Hope House

Domestic victims of sex trafficking ages 12-17

For children/adolescents ages: 12 - 17

The Hope House is a free-of-charge residential program to assist domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) victims ages 12-17. The program offers home school education, trauma-informed model of care, therapy, health care, life skills, and spiritual mentoring.

Lori Vaccaro

• Title: President
• Agency/Affiliation: On Eagles Wings - OEW Hope House
• Website: http://www.oewHOPE.org
• Email: Info@oewHope.org
• Phone: (877) 647-1230

The goals of Hope House are:

• Offer a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment
• Offer a trauma-informed model of care
• Provide caregivers to support the client that are specifically trained to understand the mindset and victimization of a sex trafficking survivor
• Provide a program that supports the client's individual goals, helps her to develop her gifts and talents, and encourages self-esteem

The essential components of Hope House include:

• Trauma-informed and holistic model of care
• Specialized care that understands the complex needs of a sex trafficking survivor, as well as the methods of recruitment, force, fraud, and coercion that have been used to exploit her
• Empowerment and self-esteem building
• Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Weekly group therapy with no more than 4 participants
  

Child/Adolescent Services

Hope House directly provides services to children and addresses the following:

• Have been sexually exploited through the commercial sex industry

Recommended Intensity

This is a live-in residential group home that provides 24-hour care.

Recommended Duration

The client is encouraged to commit to one year; however, they are allowed to stay longer, if needed. It is a voluntary program.

Delivery Settings

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Group or Residential Care

Homework

Various workbooks and empowerment curriculum are used.

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

All services take place at the group home or in the general area. The group home meets all of the requirements that the state's Department of Social Services requires of residential facilities for youth.

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree for Residential Manager, Bachelor's Degree with 2 years Supervisory Experience in Social Work for Residential Director, and Master's Degree with 2 years Supervisory Experience in Social Work for Residential Program Administrator.

Manual Information

There is not a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Contact

Training Type/Location:

At home office or onsite depending on organization

Number of days/hours:

Depends on type of training needed

• There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Hope House has been reviewed.

• Cooper, E. (2010, April 30). Sexual slavery on main street. Retrieved from the Christianity Today website: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/may/5.17.html?start=4

• Memrick, A. (2013, March 23). Group to rescue girls in sex-trafficking trade. Retrieved from the Gaston Gazette website: https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2013/03/23/group-to-rescue-girls-in/34371907007/

• Sells, H. (2012, February 24). Off the streets: Helping sex victims for the long haul. Christian Broadcasting Network News.