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Detroit Strip Club Employed 14 Year Old
DETROIT (AP) — The manager of a Detroit strip club was charged after authorities learned a 14-year-old girl was employed as a topless dancer, making several hundred dollars a night, authorities said Friday.
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A Volunteer's Story
I remember looking in my rearview mirror that day wondering what I had just done. Thinking, “What am I doing? Why would I ever leave San Francisco?” As I made the long drive down from San Francisco to San Diego I thought about all the pros and cons of my new decision.
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News and Articles - September, 2008

CNN: Argentine mom seeks daughter forced into prostitution

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Argentine soap opera, based on Marita’s mother’s search, probes human trafficking.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – When Susana Trimarco’s daughter Marita Veron was 23, she vanished from their hometown in Argentina, a suspected victim of a human trafficking and prostitution ring with links throughout Latin America and Europe.

Read the full story at CNN.com

LA Times: Ventura County man faces sex-slave charges

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Moorpark, CA – “A Ventura County man was charged today with raping a 13-year-old girl whom authorities said he kept as a sex slave inside a recreational vehicle parked in a remote Moorpark orchard.”

Read the full article on LATimes.com

Spotlight: Call+Response

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Did You Know? In 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Call+Response is a first of its kind documentary into the world of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Call+Response is coming to theaters in a limited release this October 17-23.

Showtimes & Location:

Ultra Star Mission Valley
Friday, October 17 – Thursday October 23

AM:
11:30

PM:
1:45, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30

Late Show on Friday and Saturday Night:
10:45 PM

For more information, visit www.CallAndResponse.com

Spotlight: Nicholas Kristof

Friday, September 12th, 2008

As a writer for the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof provides a first-person account of the world of human trafficking.

Read Nicholas Kristof’s articles at NYTimes.com

GenerateHope Gains Nonprofit Status in California

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

The California Secretary of State today approved the GenerateHope application for Nonprofit Corporation status.

The application for 501(c)(3) status will now be sent to the IRS.

CNN: Slaughterhouse charged with using child labor

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Des Moines, IA – The owner and managers of the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant were charged Tuesday with more than 9,000 misdemeanors alleging child labor law violations.

Read the full article on CNN.com

Put It On The Spin Cycle

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

While this sounds a little crazy, our good friends Scott & Laura have stepped out in faith & purchased a laundromat to benefit GenerateHope!

El Cajon Launderland is located at:
112 West Washington Ave, El Cajon, 92020. 

Please support GenerateHope by taking all your dirty duds to Launderland!

GenerateHope Website Launch!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Today, GenerateHope launches its website and opens its doors to the masses. Welcome!

Servants Anonymous Reception

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

It was a great pleasure to see so many of you at the reception for our Servants Anonymous guests, Dominique and Carla . Both women were here for the extended weekend to work with our group and move us closer to opening our ministry doors in 2009. At the reception we were able to learn more about the history of Servants Anonymous, the work they have done in the past 20 years with sexually exploited women and the model they have created for replication in North America and around the world. (more…)