A Mother's Grief Shared

COVID-19 continues to present challenges to the global community, the headlines rage day after day with a new side to the story. Underneath those headlines, however, are the ramifications felt by families and lives that may not always get the same level of attention.

Just ask any mother.

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Ashlee Heiligman
You have a part to play to fight trafficking

Early on in the summer, I was talking with one of their staff members when she shared how discouraged their foster families had become during this season of COVID and its restrictions. I left the call and couldn’t shake feeling like there had to be something we could do.

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Ashlee Heiligman
Responding With Hope

We are working hard to reach all of our friends who will be impacted by COVID-19 the most. Those in the slum communities where social distancing is impossible, and all the day workers who have lost the daily pay their families survive on.

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Ashlee Heiligman
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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Ashlee Heiligman
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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Ashlee Heiligman