A new Start
Hope. healing. Freedom.
"Through this program I have moved from instability to stability and a bright future."
Our Mission and vision
Our mission is to create safe spaces of hope and healing for people who have been or are at risk of being sexually exploited.
We envision a world where every survivor encounters the transforming love of Jesus and is empowered to live free, healthy and fulfilled, and where no person is bought, sold, or exploited.
Sheltered91 is a trauma informed, gospel centered ministry committed to combatting sexual exploitation through the Four C's. We Create Awareness, Connect with Survivors, Provide Care through the Restore and Reach programs and Counteract Trafficking through our prevention program, Enrich.
The 4 C's
Create
Counteract
Connect
We create awareness through training and education in the community to inform and empower people to identify and interrupt human trafficking within their sphere of influence.
Connect
Counteract
Connect
We connect with survivors through in person and online outreach efforts to offer support and services. Through outreach we build trust and create an opportunity for survivors to make a new start.
Care
Counteract
Counteract
We promote hope and healing through our trauma informed programs: Restore and Reach. We provide trauma informed therapy, case management and supportive housing programs.
Counteract
Counteract
Counteract
We counteract trafficking through our Enrich program by connecting with and educating teens about healthy relationships and staying safe in virtual spaces. We host events and offer trainings for youth groups.
The Trafficking Crisis
“Trafficking in persons,” “human trafficking,” and “modern slavery” are umbrella terms—often used interchangeably—to refer to a crime whereby traffickers exploit and profit at the expense of adults or children by compelling them to perform labor or engage in commercial sex. When a person younger than 18 is used to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion.
Trafficking In Persons Report - 2021
“Data shows that people are exploited because traffickers know that there are certain groups of people that don’t have the support, that don’t have the ability to get accountability, or justice for themselves.”
Robert Beiser, Strategic Initiatives Director for Sex Trafficking, Polaris
“When people are struggling with their finances, struggling with poverty, loss of work, childhood trauma and abuse, homeless or a young person who’s not safe at home and ends up on the streets or couch surfing, all those things can lead to you being exploited by a trafficker—and those people are in every town.”
Rebecca Ayling, Project Director, New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force