House for almost three years and the SFH-House Manager for over two years.
Read MoreI’m pleased to announce, that Andrea is transitioned into her own apartment in April. We are also excited to be having a new resident joining us at the Sunflower House.
Read MoreMegan's and Nicole's experience/appreciation of participating in the Pennsylvania CRS (Certified Recovery Specialist) training program. This training allows them to advance in the field of SUD (substance use disorder) and will lead them to sustainable employment! We are extremely grateful and excited for what the future will hold for these two.
Read MoreWe are living in a world where human trafficking, sexual slavery, and substance abuse coercion have become far too common. When we do nothing, we all become complicit in the violence and abuses against women in Pittsburgh and across our nation. Will you continue to allow women to suffer from the actions of predators, or will you help women break free from the chains of entrapment and coercion?
Read MoreIf you can do anything this month, please help us spread awareness. We are living in a world where human trafficking, sexual slavery, and substance abuse coercion have become far too common. It's easy to feel powerless, as though there’s nothing you can do to solve these horrific and tragic abuses of human rights, but you can make a difference.
Read MoreHuman trafficking is all around us. It’s often right in front of our eyes, and we choose not to notice. We would rather turn away and avert our gaze than look at the face of the victims of modern-day slavery across our city. These women are suffering through lives of abuse and torment from their captors, and though we may not see any chains, the suffocating bonds that keep these women trapped in the sex trade are due to substance use coercion.
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