STARS (Surviving Together, Achieving and Reaching for Success)

Description of Services:
Our STARS (Surviving Together, Achieving and Reaching for Success) program empowers survivors, ages 12-24, to leave sexual exploitation and trafficking by providing emotional support to develop their inner strengths, improve their self-esteem and identify their dreams. We promote healing through relationships and a sense of community through our client-centered, trauma-informed services.

  • Weekly support group.
  • Drop-in structure for young women who need a flexible group structure without an attendance policy.
  • Counseling and peer support on topics like relationships and boundary setting, recruitment, vulnerabilities, commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking, safe coping, self-esteem, health, trauma, recovery and goal setting.

Additional Information:

https://sdyouthservices.org/services/child-sex-trafficking-awareness-and-recovery/