Not Abandoned - Empower Freedom

What we do

We are called to empower those exploited and those especially vulnerable to exploitation with opportunities for sustaining freedom. We do this through direct, practical, individualized, and trauma-informed care. We focus on removing the barriers of vulnerability and replacing them with bridges to freedom. It's not about rescuing; it's about empowering.

To the woman and child trafficked, we see you. To the single mother, to the oppressed minority, the uneducated widow, the refugee, and to those caught in the riptide of generational trauma, we see you, and you are not abandoned.

"There are many barriers that keep someone stuck. It can feel insurmountable to overcome the barriers by yourself, but with mentors, coaches, a community that lifts you up, believes in you and supports you through it... together, those barriers don't stand a chance."

Rachel Sochacki

Not Abandoned Volunteer

Direct Outreach

Outreach directly to sexually exploited women in brothels and sex tourism disctricts. Outreach to the refuges near the borders and to vulnerable children in impoverished communities.
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Job Skills Training

Group and independent learning opportunities created with the intent of closing workplace skills gaps by targeting social and emotional growth, language and communication skills, as well as industry specific training.
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Prevention

Prevention is an essential piece of the Not Abandoned model. We approach prevention through interactive, mulit-media community trainings and youth programs with support from our strong partnerships with schools, social services, and local leaders.
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Holistic Health

Provide training and opportunities for holistic health. This includes financial, social, physical, spiritual and mental health through multi-faceted trauma-informed care and programs.
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Employment

Facilitate employment engagement of students to healthy jobs in the local and digital marketplaces through established partnerships, our in-house businesses, and business start-up support.
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Family Reintegration

The desire for home is nearly universal. When healthy and available, we support our students in their reintegration back to their home community and family. Our staff work with both the student and her family to understand how to best support both parties throughout this transition.
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Community Development

Our passion is to empower individuals so they can empower their communities. We are committed to supporting community-wide economic growth through job creation, spiritual and social health, trafficking and trauma vulnerability awareness, and stabilized families.
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Projects In Development

At Not Abandoned, we continually ask ourselves, “How can we help more effectively?” Because of this, we evaluate the evolving needs and expand our services to best support exploited communities to provide more opportunities for freedom and empowerment. We are also actively looking for financial partners for each of these projects to launch successfully. Take a look at our new efforts in-development below and contact us if you have any questions or interest in sponsoring freedom.

Expanded Center

We have far outgrown the capacity of our current center. This expanded Education Employment Center (EEC) facility will host multiple in-house businesses, emergency housing, additional individualized learning opportunities for our students, and a much larger group meeting room for our community. The EEC is a safe, welcoming environment where our students feel at home. With more space, we can share in even more family time through meals, gardening, games, and celebrations together.
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European Residential Center

Not Abandoned is in the process of establishing an additional base in Spain to serve the growing population of trafficked and exploited persons in Europe. Here we will respond to the tremendous needs for emergency recovery housing and support for multi-national women coming out of trafficking. At this base a special emphasis will be placed on serving mothers with accompanying children, as this has been identified as the largest gap in available trafficking recovery services throughout the EU.
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