Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN HAMPTON ROADS. THE ORGANIZATION FURTHERS ITS MISSION THROUGH AWARENESS AND TRAINING, PREVENTION EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS, AND DIRECT SURVIVOR SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION SPPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON SEX TRAFFICKING AND THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
SURVIOR SUPPORT -VOLUNTEER VICTIM ADVOCACY TRAINING: USING A PROPRIETARY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM, WE EQUIP VOLUNTEERS TO ACT AS A RESOURCE, COACH AND FRIEND TO THE CLIENTS WE SERVE. -JAIL PROGRAMMING: USING A PROPRIETARY CURRICULUM, WE PROVIDE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO INMATES, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, TEACHING THEM ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND RELATIONSHIPS AND THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON THE HUMAN BODY. IT IS IN THESE CLASSES, WHERE MANY REALIZE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED. IDENTIFICATION IS THE FIRST STEP IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING. -CASE MANAGEMENT: WE EMPLOY CASE MANAGERS WHO, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR TRAINED ADVOCATES, HELP TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF LOCAL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THIS INCLUDES PROVISION OF BASIC NEEDS (FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER), COURT ADVOCACY FOR ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING, ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING AND GETTING TO TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO CAN PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING, JOB TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. -MENTAL/EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: IN ADDITION TO OUR VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES AND CASE MANAGERS, WE CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER TO PROVIDE 1:1 COUNSELING AND FACILITATE GRIEF GROUPS FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. WITH THE SUPPORT OF GENEROUS DONORS AND THE DEDICATION OF MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS, IN 2019, VBJI WAS ABLE TO: -SERVE 126 UNIQUE SURVIVORS -IDENTIFY 51 NEW SURVIVORS -PROVIDE COURT ADVOCACY FOR 115 SURVIVORS
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION -AWARENESS & TRAINING: WE REGULARLY SERVE AS SPEAKERS OR PANELISTS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, OTHER NON-PROFITS AND THE MILITARY ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE ALSO PROVIDE MORE IN-DEPTH, INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TRAININGS FOR THOSE ALONG THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTINUUM, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROBATION OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS. -PREVENTION EDUCATION: WE INTRODUCE LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CURRICULUM (CREATED BY ANOTHER VIRGINIA-BASED NON- PROFIT), WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING AND PREVENTING THE NEXT GENERATION FROM BEING TRAFFICKED. WITH THE SUPPORT OF GENEROUS DONORS AND THE DEDICATION OF MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS, IN 2019, VBJI WAS ABLE TO: -DELIVER 68 AWARENESS EVENTS -TRAIN 12 NEW VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES -HOST 2 SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EVENTS GENERATING NEARLY 90 THOUSAND IN GROSS PROCEEDS
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 |
|---|
| Colleen Dudley | TREASURER | 12 | $0 |
| Albert Buck Tumminello | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Faye Antezana | VICE CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Lisa Kersey | BOARD CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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