Organizations Filed Purposes:
BY CREATING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, MISSION 14 IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EMPOWERING THOSE IN DANGER OF BEING TRAFFICKED AND THOSE FIGHTING IT ON THE FRONT LINES.
TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE, ENTERPRISE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ESTABLISHED LOCAL GROUPS AND CHARITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GENERATIONAL, IN-COUNTRY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL EQUIP AND STAND ALONGSIDE CHRISTIAN-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES CENTERED ON PROVIDING HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS.
IN 2019, MISSION 14 CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON ATTRACTING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE TO DRIVE ACTION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE BRAVE NONPROFITS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED BEST PRACTICES TO HELP COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THE VARIETY OF ARENAS CAUSING AND AFFECTING THE TRAFFICKING SYSTEM, BOTH HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER REGIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.SEWING CENTERWE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL NGO'S WHO SHARE OUR PASSION TO BRING JOB RELATED SKILLS TO IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN NICARAGUA. OUR PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO GROW WITH ORPHANETWORK, A LOCAL NGO, HELPING TO SUPPORT THE SEWING CENTER IN ITS FOURTH FULL YEAR AS ITS OWN NGO IN NICARAGUA. THE SEWING CENTER CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES TO OFFER INDIVIDUAL SKILLS TRAINING ON OPERATING SEWING MACHINES AND PUTTING GARMENTS TOGETHER. THIS COURSE WAS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER MANAGER WHO PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS LOCAL FACTORY OWNERS TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC NEEDS THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR WORKFORCE. IN 2019 THE SEWING CENTER HELD 8 FIVE-WEEK TRAINING COURSES AND HAD 145 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM OUR PROGRAM. OUR FOCUS IS NOT JUST TO TEACH PEOPLE FROM AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS A SKILL, BUT TO SEE THEM GAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE CLASS. WE SAW 95% OF OUR GRADUATES PLACED IN REAL JOBS AT LOCAL APPAREL MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, THUS BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN THEIR LIVES.HUMAN TRAFFICKING SEMINARSLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST MODERN DAY SLAVERY BUT WITHOUT EFFECTIVE TRAINING, THEY ARE ILL-EQUIPPED. WITH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT BUDGET CUTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND A LACK OF HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISSUES, OUR OFFICERS FIGHT A LOSING BATTLE. IN MARCH, MISSION 14, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION, BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, HELD THE FOURTH ANNUAL 3-DAY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. THIS CONFERENCE HAS GROWN EACH YEAR AND DRAWS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM MANY STATES ACROSS THE U.S. WE ALSO PROVIDED BEVERAGE SUPPORT FOR THE MARYLAND CHILD TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE HELD AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY. WITH GREAT SUCCESS FROM ITS INAUGURAL LAST YEAR, MISSION 14 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION, BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HELD THE SECOND ANNUAL 3-DAY HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROFESSIONALS SEMINAR (VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS). THIS CONFERENCE IS OFFERED IN OCTOBER AND IS GEARED TOWARD ADDRESSING THE NEEDS FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THIS TRAINING IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. WE HAVE STARTED THE 'ADOPT-A-COP' PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN PROVIDING THESE TRAINING SEMINARS.POLICE SOFT ROOMSIN SPRING 2019, MISSION 14 COMPLETED THE WORK ON CREATING A POLICE SOFT ROOM FOR THE HOWARD COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATORS POLICE FORCE. DONATIONS OF FURNITURE, PAINT, FRIDGE AND ARTWORK FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS PRIVATE DONORS WAS ORGANIZED. VOLUNTEERS WERE THRILLED TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE INVESTIGATOR OFFICERS THEMSELVES WHO VOLUNTEERED TO HAVE THE ROOM READY AND INVITING FOR VICTIM INTERVIEWING. IN THE FALL, MISSION 14 WORKED WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT TO CONSULT AND WORK FROM BUILDING PLANS TO COMPLETION ON CREATING A POLICE SOFT ROOM IN THEIR TOWSON, MARYLAND HEADQUARTERS. LOCAL BUSINESSES, CITY DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND ARTISTS DONATED TO MAKING THE ROOM A SAFE AND INVITING SPACE FOR THE VICTIM SURVIVORS TO GIVE THEIR STATEMENTS TO THE INVESTIGATORS AND OFFICERS.
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 |
|---|
| Kristi Neidhardt | BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Fenn | BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandi Cienski | BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR OF | 7.5 | $0 |
| Rick Grindrod | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Cienski | PRESIDENT | 27.5 | $0 |
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