Call to action
Support Girls Who Have Experienced Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Are you seeking opportunities to help combat human trafficking? PROMISE is in need of individuals who can help us to establish our home for girls who have experienced exploitation. Our current needs are:
- Gift cards – Target, Kohls, downtown Chicago clothing and department stores
- Tickets or gift certifcates to recreational outings – museums, sporting events, theater, fine dining, etc.
- Free or low-cost organized educational tours to Chicago landmarks, cultural institutions and businesses
- Creative employment and training opportunities
If you can provide any of these needs can assist in locating others who would, please send us an email.
New announcements
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Labor Trafficking of Minors
Training Seminar - Cook County State's Attorneys office supports the PROMISE program
The Cook County State's Attorneys office received a grant from the DOJ, ICAC to protect children from sexual exploitation and has subcontracted with The Salvation Army, PROMISE program–Anne's House, to provide trauma aftercare treatment and educational services to the young women and girls on the program. For more details see the press release. - Anne's House
In the summer of 2010,The Salvation Army PROMISE program, under the direction of the Chicago Metropolitan Divisional Social Services Department is opening a residential home for domestic women and girls who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation[sex trafficking]. The home will provide a safe nurturing environment, long term trauma treatment, life skills training, spiritual support, education, anger management, money management and recreational activities.
The program will accommodate eight socially disabled young women and girls, [ages 12-21] that desperately need a way out of their current lifestyle of sexual abuse and violence. - The Chicago School of Professional Psychology provides Anne's House with
clinical oversight.
Our Task force member, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has graciously agreed to provide PROMISE Anne's House staff assistance in evaluating program goals, reviewing treatment plans, intake procedures, diagnostic tools, special trauma bond training techniques, various therapeutic approaches, case load reviews and overall clinical supervision. For more information on the Chicago School of Professional Psychology please view their web site. - Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority supports Anne's House by
providing research and evaluation services.
The ICJIA is supporting PROMISE by conducting research and evaluating Anne's House focusing on the following areas:- Provide a review of literature on existing residential services to victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
- Create a full program description of the services provided at Anne's House
- Develop a profile of the program participants at Anne's House
- Conduct interviews with the staff.
- 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 8/8/10.