Jackson County SART (Sexual Assault Resource Team)
We got permission to use these quotes from survivors, who accessed services that Shine a Light helped make possible (prevention program, SASH support group, bodywork, Direct Service coordination through our Resource Specialist, counseling funding) “I am speechless for the financial assistance. The stress from basic survival needs is an underpinning of massive stress and sets off ptsd, making it harder to care for myself and make decisions…You are a shining star in a sea of cold and indifference…you think I could do this myself? I cannot imagine. …[the Resource Specialist] called today and I thank you so much. I felt loved and cared about.”
A survivor who disclosed after a prevention class at a high school and was able to access our services: "I'm just so grateful for you. For everything you have done for me, and are doing for me and so many other people. Hearing your voice while you are speaking to everyone about this issue just made me feel passion and a desire to change the world. I'm so grateful for you."
"Being raped was an awful and debilitating experience. I am so grateful that I found SART. The incredible amount of support and resources you have offered has been truly lifesaving. I could not have done this alone and without you. I have felt supported in a way that I couldn't even imagine was possible. I am so grateful for the genuine care, resources and connection that I have received from SART. It has been life changing."
"Being raped was an awful and debilitating experience. I am so grateful that I found SART. The incredible amount of support and resources you have offered has been truly lifesaving. I could not have done this alone and without you. I have felt supported in a way that I couldn't even imagine was possible. I am so grateful for the genuine care, resources and connection that I have received from SART. It has been life changing."
Maslow Project: Testimonial for the Shine a Light Foundation
Maslow Project is extremely grateful to have been a beneficiary of the Shine A Light Foundation’s charitable work since 2014.
Shine A Light’s focus on ending sex trafficking is especially relevant to Maslow Project, and to the homeless Jackson and Josephine County youth we serve. Homeless youth face a disproportionately high risk of being sex trafficked, as well as being exposed to other types of sexual abuse and exploitation. According to a 2018 report by the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, and Research, nationally, two out of three female (RHY) runaway or homeless youth reported being solicited for paid sex, and 22% of RHY of all genders reported being solicited on their first night of being homeless. LGBTQ RHY were solicited at twice the rate of non-LGBTQ youth, and 90% of transgender RHY reported being solicited. While sex trafficking might seem like a “big city” problem, our region’s location along the I-5 corridor makes the youth we work with at especially high risk.
Maslow is especially proud to report this year we had a 98% (62/63) graduation rate for our case managed seniors, compared to the national average of 25%. The 2017 report, Voices of Youth Count, Missed Opportunities: Youth Homeless in America, illustrates the importance of educational attainment in prevention of and the effects of homelessness. Earning a high school diploma is a protective factor for decreasing the prevalence of adult homelessness, being a victim of sex trafficking, entering or re-entry into the criminal justice system, while increasing employability, thus increasing housing stability and self-sufficiency. Last, through generous donors we have set up a Graduate Scholarship Fund for our graduating seniors. Maslow awarded 10, $1,000 scholarships for our graduating seniors. It is inspiring to watch youth working toward their goals of a brighter future.
Shine a Light Foundation has been a valued partner in our work, and is helping Maslow Project to change lives right here at home in the Rogue Valley. The services we are able to provide with the help of the Foundation not only help our youth build life skills and resiliency, they also give our young clients – who spend much of their lives dealing with adult concerns like how to stay safe, where they’re going to sleep that night, and whether or not they have anything to eat – an opportunity to just focus on “normal” adolescent activities for a few hours. The support of the Foundation sends an important message to our clients: that there are people in our community who value them for who they are, rather than judging them by where they sleep.
The Shine A Light Foundation is a wonderful example of grassroots philanthropy in our community – we thank them for their work and their support!
Shine A Light’s focus on ending sex trafficking is especially relevant to Maslow Project, and to the homeless Jackson and Josephine County youth we serve. Homeless youth face a disproportionately high risk of being sex trafficked, as well as being exposed to other types of sexual abuse and exploitation. According to a 2018 report by the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, and Research, nationally, two out of three female (RHY) runaway or homeless youth reported being solicited for paid sex, and 22% of RHY of all genders reported being solicited on their first night of being homeless. LGBTQ RHY were solicited at twice the rate of non-LGBTQ youth, and 90% of transgender RHY reported being solicited. While sex trafficking might seem like a “big city” problem, our region’s location along the I-5 corridor makes the youth we work with at especially high risk.
Maslow is especially proud to report this year we had a 98% (62/63) graduation rate for our case managed seniors, compared to the national average of 25%. The 2017 report, Voices of Youth Count, Missed Opportunities: Youth Homeless in America, illustrates the importance of educational attainment in prevention of and the effects of homelessness. Earning a high school diploma is a protective factor for decreasing the prevalence of adult homelessness, being a victim of sex trafficking, entering or re-entry into the criminal justice system, while increasing employability, thus increasing housing stability and self-sufficiency. Last, through generous donors we have set up a Graduate Scholarship Fund for our graduating seniors. Maslow awarded 10, $1,000 scholarships for our graduating seniors. It is inspiring to watch youth working toward their goals of a brighter future.
Shine a Light Foundation has been a valued partner in our work, and is helping Maslow Project to change lives right here at home in the Rogue Valley. The services we are able to provide with the help of the Foundation not only help our youth build life skills and resiliency, they also give our young clients – who spend much of their lives dealing with adult concerns like how to stay safe, where they’re going to sleep that night, and whether or not they have anything to eat – an opportunity to just focus on “normal” adolescent activities for a few hours. The support of the Foundation sends an important message to our clients: that there are people in our community who value them for who they are, rather than judging them by where they sleep.
The Shine A Light Foundation is a wonderful example of grassroots philanthropy in our community – we thank them for their work and their support!
Children of the Night
Thank you for this gift. Sex trafficking victims are unable to attend school because of trauma and chaotic lifestyles. Shine a Light has supported 333 hours of online tutoring for the high school equivalency exam in which most successfully complete in 50 hours.
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