Organizations Filed Purposes:
SALT & LIGHT COALITION IS A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT THAT MOBILIZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EMPOWER TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS TO HEAL AND THRIVE THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WITH 25,000 WOMEN AND GIRLS FALLING PREY TO TRAFFICKING EVERY YEAR IN CHICAGO ALONE, WE HELP YOUNG WOMEN THAT HAVE FALLEN PREY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION TO RECLAIM THEIR BODIES, REGAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND FIND THEIR PASSION. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS GREAT WORK THOUGH OUR VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN, YEARLONG PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON HEALING AND EQUIPPING WOMEN TO GET JOBS.
OUR PROGRAM STRIVES TO BREAK THIS CYCLE OF RECIDIVISM THROUGH A 300-HOUR STRUCTURED CURRICULUM WITH A BILATERAL FOCUS ON HOLISTIC HEALING AND JOB TRAINING. OUR FOUNDER, DR. IZABEL OLSON, SPENT TWO YEARS TEACHING YOGA AT THE COOK COUNTY JAIL AND OTHER SHELTERS THAT SERVE TRAFFICKED WOMEN. WHILE VOLUNTEERING, SHE WITNESSED THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STRESS AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES THESE WOMEN FACED WHICH ULTIMATELY LED HER TO FOUND THE SALT & LIGHT COALITION. USING HER BACKGROUND IN LEARNING SCIENCES METHODOLOGY GLEANED THROUGH A SIX-YEAR DOCTORAL PROGRAM AND ASSISTANTSHIP AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IZABEL (A.K.A. DR. OLSON) CONDUCTED ETHNOGRAPHIC AND LITERATURE-BASED RESEARCH TO CREATE OUR 12-MONTH CURRICULUM CENTERED ON MIND / BODY RESTORATION FOR SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Hickman | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Donna Barnholt | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Izabel Olson | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
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