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This is an article for girls looking for an exit plan and/or need help with their situation. This article was done by one of our member, I really thank her for providing the information. You know who you are if you're reading this.
Assuming that the girls are wanting to leave the sex industry with no means of survival, no viable support system (family, friends, etc) and would become homeless and that a majority have a Pimp that would make doing so even more terrifying has to be a huge obstacle..!!
These ladies would be eligible for a variety of Government assistance for the homeless, AFDC (aid to families with dependent children aka: welfare check), Food Stamps as well as a wide variety of other Government run services.
These services would be acquired in the County in which they reside.
Each State names these agencies differently yet with similar names like Family and Children Services or Dept of Human Resources, etc.
It's best to seek an affiliated agency that offers "wrap around services"..! Wrap around services mean that they assist with every aspect that the person needs help with and not just one thing/problem.
Also, I have a problem when the Government grants funding to faith based (churches) organizations....I don't know many girls willing to roll into a church and admit to being a [sic]...I know I wouldn't...lol
K, here's a list I've put together!
I feel that The Polaris Project will be/is the greatest help as leads the pack in sincerity and nonjudgmental assistance!!
Travelers Aid will pay for plane/bus/etc and are housed at every airport and train station.
Catholic Charities is awesome and will pay her bills once every six months and will give her a ton of great groceries every week...they groceries at every Catholic church for this very purpose.
Salvation Army is my least favorite nonprofit....they have billions of dollars yet charge a person 12 bucks a night which is crazy!
They key to a lot of charitable agencies is to request help at the first of each month before the funds are gone!
There are more and I will send those to you as well.
I feel that if these girls have resources then they can break out o the biz!
~Quit The Biz Help~
United States
Sex Industry Survivors' Anonymous
888-702-7273 (toll-free)
Mission: Support groups for women and men who are currently in the sex industry and are trying to get out or who have already gotten out but are trying to find recovery. Membership requirement is a desire to leave the sex industry.
Services: Peer support meetings of survivors talking to one another. Meeting formats may be downloaded at no cost to all who want to set up local meetings.
Arizona
DIGNITY Programs
Phoenix Arizona
(Developing Individual Growth and New Independence Through Yourself)
Catholic Social Services
DIGNITY House
Mission: 24 hour highly structured, long term residential program focused on building self-esteem and self-sufficiency. It provides the physical and psychological distance necessary for women to interrupt the cycle of dependence, substance abuse and incarceration due to prostitution.
Prostitution Diversion Program
Mission: Education, advocacy and case management for individuals arrested in the City of Phoenix on prostitution/solicitation charges. Focusing on life style change, self-sufficiency, addressing addictions and other supportive services.
DIGNITY Jail Outreach
Mission: Educational Program based in the County Jail. Focusing on breaking the cycle of incarceration due to prostitution.
DIGNITY Street Outreach
Mission: Providing resources for women and children actively engaging in prostitution.
California
Children of the Night
818-908-4474, 800-551-1300 (hotline)
Mission: Quitting prostitution is like quitting the Mafia. Dedicated to assisting children aged 11-17 who are sexually abused and who prostitute on the streets for food and shelter.
Services: shelter, rescue from pimps, counseling, GED preparation, ticket to go home, medical appointments, court appearances, se habla Espanol.
Mary Magdalene Project
South Gate, California
Mission: longterm residential rehabilitation program for women who want to leave prostitution
Services: food, clothing, shelter, medical care, individual and group counseling, job training for 18 months to 2 years
PROMISE
Mission: Sexual exploitation of women occurs when women are coerced into and kept in through violence, prejudice and a lack of other options. Our mission is to support women who want to break out of harmful living situations and to a healthy life style.
Services: peer counseling, street outreach, referrals, support groups, clothing.
Safe House
Mission: a clean and sober living community for women leaving prostitution
Services: housing for up to 4 months, food, clothing, life skills and self empowerment groups, case management.
Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE)
Mission: committed to improving the lives of women who are survivors of sexual exploitation, violence, and prostitution.
Peer support, referrals, day treatment program, clothing assistance, massage, acupuncture. community education.
District of Colombia
Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS)
Mission: to assist young women and men up to and including age 21 in Washington, DC who choose to leave prostitution.
Services: street outreach, referrals, legal assistance, peer support, job preparation, emergency housing, food, clothing.
Hawaii
Sisters Offering Support (SOS)
Mission: prostitution prevention and intervention through education and awareness.
Services: Individual counseling and peer group support, referral to community resources, crisis line, community education.
Illinois
Advocates for Prostituted Women and Girls
Chicago, Illinois
Phone: 773-764-0987
Mission: young women's empowerment group for teen girls and young women who have traded sex for money and survival
Services: support group, phone support, childcare, transportation assistance.
Genesis House
email: residential@genesishouse.org
Mission: provide an environment for women caught in systems of prostitution so they can make a free choice; and to help those who choose to leave prostitution by offering services and support.
Services: crisis shelter, long-term residential program, assessment, referrals, outreach.
Maryland
You Are Never Alone (YANA)
Mission: reach out in love to women suffering the traumas and dangers of the street , offering alternatives to those who are interested in change.
Services: peer support, group counseling, crisis intervention, referrals, legal, housing and employment services.
Minnesota
Breaking Free
Mission: fights commercial sexual exploitation by providing direct services for all prostituted women and girls and by educating the community to recognize prostitution as systematic violence against women.
Services: Afro-centric, case management, support groups, housing, mentorship, community court, school for johns.
Prostitution to Independence, Dignity and Equality (PRIDE)
Services: social services, case management, support group, court intervention and diversion, transitional housing, mental health therapy, development of public policy and legal proposals regarding prostitution.
Volunteers of America Women's Recovery Center
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota
Residential program with chemical dependency treatment, mental health therapy, living skills.
VERONICA'S Voice
(Victims Exploited Recovering On Needed Individual Counseling And Services)
Greater Kansas City Area
913-940-0505 in Kansas City
816-728-0004 MO Answered 24 hours
Our mission is to partner with victims of prostitution and encourage them to make lifestyle changes, which lead to recovery of mind, body and spirit. Survivors of the sex industry designed and operate the program. Services include: 24 hour crisis line; drop-in center; street out reach; peer counseling; support groups; referrals; court advocacy; diversion programs; john school and community education.
Nebraska
Salvation Army Wellspring Program
Mission: Advocacy and support for women, men, and their families as they are in process of escaping prostitution. Also offer services to those who solicit prostitution.
Services: Holistic approach, using group therapy, case managment, individual and family therapy, limited material assistance, monthly outings, transportation, referrals.
Nevada
Sex Workers Anonymous (formerly called Prostitutes Anonymous)
Mission: To provide support for those who are leaving sex work.
Services: Peer support by ex-sex workers, group meetings for support, and a recovery book like AA's Big Book that has stories in it from ex-sex workers who detail how they got out of the industry and their adjustments afterwards.
New York
Paul and Lisa
Transitional living services
Oregon
Council for Prostitution Alternatives (CPA)
Phone 503-282-1082
Mission: support women and children affected by the sex industry to find safer, healthier life paths by exploring alternatives in a safe and supportive structure.
Services: case management, emergency services, educational and peer support group
Lola Greene Baldwin Foundation for Recovery
Portland, Oregon,
Phone: 503-236-7244
Mission: To help people escape prostitution, survive, and recover from its long-term effects. To provide education about the effects of prostitution on those used in it, and its effects on the larger community.
Services: Crisis intervention, case management, legal advocacy, community education programs. Drop-in center is open to people of any age, gender, sexual orientation, whether currently prostituting, or prostituted in the past. We have male and female staff, as well as survivor and nonsurvivor staff.
Wisconsin
Respect
Referrals, case management
Agencies outside of Canada and USA offering services to women and children escaping prostitution
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I also talked to Sienna Baskin at www.sexworkersproject.org. She is very kind and we talked about how her organization can help: "you are free to list us as a referral for people looking to transition out of sex work who live in New York. We provide free social services and legal services to overcome barriers like criminal records."
Last updated 503 days ago by The Boss
I want to get out and have a normal life and relationship. My issue is not with being homeless if I quit, its more that im addicted to my lifestyle and the money. I am back in school now, so with a degree I should be able to get a great job eventually. I just wish I never would have quit because id be done by now. I am also going to move to a wealthier area where I have a better chance of meeting a successful guy who could support me for ONCE! Young guys in my area just dont have it together.
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Also girls you could go back to school, get an stna or cna certification that takes anywhere from a couple weeks to a couple months and then you can get a good job doing that while maybe going back to school. There are a lot of jobs in that field and most places that certify you offer job placement upon completion. You could check the employment guides, red cross, or adult colleges in your area the classes are offered everywhere.
You could get a TEFL or TESOL certification or diploma to be able to teach English anywhere in the world and most have job placement assistance. You can join the peace corps if you don't have children.
Or you could take a cosmetology class and do hair I know many ppl that make their living off of that until you can find something better. another one is taking a class to become a certified masseuse and thats another job that can bring you in some cash.
Some of these options do have limitations on age, like the peace corps, others will be hard to do if you have any type of criminal background like stna cna positions but my friend has a felony but she went through a program at the red cross that still certified her and she found an employer that took a chance on her and now she's working and going to school taking care of her kid just fine. I know most of the traveling jobs are also difficult for some of you with kids.
Anyway i just wanted to add to the list here. Goodluck ladies!
ninadevon 503 days ago