Two of our child advocates along with two private investigators found 16-year-old Sienna and provided her with life-saving, emergency assistance last night. With the approval of county officials, we provided solutions for many of the gaps in the system.
Sienna was wearing the only clothes she had, (which were wet and smelly) so we took her to Target and let her pick out some cute outfits. She was starving, so we took her to Chipotle for lunch. We drove her to the hospital and stayed by her side the entire afternoon.
We brought cookies to the emergency foster mom and we made sure Sienna would be comfortable and safe in the home. We gave Sienna a phone so she could call us if she felt scared. One of our investigators stayed outside the house all night to ensure no pimps returned to find her.
No other charity does this.
Here’s the text message we received this morning from Sienna:
“Hey, I just wanted to say once again thank you so much. You and your team have helped me a lot. You helped me reflect on my life. I want better for myself. I will be working hard and am hurting, too, for sure. Just being a part of my healing process is a huge blessing. Goodnight, I had fun with you guys today.”