About us
PROMISE
In January of 2005, The Salvation Army’s PROMISE initiative (Partnership to Rescue our Minors from Sexual Exploitation) was launched in Chicago to combat sex trafficking of children. The model, developed by The Salvation Army, includes the formation of a task force which engages in initiatives that address the PROMISE provisions of awareness, prevention, intervention, and service delivery. Strategies for implementing the provisions are developed by members who represent the social service, education, legal, judicial, healthcare, law enforcement and other government sectors thus ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach.
The PROMISE program is part of The Salvation Army's Chicago Metropolitan Division. Please review all our various programs and services.
Promote PROMISE
PROMISE reached agreement with the member organizations of the task force to launch an organized campaign to promote our model. To assist in the effort we provide a detailed PROMISE PowerPoint presentation. There are essential training notes included with this presentation. To access them please download the presentation and open it in Powerpoint.
Public Service Announcement
PROMISE is proud to collaborate with the United Center for the airing
of an anti-sexual exploitation public service announcement spearheaded
by The Salvation Army. See the PSA now:
Macintosh QuickTime (1.6MB)
Windows movie (1.6MB)
The Salvation Army’s Trafficking Outreach Program and Intervention Techniques (STOP-IT)
To complement the service provision of PROMISE, The Salvation Army received funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote the identification of trafficked victims. The STOP-IT program also conducts community outreach and provides training and technical assistance for those offering recovery services to trafficking survivors.
Members
To date, PROMISE is comprised of thirty-one governmental and non-governmental organizations, all of which support The Salvation Army model.
- The Salvation Army
- Adults Saving Kids
- Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
- Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
- Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
- Chicago Communities in Schools
- Chicago Police Department
- Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Christian Community Health Center
- The Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Justice Division
- The Circuit Court of Cook County, Child Protection Division
- City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office of Domestic Violence
- Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues
- Cook County Sheriff, Youth Services Department
- Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department
- Dominican University
- The Dreamcatcher Foundation
- Heartland Alliance – National Immigrant Justice Center
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
- Kaleidoscope, Inc.
- Law Offices of Salvador A. Cicero
- Maryville Academy
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Office of the Cook County Public Guardian
- Office of the Illinois Attorney General
- State’s Attorney of Cook County
- UCAN – Teen Parenting Service Network (TPSN)
- U.S. Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Investigation
Highlights
Community Response Plan
On November 30, 2007 PROMISE held the Community Response Plan at Dominican University. At the event, a two-year plan was developed to combat commercial sexual exploitation of children in our community. The plan will be implemented by the PROMISE task force and the Awareness, Prevention, Intervention and Service Delivery Subcommittees.
New announcements
- Professional art director & graphic designer supports PROMISE
Carolyn Flynn, professional art director and graphic designer graciously supports PROMISE by designing resource guides and other material to help victims of commercial sexual exploitation. We are honored to have her as a partner of PROMISE.
If you are in need of creative and innovative art direction or graphic design, we encourage you to utilize her services. Carolyn Flynn is available for freelance both Onsite & Offsite. View samples of her work. - PROMISE welcomes UIC Students
Students from the University of Illinois at Chicago have chosen PROMISE for their 'Research Methods for Art and Design' class project. The students will conduct research on PROMISE and develop design recommendations for the CSEC [Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children] prevention curriculum resource guide being used in our Chicago high schools. - The Salvation Army is hosting an international conference to launch Stop the Traffik’s START FREEDOM project. Learn more »
- Buy the DVD Holly.
As part of our fight against human trafficking The Salvation Army is proud to support Holly, an award winning,captivating film, now available on DVD. View the flyer (369KB pdf).
- Malia Designs supports PROMISE
Malia Designs, a Chicago company with a mission to combat human trafficking, has generously agreed to donate 15% of any purchase to The Salvation Army PROMISE program. Malia Designs sells products such as bags, wallets and accessories made by non-profit organizations that employ disadvantaged people in developing countries as well as small family producers. To check out their beautiful products visit http://www.maliadesigns.com.Please be sure to type “PROMISE” in the coupon code box when making your purchase. - Previous announcements
Updated 9/19/09.