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Hope Against Trafficking, originally named Monarch Wings as an image of survivors being set free, was started in late 2012 by two women who wanted to do something about the problem of Human Trafficking in Michigan. At that time, it was known there were over 1200 women enslaved in sex trafficking within a three-square mile of Detroit. Subsequently it was determined that trafficking was occurring in every zip code in the state.

Since 2000, with the explosion of the internet, trafficking victimization has quadrupled in the U.S. Research showed that while there was focus on rescuing trafficking survivors, there were no long-term recovery programs in Michigan focused on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual issues as well as life skills and job skills development. The average age victims fall prey to sex traffickers is 12-16 so finishing a GED was also a priority so survivors can be prepared for independence

Hope Against Trafficking provides a 24-month residential holistic program to adult women survivors of human trafficking. The program includes rent-free housing & comprehensive services focused on the physical, mental, and economic transformational needs in order to empower them to thrive.