No Place Like Home: Inside Oakland’s One-Of-A-Kind Shelter For Trafficked Teens
In Oakland, California, there is only one teen shelter specifically designed for sexually trafficked girls. It’s called Nika’s Place.
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Youth Advocates React To Oakland Police Sex Allegations
Earlier this year, news broke that close to 30 police officers from the Oakland Police Department, and the Richmond Police Department, and a District Attorney Inspector were accused of having sex with an underage girl. Youth Radio’s Natalie Bettendorf reports.
Minnesota Sex Trafficking Victims Find Safety In New Shelter
Brittany’s Place: The Safe and Sound Shelter, which opens today, is named after her daughter, 18-year-old Brittany Clardy, who was found dead in the trunk of a car last year. Investigators suspect she was a victim of sex trafficking.
One Teen’s Perspective: Save Our Girls
“Nationally, the average age at which girls first become exploited through prostitution is 12–14 years old.”
Out of the many disheartening statistics, this one stuck out the most to me. I have two beautiful little
cousins who will turn 12 years old this year. Instead of them entering the safe and innocent pre-teen
years, they are now entering a war zone. Who will fight for them when they are too young and too small
to fight for themselves? How am I supposed to protect them from being yet another statistic? When I’m
not there to hold their hands and lead them away from a strange man who only wants to hurt them,
then what?