Recently, five GenerateHope members attended the first annual Global Forum on Human Trafficking, presented by the Not For Sale Campaign in Carlsbad, CA. During the two days, they were able to learn more about trafficking worldwide and domestically, as well as to share more about GenerateHope with Forum attendees. (more…)

San Diego – One of three young people who recruited girls to pose for racy photos and work as prostitutes was sentenced Monday to 68 months in federal prison.

Christopher Black, 21, pleaded guilty last Dec. 4 to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of children and coercion and enticement of a juvenile into prostitution. (more…)

Craigslist.com continues to be a popular site in Atlanta for the sexual exploitation of girls despite law enforcement efforts to curtail it, an Atlanta group that fights child prostitution said Friday.

As recently as February, 176 girls were prostituted for sex on the popular Web-based advertising service, said the group A Future. Not A Past. That’s up from 100 girls advertised in November.

“It’s frightening to think more and more of our girls are being exploited over the Internet,” said Kaffie McCullough, the group’s campaign director. “We need stricter law enforcement, more stings, more arrests.”

(Read more at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A Portland children’s author has been charged with three felony counts involving child pornography, U.S. Attorneys announced Monday.

Kevin Patrick Bath, 50, was arraigned in U.S. District Court an indictment charging him with distributing, transferring and receiving child porn. He also faced two counts of possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Karin Immergut said.

The writer publishes under the name K.P. Bath and had previously volunteered at a local children’s library, according to charging documents. (more…)

Escondido police arrested 19 people in a prostitution sting Friday, according to a news release. Out of 50 people contacted by undercover investigators, police said they arrested 15 men and one woman for solicitation, two women for loitering with intent to commit prostitution, and one man for pandering.

The undercover sting targeted an area between Mission and Washington avenues and Quince Street and Broadway, police said. They impounded 14 vehicles.

(Via The San Diego Union Tribune)

Who knew that the simple act of doing laundry could change the lives of people around the world. This sign hangs in the El Cajon Launderland at 112 W. Washington in El Cajon.

It is hoped not only will this business help support GenerateHope for years to come, but also serve as the center of future businesses owned directly by GenerateHope. The following pie chart depicts anticipated sources of funding for GenerateHope at about the five-year point:

As you can see, Owned Enterprises are expected to provide significant support for our project. Additionally, such businesses owned by GenerateHope will employ clients in various stages of reordering their lives and teach life-skills in an environment of love. Lastly, like El Cajon Launderland, these businesses are situated in the very communities suffering the most from the problem of trafficked and prostituted women, but are often powerless to do something about it.

El Cajon Launderland opened for business on August 27, 2008 and achieved breakeven during the month of December. The business produced $12,000 of income during the month – one twenty-five cent piece at a time! That’s a lot of quarters!

Want to get more involved in the fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation? Come learn more about GenerateHope at North Coast Church in Vista on December 5 at 7 PM. Keep reading for directions and more…

North Coast Church
1132 N. Melrose Drive
Vista, CA 92083

Location @ North Coast: Biola Bold North (located directly across from the High School building. Look for the Biola University logo)

Time: 7 PM

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to holly@generatehope.org.