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From Awareness to Action: Providing Housing & Support for Victims of Sex Trafficking

Becca Stevens | Posted 04.21.2013 | Impact
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Becca Stevens

While public awareness in the US about the connection between child sexual abuse, human trafficking and prostitution has increased 100-fold in the past ten years, there are far, far less than 100 programs providing free housing and support for survivors.

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Sin, Redemption And The Path Of Healing

Becca Stevens | Posted 07.04.2011 | Religion
Read More: Prostitution, Women, The Bible, Rape, Thistle Farms, Jesus, Sin, Christianity, Sexual Abuse, Redemption, Domestic Violence, Women's Empowerment, Women's Shelters, Magdalene, Religion News
Becca Stevens

Jesus through his action and words reminds us all that the issue of morality and culpability lies in our response to suffering and in our ability to love with compassion, not judgment.

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Former Prostitutes Find Love And Healing At Tenn. Center

The Huffington Post | Melinda Clark | Posted 12.23.2012 | Impact
Read More: Ending Prostitution, Sexual Violence, Drug Addiction, Prostitution, Video, Rape, Becca Stevens, Thistle Farms, Women on the Street, Magdalene, Impact News

For many women on the street, prostitution was where they turned when they had no other options. But in Nashville, Tenn., there is another choice for ...

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