Sweet December

We exist to protect the most vulnerable.

On a daily basis, we embrace the pain of others to bring hope and healing.

But in December, we celebrate

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Ashlee Heiligman
Sojourn Studio's Journey

This month, Sojourn Studio celebrated it’s 2nd year of operations! What began with a distant dream, God has turned into a self-sustaining social enterprise, which empowers young women and keeps families together.

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Ashlee Heiligman
Found: The Perfect Van

As you might remember, our beloved school bus was busted and it desperately needed to be replaced. Many of our amazing supporters showed up last year on Giving Tuesday and raised over $21k for a new one.

Read how God showed up in helping us find the best deal ever!

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Traffickers Can Tell

60% of child sex trafficking victims recovered through FBI raids across the U.S. in 2013, had been previously removed from broken homes.

Research shows that children living outside of a safe family are among the easiest targets for trafficking. Amy Andrew’s story sheds light on this issue.

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Ashlee Heiligman
Ending Violence Against Children

Earlier this year, we signed onto a Global Call to Action in our commitment to help end violence against children by strengthening the Social Service Workforce. In this blog by the GSSW Alliance, they unpack the need for increased social work capacity in order to protect vulnerable children from harm.

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Partnering for Survivors

We've recently partnered with Save the Children, IRC and the Thai Child Welfare Department to serve as the primary short-term emergency shelter for women and children who have been trafficked or abused in our region. 

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Trusting God's Design

We are proud members of the National Association of Christian Social Workers and our International Director, Ashlee Heiligman was recently asked to write a blog for Shared Grace. She took the opportunity to express why we are such strong advocates for family-based care.

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The Start of A New Chapter

On July 24th, we officially launched our new name and website with our team in Thailand and it was a full evening. We were joined by several of our foster families and our Sojourn girls and the celebration began in true Thai-style ~ with a feast. 

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Ashlee Heiligman