Written by: Kristina Glackin Program Coordinator, Exploit No More As parents, the last thing we need is another reason to worry. But predators are real, trafficking does happen, and your child could be a target. The good news is that worry can be combated with wisdom! That’s why this blog exists. ​With so much to navigate in the coming months, hopefully, we can help you navigate internet safety for your children and decrease their risk of becoming a potential target. Here are some facts about online predators: You can be ANYONE online. Have you heard of the term, “catfishing?” Catfishing is ..read more

Written by: Kristina Glackin Program Coordinator, Exploit No More As parents, the last thing we need is another reason to worry. But predators are real, trafficking does happen, and your child could be a target. The good news is that worry can be combated with wisdom! That’s why this blog exists. ​With so much to navigate in the coming months, hopefully, we can help you navigate internet safety for your children and decrease their risk of becoming a potential target. Here are some facts about online predators: You can be ANYONE online. Have you heard of the term, “catfishing?” Catfis ..read more

Earlier this month, in honor of our 6th anniversary as an organization - WHAT!? Time flies y'all!! - we hosted a virtual book club and read through the book, Look at You, Girl by Caitlin Zick.  To catch you up about the book before our review: Look at You, Girl is the kickstart to seeing yourself the way God does. The book is designed to be read in one week, one chapter a day, each chapter taking about 30 minutes to read with a soul work page at the end of the day. And since together is always better, the author is very intentional about readers working through the book in a "We Week ..read more

Guest Written by: Mandy R. | Owner and Creative of Manda Bands The moment I realized I was journaling in three journals daily was the moment I realized I needed to downsize. I had a journal in which I’d write a few things I was grateful for each day, a journal documenting my devotional reading and a journal of personal affirmations. It wasn’t something I was looking forward to anymore; it became a chore, and I don’t know about you, but chores aren’t part of my self-care routine. I’d seen on Instagram that Rachel Hollis (the “Girl, Wash Your Face” Rachel Hollis) was selling a new journa ..read more

Written by: Jordyn; Alverno College Social Work Student, Exploit No More Fall 2018 Intern A few weeks ago, on my way to my internship, I received a call from Melania giving me a heads up that a young survivor of trafficking would be in the office with us that day. I didn’t know it yet, but receiving that call drastically changed my understanding of the world of sex trafficking. After completing many hours of research, I thought I’d be prepared for my first interaction with someone I knew had been trafficked. Julie, name changed for confidentiality purposes, came to us after a family me ..read more

Written by: Melania Klemowits, Executive Coordinator at Exploit No More Hey Freedom Fighters, I just read another news article about someone claiming that they were a potential victim of human trafficking because they were followed in a grocery store by a "creepy man." Now, don't get me wrong - I'm not selling their story short or suggesting that being followed around is right, but I am saying that incidents such as these do not have the earmarks of human trafficking.  Human trafficking and sexual exploitation is a "trending" topic right now. The media covers it more and more and pare ..read more

You may have seen our recent post about the woman we met the week of the Fourth of July who was being trafficked in the Delafield area. Many people responded with comments about her situation and questions on how to help so we thought it would be good to address some of these things across the board.  To level set, we did not express in full detail what happened during our time with this woman or outline her situation verbatim in our public post for a this defining reason; it is our job to ask for collective prayer, not to re-exploit her by sharing her story. Her story is for her to te ..read more

Earlier this month, in honor of our 6th anniversary as an organization - WHAT!? Time flies y'all!! - we hosted a virtual book club and read through the book, Look at You, Girl by Caitlin Zick.  To catch you up about the book before our review: Look at You, Girl is the kickstart to seeing yourself the way God does. The book is designed to be read in one week, one chapter a day, each chapter taking about 30 minutes to read with a soul work page at the end of the day. And since together is always better, the author is very intentional about readers working through the book in a "We Week ..read more