Mission:
The mission of Ransomed Life is to Educate communities, Equip the at-risk, and Restore the exploited.
Vision: The vision of Ransomed Life is to see communities free from Child Exploitation.
Ransomed Life launched from a tragic story of a 14-year-old, who was trafficked here in San Antonio. In 2014, there were no resources for trafficking survivors. The mother of the 14-year-old girl, her counselor, a CPA, and a salesman, decided that something had to be done to help child survivors. Ransomed Life began with a mentor program in 2015. We have since grown our Mentor Program, added a full Counseling Program, and educate schools, youth organizations, medical professionals thru Prevention Education Training.
Ransomed life works directly with survivors of child sex trafficking and those considered high-risk. while every child is at risk of trafficking, there are a few factors that puts them at an even higher risk. some of those factors include: runaways, unstable home life, and previous sexual abuse.
upcoming presentations.
With the launch of our NO CHILD SOLD Prevention Initiative, our Community Awareness Team is on a mission to reach as many adults and youth as possible! Through the power of education, we can help prevent further sexual exploitation of children/teens by creating a more watchful community. The more people we teach about the risks and realities of minor sex trafficking, the more victims and potential victims, we can identify and protect. Our focus is on educators, students and parents, but our goal is to open the eyes of all adults to create a more vigilant city - full of child advocates that will take a stand with us against child sexual exploitation!
Ransomed Life
P.O. Box 591321
San Antonio, Texas 78259
Phone: 210-514-4384
Email: info@ransomedlifetexas.org
Ransomed Life Church Presentation
Ransomed Life is a local faith-based non-profit aiming to see communities FREE from child exploitation in San Antonio through Prevention Education and Counseling Services for survivors of trafficking, at-risk youth, and their families. Sarassa Inglis, Interim Executive Director, explains Ransomed Life started in 2015 when a 14-year old was trafficked in San Antonio and had no resources to heal. The organization began with a mentor program responsible for training volunteers to walk alongside the youth and a community awareness team informing others about the issue of trafficking.
In 2017, they added their counseling program which now provides services to those 11-24 who have experienced sexual exploitation, or those at-risk of exploitation. Ransomed Life also provides presentations and trainings for everyone in the community - schools, churches, businesses and medical professionals that teach the reality of trafficking, exploitation, and grooming tactics. They also train parents on how to be their child’s trusted adult and how to protect their children from predators.
Ransomed Life’s youth presentation, Lures & Lies, is age-appropriate for Middle & High School youth. Brooke Becker, Ransomed Life’s Prevention Education Manager, shares a common misconception that trafficking happens in one area of town or to one group of people. However, technology has vastly changed this crime. The key is accessibility. If someone is online, they are accessible and if they are accessible, they are a potential victim. Access points to our children include social media, gaming, and online relationships.
Ransomed Life released a map of the clients they serve and the zip codes they live in. Nearly every zip code in Bexar County reflects one or more children that was either sold for sex or exploited through pornography. They moved from an awareness campaign to prevention education, because they believe understanding the tactics of predators, how they groom our children and how they have access to our children is the key to prevention. To learn more visit www.ransomedlifetexas.org. Help us reach NO CHILD SOLD together!
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