Aftercare Archives - O.U.R. Stories

Mindy’s story starts in a tiny house in Central America when she was seven years old. Her family’s living conditions were of extreme poverty. Mindy’s stepdad began sexually exploiting very…

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SURVIVOR STORY: 7 AND 9-YEAR-OLD SISTERS FLOURISH IN AFTERCARE

August 20, 2019

Lucy and Ella (names changed) were rescued during Operation Capotillo in 2017 after being exploited by their mother, who would live-stream their sexual abuse to paying westerners. The mother was…

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SURVIVOR STORY: NORAH’S DETERMINATION TO BREAK THE CHAIN

July 16, 2019

Norah (name changed), wakes up at 3 AM every morning to begin making pupusas. By 5 AM, a line of hungry construction workers is out the door, with pupusas quickly…

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HOW THE DAYS FAMILY AND HERO BANDS IMPACTED LIVES IN SOUTH AMERICA

July 13, 2019

“How can we be useful? How is this going to impact the children’s lives?” asked the Days family, who decided to support specific needs for an aftercare mission at the…

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How O.U.R. Helps Survivors in Utah

July 9, 2019

O.U.R. works all over the world to protect children from sex trafficking, including in our own backyard. The O.U.R. Aftercare Team dedicates important time developing relationships and partners in Utah…

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Survivor Story: “Instead of rescuing me, my mother sold me too”

July 2, 2019

Every time the O.U.R. Aftercare Team walked into Jasmine’s (name changed) aftercare home, they noticed a change in her. Over the course of a year, these changes were subtle –…

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What children miss when they are trafficked

June 25, 2019

Sometimes when children are trafficked, their trafficker may keep them in their regular routine of attending school and going home at night. In other situations, these kids completely miss out…

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Survivor Story: “I had no idea that they were buying young girls on the weekend…”

June 24, 2019

“It started when my uncle told me about a job at a local bar,” Diana said. “I served drinks, which was already illegal because I was a minor, but that…

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Young girl trafficked from social media is rescued and returned home

May 15, 2019

link to photo source: Scott Ableman. Penny’s father was extremely distant, inattentive, and did not provide for her basic needs, such as buying her an adequate amount of food. As…

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Survivor story: “I was trafficked by a gang here in the U.S…”

May 10, 2019

Emma was trafficked by gang members here in the United States and was quickly forced to develop an addiction to different drugs found on the streets. Often, traffickers will introduce…

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