Program areas at The Hope Project
The Hope Project provides case management, counseling, therapy groups, recovery groups, support groups, recovery coaching, hygiene products, housing, and refer appropriately. We also have a mentoring program for female sex traficking survivors and girls, 11 to 25 years old, more vulnerable to sex trafficking. Housing: The Hope Project has a healing home called, "rays of Hope", for women who have survived sex trafficking. We are in The process of opening a rehabilitation home for youth femail survivors of sex trafficking, ages 11 -17. Awareness: The Hope Project has educated thousands through awareness events, panels, videos, and forums at high schools, churches, universities, radio and television, and community organizations. The Hope Project also chairs The lakeshore human trafficking task force - local agencies providing a comprehensive response to human trafficking. We belong to The Michigan human trafficking task force, newaygo county human trafficking task force, muskegon lakeshore chamber of commerce, muskegon domestic violence and sexual assault task force, national trafficking shelter alliance, and are involved in other local organizations. We are a resource to west Michigan agencies and local residents for statistics, training, and referrals on The issue of human trafficking.