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Magdalene House Chicago seeks to nurture sustainable change for adult women who have survived sex trafficking and prostitution, by providing a sober-living home sanctuary that is both trauma and faith-informed, where they can heal, access community-based services, and achieve stability.

Our Mission is to shine truth and light in to the world of hurting children. We seek to stop the flow of children from “aging out" of the system and moving from placement to placement while in the system. We seek to stop them from becoming a sad statistic of hopelessness. We seek to do this by being their voice in a world that ignores them, supporting them with tangible services to meet their real needs, and empowering them with the knowledge and self-esteem they need to pursue their dreams. We will empower and equip individuals, communities, and churches to move in God's call in James 1:27 to care for the orphans. By doing so, we can change the course of their lives from a sad statistic to a productive citizen of society full of hopes, dreams, and ambition to do more.

Bringing hope and ending the victimization and exploitation of sexual assault through education, healing, and advocacy. Hope for families. Peace for victims. Empowerment for all.

Beacon of Hope Crisis Center is a Christ-centered organization empowering victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to become self-sufficient by providing safety, education, and support.

Based in Chicago’s Woodlawn community, The Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices (the Center), is a trauma recovery center, founded on the belief that no one's legacy should ever be defined by their worst mistake. Our mission is to eradicate the individual behaviors we believe to be at the core of gun-violence by offering trauma-centered recovery services to women, children and formerly incarcerated men ages 16-25, who have experienced the effects of violent crime as either a victim or an offender.

The Task Force on Family Violence of Milwaukee, Inc. (TFFV) provides advocacy, education and access resources to keep people safe. TFFV is a leader in addressing the problem of domestic violence and the myriad of needs of survivors in our community. Our leadership and innovative thinking has created a rich history and strong foundation for our work.

CHETNA empowers South Asians affected by domestic violence, inspiring them to rebuild their lives. CHETNA (Sanskrit for Consciousness, Feeling) is a grass-roots non-profit organization incorporated in 2005 by a small group of volunteers. CHETNA first began offering confidential and compassionate support to individuals who were at risk for further abuse or neglect, through our Helpline and Peer Support/Advocacy services. Board members and volunteers provided information, referrals, interpretation/translation, meals, clothing, court accompaniment and emotional support to victims to assist them in exploring their options and navigating through the system.

Our mission is to promote healthy relationships by providing education, intervention and safe places.

Operation First Response serves wounded, injured and critically ill active duty Service Members, Disabled Veterans, First Responders and Gold Star families with personal and financial needs. Services are provided from the onset of injury, throughout their recovery period and along their journey from service life into the civilian world. Financial aid varies as each case is based on individual needs ranging from rent, utilities, vehicle payments, groceries, clothing, and travel expenses.

On April 16, 2007, a shooter took the lives of 32 innocent students and faculty, as well as injuring and traumatizing many more. VTV, a 501 c3 founded on October 10, 2009 by the families of the victims and survivors, is committed to preventing more such tragedies and helping those impacted by them. VTV’s non-partisan Campaign 32 is dedicated to getting every state to follow Virginia’s example and submit all prohibited names into the national background check system.

Center of Hope is a refuge of peaceful existence providing innovative and compassionate direct advocacy, therapeutic counseling, and residential services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking. As a leading resource for system change, Center of Hope’s goal is to provide meaningful and effective support while addressing the attitudes and behaviors which allow violence to continue in our community. Our comprehensive program ensures that the needs of the victims we serve are met in a holistic and compassionate manner by equipping and empowering them with the skills they need to move beyond the trauma and onto the fulfilling lives they deserve.

To promote healing of human trafficking survivors and strategically confront slavery in our state.