Journey Away From Abuse

Coconut Telegraph

Recently, Selah Freedom reached out to a Sarasota woman was being pimped out by a man who was arrested for trafficking minors in Manatee county.  When the organization met her through Outreach Program on streets, in jail and at court, she was highly addicted to drugs. Over time she began to trust Selah Freedom and entered its Residential Program noting that she could not believe she was actually in a place where she was not required to perform sexual acts for food and a place to sleep.  The woman has been a member of the Selah Freedom Residential Program for several months and receives healing and restorative care so she will not be vulnerable to returning to her past abuse.  Selah Freedom exists to confront the issue of sex trafficking and exploitation through advocacy, training and restorative services. Selah Freedom brings awareness to the issue of sex trafficking and to provide a safe place for survivors to heal. The organization helps sexually exploited individuals find their voice and purpose and to reclaim all that was stolen from them through their victimization.

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