RIGHT NOW…THERE ARE 30,000 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

This November we will be hosting a Foster Care Info Fair in the Los Angeles area.  We are excited to be able to hold these once again in person—as they had been on hold due to Covid the past year.  We are a part of the Foster Care Coalition here in Los Angeles and Joseph has been meeting and planning with the other leaders for this Info Fair and Ambassador training ! The Mission of the Coalition is: to connect the family of Christ in Los Angeles with the children in foster care who desperately need them. We work to awaken churches and individual Christians to the needs of these kids, and to educate them about the many opportunities to make a difference. Our “Info Fairs” provide an overview of the foster care system, and bring together ministries and agencies that offer a variety of ways to get involved. We also provide a list of local opportunities on our website. In addition, we train interested individuals to be “Foster Care Ambassadors” for their church — designated point people equipped to be a resource for their church, able to provide information and guidance to anyone with a heart for kids living in foster care.  

https://www.fostercarecoalition.com

Joseph and members of the coalition planning meeting via zoom for the Info Fair this November

Please pray for this Info Fair and Ambassador Training the beginning of November.  That many people would come and gain a heart for these children in Foster Care and desire to be a part of their lives, even in some small way.

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The average age of entrance to prostitution is 12-14 years old

Human trafficking is the world’s 3rd largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking)

It reportedly generates a profit of 32 BILLION EVERY YEAR.

 

Over 85% are victims of childhood sexual molestation

 

Michelle was recently asked to become the Case Manager for sex trafficking survivors for EveryOne Free here in Pomona.  We have partnered with EveryOne Free over the years in helping to fight against sex trafficking in LA through the public school trafficking awareness classes Joseph would lead, as well as helping to open up a Justice Center here in Pomona for trafficked women to seek help at.  Michelle will now be part of their Diversion Program as their case manager—meeting with survivors to provide resources and help.

Michelle has also recently been part of a six week Case Manager Certification program through the state of California that provides in depth training, analysis, and discussion of the needs of victims and survivors of sex trafficking.  It was an intense 6 weeks covering topics such as: public policy/legislation, pimp culture, law enforcement collaboration, history of human trafficking, community referrals, rape trauma and healing, trauma informed care, working with families of victims of child abuse, a survival panel and so much more. We are excited for this new partnership with Michelle as their case manager as it allows her to walk in her passions of ministering to women in pain and helping them to find freedom from sex trafficking and healing through Jesus.

Over 50% of domestically trafficked women and girls are/were runaway or throwaway youth

 

California harbors 3 of the FBI’s 13 highest child sex trafficking areas of the nation: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego

 

Thank you for your prayers, support & encouragement to us! We appreciate you so very much.  Please let us know if we can be praying for you in anyway as well. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.  Psalm 107:1