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Report Exploitation
To report a suspected case of human trafficking including commercial
sexual exploitation of children, sex trafficking and labor trafficking:
Call
the STOP-IT twenty-four hour hotline at 877.606.3158.
For all Press and Media interviews please contact:
Rosalind Goldman
Group Director, Marketing and Communications
The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division
Marketing and Communications Department
5040 N. Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone: 773.205.3254 | Fax: 773.205.3675
Web: www.salarmychicago.org
For more information about PROMISE:
Frank
PROMISE Director
312.291.7916
Jennifer
Assistant Director of PROMISE
312.291.7942
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.