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Cara is Executive Director of The Landing, a Houston based nonprofit whose mission is to serve survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation with a trauma-informed approach, fueled by the love of Christ. In this podcast, Cara explains what a drop-in center is and how this approach is effective in serving individuals who are experiencing exploitation.

To learn more: https://thelanding.org

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Sydney is Manager of the Safe Community Program at Crime Stoppers of Houston, a non-profit dedicated to public safety and committed to its mission to solve and prevent serious crime in the Greater Houston Area in partnership with citizens, media, and the criminal justice system.

In her role, Sydney uses prevention and awareness programs to educate community members, parents, elected officials, and victims of crime throughout the Greater Houston Area on how they can stay safe, and thrive!

We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast. We go in-depth and discuss the importance of educating communities about human trafficking.

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https://crime-stoppers.org

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We had the honor of interviewing Rebecca Bender about misconceptions about trafficking, the complexities behind prostitution, and the Equality Model and why it matters.

Rebecca Bender is CEO of the Rebecca Bender Initiative and Founder of Elevate Academy @thisiselevateacademy. Rebecca is a thought leader, advocate, and consultant who equips individuals and organizations to identify and fight human trafficking in their own back yards. She was appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regularly testifies as an expert witness in court, and has trained over 100,000 professionals, including FBI, Homeland Security, regional law enforcement and medical personnel. She works closely with the Oregon Department of Justice and is a leading voice in the fight against trafficking nationally.

https://elevate-academy.org

YouTube: https://youtu.be/q50CgLqeNAo

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In this episode of the podcast we interview Jayson Berryhill. Jayson is the co-founder and partner at (en)visible, a company working to enable supply chain visibility in global food systems. He is also a co-founder and partner at Wholechain, a blockchain-based traceability solution built to enable trust, coordination, and transparency in fragmented supply chains. Labor trafficking is an important issue to discuss when talking about human trafficking. While our nonprofit work focuses on sexual exploitation, we cannot forget that labor trafficking is a major issue around the world. We hope this episode will help you become a more informed and conscientious consumer.

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We were so excited to visit with Dr. Stroope in Dallas to talk about evangelism, missions, and anti-trafficking work. A couple of the questions we ask are:

• How should we think differently about the term "mission"?
• Are social services auxiliary to the church? Or are they an important function?
• How can we be sensitive to the Holy Spirit in evangelism?

Mike is Professor of World Christian Witness and holder of the M.C. Shook Chair of Missions at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

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In this episode, David and Adam discuss recent Houston trafficking events. We hope this conversation helps you become a better-informed citizen and equips you with some tools to become more engaged in anti-trafficking work.

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In this episode of the podcast, we interview Chelsie Lancaster. Chelsie is the Manager of the Elijah Rising Social Enterprise. We talk about common misconceptions people have about overcomers of trafficking, obstacles they face, and how others can better support the women who are overcomers of trafficking.

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In this podcast, we interviewed Elijah Rising Restoration Program Director, Liesel Araoz to talk about restorative care. 

Our conversation is around questions like:

• What is the Elijah Rising Restoration Program? 
• Who does the program serve and how are you serving them?
• What sort of services does the program provide? 

We also talk about some of the challenges in running a safe home or any restorative care program.

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In this episode, we interviewed our very own Melody Jacobs to talk about the status of Elijah Rising interventions. Since COVID we had to limit the number of volunteers being utilized on outreach, but now we are beginning to open back up. While some interventions were paused, we were able to develop new volunteer training material, and we made it easier to get involved. We also talk about some of the challenges we encounter in intervention and some of the strategies we are currently using to reach people and build relationships.

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What are the challenges an individual faces when leaving a trafficking situation? The truth is there are more factors than we can mention in this one episode, It's complicated. That's why we wanted to focus this episode on discussing some of the barriers one faces when exiting the sex industry.

We invited Allison Madrigal of Rescue America to talk about their work in helping to facilitate exits across the U.S.  Rescue America is a national nonprofit that exists to rescue, revive, and empower the sexually exploited through a 24/7 hotline and emergency care program.

To learn more about their work visit:
https://rescueamerica.ngo

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