The Refuge for DMST

Our program did serve a total of 18 girls during The first quarter of 2022: - 12 placed with us by a state agency (67%), 3 by a county agency (17%), 2 by a nonprofit org (11%), and 1 by a family member (6%). - The average age of these girls upon admittance to our program was 15. - The average length of stay at The Refuge was 149 days (5 months). - 8 hispanic (44%), 6 white (33%), 3 black (17%), 1 asian, native Hawaiian or pacific islander (6%). - 15 (83%) of The girls we served in 2022 were from Texas; 3 (17%) were from out of state (California, Oklahoma, and Virginia). Given The abrupt removal of The girls in our care, we can only report The progress made with The 18 girls we served during The first quarter: - 3 achieved their high school diploma from The onsite university of Texas charter school in december 2021. - 206 individual therapy sessions were provided. - 120 sessions in group or family therapy. - 75 sessions in equine therapy. - 17 psychiatric sessions were provided. for The remainder of 2022, The Refuge stewarded The 50-acre, 9 million facility built by texans for The care and well-being of girls who have been sex trafficked. Our constituency was kept informed throughout The year of The latest happenings and this information was also posted on our website to keep The public informed. Our license was reinstated on january 31, 2023, and after raising The necessary funds and rebuilding our team, we began to serve girls again that summer.