Our anti-sex trafficking department,called out of darkness,combats sex-trafficking by providing holistic, individualized and trauma-informed care to adult victims of commercial sexual exploitation through a seamless continuum of services including outreach, jail mentorship, 24-hour hotline, safe home services and long-term program placement. We respond to crisis situations, efficiently coordinate the care needed for stabilization and make connections to long-term care on behalf of victims. In 2020, the street outreach had 2,330 encounters, strip club outreach had 2,330 encounters, 49 women were mentored across 6 different atlanta-area jails, the hotline recieved 1,656 calls for assistance and conducted 125 rescues out of sex trafficking.

With the ultimate goal of preventing children between the ages of 3-12 from becoming trapped in sex trafficking or homelessness,our youth prevention department engages in outreaches, mentorship and academic programming in communities that have been strategically identified as having some of the greatest need. Through these programs, we partner with children and families to cultivate positive relationships, reduce harm and focus on the future. In 2020, there were 145 children engaged through our covid-adopted programming, 48 mentored through our group mentorship program, and over 2,139 special event gifts distributed to children throughout the difficulties of the pandemic.

We address homelessness through weekly outreaches, support lines, case management services, long-term program placement and homeward bound assistance. Our homelessness department is not a homeless shelter. Instead, the goal is to tangibly move individuals experiencing homelessness from vulnerability to stability by connecting them to critical community resources with over 50+ strategic partners that restore personal dignity. In 2020, we served 30,196 meals, received 5,195 support line calls, provided 183 individuals with case management services and placements into long-term programs or housing solutions like homeward-bound assistance