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Exploring Safety Planning for Survivors
Human trafficking is a profoundly painful experience, exacerbated when the exploiter is known to a survivor as her father, partner, mother, aunt, uncle, or sibling. Sometimes, more than one family...
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LifeWay Network Names 2020 Freedom Award Honorees
LifeWay Network is proud to announce our 2020 Freedom Award Honorees: ● Sr. Joan Dawber, Founder and Former Executive Director of LifeWay Network ● Dr. Anita Lightburn, Professor at Fordham University...
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#ShedLightHT: Debunking Human Trafficking Myths, Sharing Truths
By Sharon Lanser and Tori Curbelo This blog post is part of a series for LifeWay Network’s #ShedLightHT campaign in recognition of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month There is a lot...
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#ShedLightHT: LifeWay speaks with artist Radhika Gupta-Buckley
This blog post is part of a series for LifeWay Network’s #ShedLightHT campaign in recognition of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Radhika Gupta-Buckley is a New York-based...
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#ShedLightHT: Why Human Trafficking Conspiracy Theories are Harmful
This blog post is part of a series for LifeWay’s #ShedLightHT campaign in recognition of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month With so much misinformation about human trafficking...
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Spotlight on Social Work: Interview with LifeWay’s Social Worker, Sabrina...
March is Social Work Awareness Month! During this time, we celebrate the field of social work and recognize those who do this important work. LifeWay is proud to have an in-house social worker, Sabrina...
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Reflect back on your life as an adolescent. Perhaps memories flood your mind—the good, the bad, and everywhere in between. These memories for you may include trips to the park, exploring the nearest...
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Reflections on the Pandemic’s Impact on Human Trafficking and LifeWay...
At the onset of the pandemic, LifeWay was approached by concerned individuals who wanted to learn more about what staff was seeing on the ground. I offered thoughts on virtual panel discussions,...
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Interview with former LifeWay Resident
This interview with a former resident was held in honor of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. This conversation was conducted and translated by Dayana Eugene, a host community member of...
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Recovery through Horticulture Therapy at LifeWay Network
by Sabrina Zottoli, LifeWay Social Worker There are many benefits of horticultural therapy, either on its own or combined with something like CBD, providing that CBD oil law permits this. It has been...
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Takeaways from the 2021 US Department of State TIP Report
The US TIP (Trafficking in Persons) Report is released annually by the US Department of State. The report covers human trafficking occurring around the globe and also ranks countries on four tiers...
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Schools Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking: By Taking Action Now
It’s Fall again and school is in full swing, and unfortunately so are the human traffickers that target young adults. According to the Human Trafficking Hotline’s 2019 data, it is estimated that from...
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#ShedLightHT 2021 Campaign: The Role of Residential Aides in the Safe House
By Tori Curbelo On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, LifeWay interviewed a former resident who said that the community component stood out to her while residing at LifeWay: “Many people...
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#ShedLightHT 2021 Employment Readiness with LifeWay’s Dress for Success Closet
As LifeWay continues to Shed Light on Trafficking in 2022, we are reminded that having the “choice” to work, where to work, and to quit, is not the case in the commercial sex industry. Once empowered...
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Exploitation Isn’t Random: Exploring the Racial Lens of Sex Trafficking
As a human trafficking educator, I often post and respond to comments on social media as an additional way of engaging the public. A while back, I was scrolling through my feed one day when I came...
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Women’s History Month: Honoring Those Making an Impact
By Carolina Lenzo In honor of Women’s History Month, LifeWay Network would like to recognize a few of the many women who have made a difference in the fight against trafficking and their commitment to...
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Familial Trafficking: Foster Care
By Tori Curbelo and Carolina Lenzo “Make money not friends” read the shirt of a man facing sex trafficking charges in the Manhattan Supreme Court in February.1 What is more appalling than the shirt is...
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What is Juneteenth?
When did slavery end in the United States? It depended on where you lived. According to Juneteenth.com, Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day) celebrates the actual end...
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Forms of Human Trafficking Less Discussed: Trafficking Persons for Organ Removal
By Carolina Lenzo and Tori Curbelo Just like sex and labor trafficking, organ trafficking is the illicit trafficking of humans in a trade fueled by high demand and low supply. It’s referred to as the...
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Creating a City Free of Exploitation: Let’s Pass a Fair Trade Resolution in NYC!
At LifeWay Network, we are pursuing a Fair Trade resolution in order to tackle and magnify the importance of Fair Trade in New York. Fair Trade is a market strategy that “promotes fair labor practices...
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