Organizations Filed Purposes:
GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES' (GEMS) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 12-29, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING TO EXIT THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. GEMS IS COMMITTED TO ENDING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN BY CHANGING INDIVIDUAL LIVES, TRANSFORMING PUBLIC PERCEPTION, AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACT SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH.
OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 12-29, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING TO EXIT THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
IN 2020, GEMS SERVED 225 GIRLS AND WOMEN ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS WITH THE MAJORITY OF SERVICES TRANSITIONING TO VIRTUAL ONLY. SINCE MARCH 16TH, 2020, THE FIRST DAY OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, GEMS HAS FACILITATED OVER 600 VIRTUAL GROUPS, INCLUDING DAILY MEDITATION, VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COOKING ON A BUDGET AND CO-DEPENDENCY. MAILED OUT OVER 500 CARE PACKAGES WITH TOILETRIES, DIAPERS, CRAFTS, FOOD AND WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS HAND DELIVERED OVER 80 PACKAGES OF COOKED HOLIDAY FOOD AND PRESENTS THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS. EXPANDED 5 DAY COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM TO THE 12 WEEK INTENSIVE GEMS-U WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING AND GROUPS ON NAVIGATING OBSTACLES. CELEBRATED 10 YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATING FROM THE GEMS-U PROGRAM. SET UP NEW 3 APARTMENTS AND MOVED YOUNG WOMEN, AND SEVERAL OF THEIR CHILDREN, INTO THE NEW SITES EXPANDING BED CAPACITY FROM 13 TO 23.
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 |
|---|
| Rachel Lloyd | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $141,800 |
| Yvette Velez | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $104,755 |
| Kevin Corbett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Motisola Zulu | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arden Wohl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keith White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Schisgall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Hampton Fraser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Essya Hanachi | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Caparso | INTERIM CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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