Previous 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.
Tell Your Friends
PROMISE has formed a long-term partnership with Fair Fund in D.C. in an attempt to introduce their Tell Your Friends prevention curriculum to a select number of Chicago high schools.
A Clinician’s Guide to Understanding,
Identifying & Responding to Commercial
Sexual Exploitation of Children & Youth
Training will be offered to help understand,identify and respond to the
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of our Children and Youth. On Wednesday July
15, 2009 The Salvation Army PROMISE program and the Chicago Children’s
Advocacy Center will sponsor a full day of training to assist clinicians
in understanding, identifying and responding to the commercial sexual exploitation
of children and youth. Participants will increase their knowledge of how
to recognize commercial sexual exploitation, detect risk factors, effectively
engage with victims, and learn about the Integrative Treatment of Complex
Trauma model, a nationally acclaimed, evidence based treatment model. See Upcoming
Events.
This fantastic learning opportunity will take place at the beautiful conference
and learning center located at U.S. Cellular Field.
Presenters include:
- Cheryl Lanktree, PhD, Executive Director
Miller Children’s Abuse & Violence Intervention Center - Seth Donovan, Founder Prax(us)
- Brenda Myers-Powell, Co-Founder Dream Catchers Organization
Register on-line.
PROMISE program sponsored presentation
The Salvation Army PROMISE program sponsored a half day presentation and discussion on children’s rights, sexual exploitation and child sex tourism on March 20, 2009 at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Nursing. Presenters included Professor Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University College of Law, Carol Smolenski, Executive Director of ECPAT-USA and Amaya Renobales, Director of ECPAT-USA Protect Children in Tourism Project.
PROMISE CSEC/Human Trafficking Training Seminar
PROMISE provided a full day of CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children)/human trafficking training at Dominican University on October 10, 2008. The training curriculum was developed by CCIP, a team of experts from around the country. Keynote speakers included representatives from London-based Oasis/Stop the Traffik and the Department of Defense. Mark Rodgers, Dean for the School of Social Work at Dominican University was presented with an award from PROMISE for the tremendous support received over the years. As a result of our successful Seminar, PROMISE has formed a long-term international partnership with Oasis Trust/Stop the Traffik. See photos from the event and the evaluation results of the Seminar compiled by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Conference
PROMISE presented at the Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Annual Conference on November 21, 2008 in Oak Brook Illinois. A workshop, The Salvation Army PROMISE and STOP-IT Programs -Efforts to End the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Initiatives to Combat All Forms of Human Trafficking was conducted for professionals and volunteers that serve children, youth and families.
The PROMISE program offers assistance in flagging Craigslist
Two hundred and twenty Salvation Army PROMISE task force members, CSEC Institute members, CSEC trafficking training seminar attendees, and community response plan participants, were contacted to assist Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s campaign to combat prostitution by removing erotic ads from Craigslist on Monday 1/12/09. Detailed instructions were provided on the process of flagging, in an attempt to get ads from the erotic section removed. This call to action is to recognize National Human Trafficking Awareness Day which is on Sunday, January 11, 2009.
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.