2022 Impact Report

Top Accomplishments to Date

Reach

Provided services to 1,912 sex trafficked children and young adults

Transitional Housing

In 2022, 32 survivors received housing assistance, a top reported need 

Survivor-Leadership

A top employer of survivor leaders and consultants

Impact

Florida’s largest network for sex trafficked survivors age 10-24

Awareness

Statewide sex trafficking public awareness and education

Open Doors Continuum of Services

Individualized Wellness Plans

Crisis Intervention

Legal Assistance

Counseling

Information and Referral

Personal and Court Advocacy

Survivor Story of Hope

From High Risk to High Goals for the Future

Healing from the complex trauma of sex trafficking takes time. Voices for Florida Open Doors Outreach Network is Florida’s largest trauma-responsive, survivor-centered network of care for child victims of sex trafficking. Our approach helps them reconnect with hope, heal physically and mentally, and reclaim a better future.

Danielle* was being sold to men for sex by her own mother. We first met Danielle at the State Attorney’s Office while she was preparing to testify against her mother. Throughout the entire judicial process, our Open Doors Outreach Team, consisting of a Clinician, Regional Advocate and Survivor-Mentor, provided trauma-responsive care and support. We even held her hand at her mother’s sentencing hearing.

Because of Danielle’s unwavering testimony, her mother is now incarcerated and unable to harm Danielle anymore. Today, Danielle no longer struggles with self-harm and knows how to handle triggers of PTSD. She continues to receive counseling with her Open Doors Clinician. With the support of her team, she achieved her goal of graduating from high school and plans to attend college to major in business. In addition to healing a life, the long term cost savings are enormous.

 

*Name has been changed to protect privacy

Who We Serve

Our Promising Practices of Care

Survivor-Centered

Survivors are empowered to be active participants in their wellness care.

Trauma-Responsive

We apply techniques aligned with overcoming the physical and psychological impacts of trauma.

Team Approach

A team of professionals work together to create and implement individualized wellness plans.

Funding Follows the Victim

Victims continue care as they move throughout our service areas.

Backbone Support

Voices for Florida manages operational services, allowing providers to focus on care.

Network

System-wide standardization of promising practices, protocols and metrics to ensure high quality services for survivors.

$499,353

US Dept of Justice Housing Assistance Grant 

“I’ll never forget the look on Anna’s* face when she knew she finally had a place of her own. I worked with the landlord to secure her lease and Voices for Florida covered the costs of monthly rent. With the help of donated furniture and decorations, her apartment began to feel like a home. After experiencing instability throughout her life, having a home means the world to Anna.”

– Chanel Dionne, Victim Services Coordinator 

Backbone to the Open Doors Outreach Network

Voices for Florida applies innovation and new ways of thinking to address complex social issues. As the Backbone Organization, we provide critical operational services so our Network Providers working directly with survivors can focus on providing high quality care.
 
Backbone Support Includes:
 
• Guide Vision and Strategy
• Ongoing Review and Incorporation of Promising Practices
• Financial Administration and Federal Grant Management 
• Community Engagement and Public Awareness
• Data Collection and Process Improvement
• Training and Education

We are Grateful for Your Partnership and Support