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2-Year Impact Report

Carissa Elliott December 13, 2024

I stand in humble awe of our growth since publishing the first 6-year impact report two years ago. In the 2022 Impact Report we projected these strategic goals, and we’ve met them ALL! Improve our Economic Empowerment program component by scaling our Social Enterprise and creating a Workforce Readiness curriculum Launch an Alumni Aftercare program component including subsidized housing, therapy, and ongoing case management for a third year of transitional support Create a dedicated Emergent Care space for short-term emergencies such as sick-bay, relapse support, intake issues, alumni safety net Strengthen and resource our Prevention, Training, and Advocacy arm Add Global partnerships… Click here to keep reading the 2022 – 2023 Impact Report!

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You’re Invited! Hope Reimagined 2024

Carissa Elliott December 13, 2024

Rest Stop Ministries would be honored by your presence at the 12th Annual Gala, Hope Reimagined. Join us on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at The Mill at Lebanon. ​Guests will enjoy a catered dinner, messages from survivor speakers, great music, and stories of impact from Rest Stop Ministries’ 9 years of comprehensively restoring female survivors of domestic sex trafficking. We are thrilled to shine a light on all God has done in the lives of the women we serve! ​Browse our Silent Auction in person before placing your bid using our virtual platform. In addition to our Silent Auction, we’ll have our Good Hope Farms Shop on site! ​You will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase your favorite handcrafted items from the Good Hope Farms Shop, our Hope Enterprise and Workforce Empowerment pillar of the program dedicated to supporting survivors of trafficking both locally and globally. Every sale promotes the economic empowerment of RSM residents and helps sustain the residential restoration program of RSM. ​This is going to be an evening you won’t want to miss. Tickets can be purchased individually or as tables of 8. Purchase tickets here and save your seat today! ​Become a Sponsor for Hope Reimagined ​By becoming a Sponsor Underwriter for our Annual Gala, our largest fundraising event each year, you enable us to cover the costs of the Gala before the event so that every dollar raised that night goes directly to the provision of care for our survivors in the residential program. For more information regarding Sponsor-level benefits, marketing exposure, and/or requesting an invoice, contact RSM Director of Development of Marketing, Carissa Elliott, at carissaelliott@reststopministries.org.

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Growing Hope in 2024

Carissa Elliott December 13, 2024

We are thrilled to re-introduce you to Good Hope Farms: the Hope Enterprise & Workforce Empowerment pillar of Rest Stop Ministries! This 9-month curriculum that residents complete while participating in our core residential restoration program provides opportunities for them to gain valuable workforce-readiness skills and earn an income. Through a combination of weekly “class” and “lab” sessions, gain a deeper understanding of: job readiness skills, financial literacy, resume writing and interview coaching, and much more. ​In addition, residents will participate in a variety of paid hands-on training through our retail shop, Good Hope Farms! Training includes: inventory management, shipping, retail product development, marketing, dry package food manufacturing, beekeeping, and artisan soap making. ​We are delighted to offer these meaningful opportunities for the women in our care, and we pray that this formalized Hope Enterprise & Workforce Empowerment curriculum continues to Grow Hope in their lives! ​Head over to GoodHopeFarms.org to see all of the items we have available including apparel, home goods, accessories, stationary, and more! Plus, many products are made by survivors locally and globally. By purchasing a product from GoodHopeFarms.org, you’re providing empowering opportunities for RSM residents, as well as our sisters around the globe! HAPPY SHOPPING!

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🌺Are you looking for new ways to grow and give back this year? 🌺⁠
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We invite you to join us for our Spring Volunteer Orientation! 🌷⁠
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You`ll learn more about human trafficking, how we serve the survivors in our care, and some of the ways you can join our mission to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression. 🌿⁠
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Sign up now to reserve your spot! ⁠
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🔗Registration link in BIO.⁠
#EndHumanTrafficking #SheIsNotForSale

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🌺Are you looking for new ways to grow and give back this year? 🌺⁠ ⁠ We invite you to join us for our Spring Volunteer Orientation! 🌷⁠ ⁠ You'll learn more about human trafficking, how we serve the survivors in our care, and some of the ways you can join our mission to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression. 🌿⁠ ⁠ Sign up now to reserve your spot! ⁠ ⁠ 🔗Registration link in BIO.⁠ #EndHumanTrafficking #SheIsNotForSale

🌺Are you looking for new ways to grow and give back this year? 🌺⁠
⁠
We invite you to join us for our Spring Volunteer Orientation! 🌷⁠
⁠
You`ll learn more about human trafficking, how we serve the survivors in our care, and some of the ways you can join our mission to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression. 🌿⁠
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Sign up now to reserve your spot! ⁠
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🔗Registration link in BIO.⁠
#EndHumanTrafficking #SheIsNotForSale ...

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🌮How do you make a home full of women smile on a Saturday? Bring TACOS! 🌮⁠
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Haniyfa, from @TrustYourselfTN, did just that recently! 🥰She showed up on the farm loaded down with all the fixings for a delicious meal from @Chipotle. 🌶️⁠
The abundance was even great enough for staff to partake in Tex-Mex goodness, too! 😋⁠
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Thanks to Haniyfa and Chipotle for this spontaneous outpouring of love! 💙⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

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🌮How do you make a home full of women smile on a Saturday? Bring TACOS! 🌮⁠ ⁠ Haniyfa, from @TrustYourselfTN, did just that recently! 🥰She showed up on the farm loaded down with all the fixings for a delicious meal from @Chipotle. 🌶️⁠ The abundance was even great enough for staff to partake in Tex-Mex goodness, too! 😋⁠ ⁠ Thanks to Haniyfa and Chipotle for this spontaneous outpouring of love! 💙⁠ ⁠ #SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

🌮How do you make a home full of women smile on a Saturday? Bring TACOS! 🌮⁠
⁠
Haniyfa, from @TrustYourselfTN, did just that recently! 🥰She showed up on the farm loaded down with all the fixings for a delicious meal from @Chipotle. 🌶️⁠
The abundance was even great enough for staff to partake in Tex-Mex goodness, too! 😋⁠
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Thanks to Haniyfa and Chipotle for this spontaneous outpouring of love! 💙⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals ...

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🎊Happy 1 yr with us to Director of Development, Carissa! 🎊⁠
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She hasn`t been here long, but has already created quite a legacy. 🌿 We thank her for the beautiful new logos and branding. 💙⁠
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How can one person be both straightforward AND soft and kind? 🌸She pulls it off well, and that is why both staff and residents alike adore her.⁠
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Thanks for one year of helping us #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression, Carissa! 🌈⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

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🎊Happy 1 yr with us to Director of Development, Carissa! 🎊⁠ ⁠ She hasn't been here long, but has already created quite a legacy. 🌿 We thank her for the beautiful new logos and branding. 💙⁠ ⁠ How can one person be both straightforward AND soft and kind? 🌸She pulls it off well, and that is why both staff and residents alike adore her.⁠ ⁠ Thanks for one year of helping us #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression, Carissa! 🌈⁠ ⁠ #SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

🎊Happy 1 yr with us to Director of Development, Carissa! 🎊⁠
⁠
She hasn`t been here long, but has already created quite a legacy. 🌿 We thank her for the beautiful new logos and branding. 💙⁠
⁠
How can one person be both straightforward AND soft and kind? 🌸She pulls it off well, and that is why both staff and residents alike adore her.⁠
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Thanks for one year of helping us #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression, Carissa! 🌈⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals ...

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At age 22, Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation, arrived in the US. ⁠
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She began her work in the anti-trafficking movement with an organization serving adult women emerging from the commercial sex industry. She spent nights on the streets doing outreach and days visiting Rikers prison and homeless shelters. ⁠
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Through that outreach, Rachel began meeting girls as young as 11 years of age. These were overwhelmingly low-income girls of color, children who had been arrested and charged with prostitution.⁠
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It was through this work that Rachel founded GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. ⁠
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Rachel`s legacy includes: ⁠
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-Passing legislation that protects children ⁠
-Reaching millions of Americans through awareness and cultural change efforts ⁠
-Creating a survivor leadership movement ⁠
-Permanently changing the conversation and landscape on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and domestic trafficking in the U.S. ⁠
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You can learn more of her story through her book Girls Like Us.⁠
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Rachel`s work at @gemsgirls is the ultimate example of this year`s #WHM theme of "Women Educating and Inspiring Generations"!⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

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At age 22, Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation, arrived in the US. ⁠ ⁠ She began her work in the anti-trafficking movement with an organization serving adult women emerging from the commercial sex industry. She spent nights on the streets doing outreach and days visiting Rikers prison and homeless shelters. ⁠ ⁠ Through that outreach, Rachel began meeting girls as young as 11 years of age. These were overwhelmingly low-income girls of color, children who had been arrested and charged with prostitution.⁠ ⁠ It was through this work that Rachel founded GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. ⁠ ⁠ Rachel's legacy includes: ⁠ ⁠ -Passing legislation that protects children ⁠ -Reaching millions of Americans through awareness and cultural change efforts ⁠ -Creating a survivor leadership movement ⁠ -Permanently changing the conversation and landscape on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and domestic trafficking in the U.S. ⁠ ⁠ You can learn more of her story through her book Girls Like Us.⁠ ⁠ Rachel's work at @gemsgirls is the ultimate example of this year's #WHM theme of "Women Educating and Inspiring Generations"!⁠ ⁠ #SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals

At age 22, Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation, arrived in the US. ⁠
⁠
She began her work in the anti-trafficking movement with an organization serving adult women emerging from the commercial sex industry. She spent nights on the streets doing outreach and days visiting Rikers prison and homeless shelters. ⁠
⁠
Through that outreach, Rachel began meeting girls as young as 11 years of age. These were overwhelmingly low-income girls of color, children who had been arrested and charged with prostitution.⁠
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It was through this work that Rachel founded GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. ⁠
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Rachel`s legacy includes: ⁠
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-Passing legislation that protects children ⁠
-Reaching millions of Americans through awareness and cultural change efforts ⁠
-Creating a survivor leadership movement ⁠
-Permanently changing the conversation and landscape on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and domestic trafficking in the U.S. ⁠
⁠
You can learn more of her story through her book Girls Like Us.⁠
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Rachel`s work at @gemsgirls is the ultimate example of this year`s #WHM theme of "Women Educating and Inspiring Generations"!⁠
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#SheIsPriceless #HopeHeals ...

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🌈March is National Social Work Month!🌈⁠
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This is a time set aside to honor and recognize the unsung heroes working tirelessly to uplift the lives of vulnerable populations in our nation. ♥️💙⁠
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Here are a few easy ways to show appreciation for the the social workers in your community this month:⁠
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💡Share encouraging words of kindness with a social worker⁠
💡Acknowledge and celebrate the difficult transformational work they do⁠
💡Ask about their purpose and how you can help support their impact⁠
💡Get to know the social services in your community and don`t be afraid to refer when you know⁠
💡Consider donating to a social work charity that you believe in⁠
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#SocialWorkers #RestoreSurvivors

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🌈March is National Social Work Month!🌈⁠ ⁠ This is a time set aside to honor and recognize the unsung heroes working tirelessly to uplift the lives of vulnerable populations in our nation. ♥️💙⁠ ⁠ Here are a few easy ways to show appreciation for the the social workers in your community this month:⁠ ⁠ 💡Share encouraging words of kindness with a social worker⁠ 💡Acknowledge and celebrate the difficult transformational work they do⁠ 💡Ask about their purpose and how you can help support their impact⁠ 💡Get to know the social services in your community and don't be afraid to refer when you know⁠ 💡Consider donating to a social work charity that you believe in⁠ ⁠ #SocialWorkers #RestoreSurvivors

🌈March is National Social Work Month!🌈⁠
⁠
This is a time set aside to honor and recognize the unsung heroes working tirelessly to uplift the lives of vulnerable populations in our nation. ♥️💙⁠
⁠
Here are a few easy ways to show appreciation for the the social workers in your community this month:⁠
⁠
💡Share encouraging words of kindness with a social worker⁠
💡Acknowledge and celebrate the difficult transformational work they do⁠
💡Ask about their purpose and how you can help support their impact⁠
💡Get to know the social services in your community and don`t be afraid to refer when you know⁠
💡Consider donating to a social work charity that you believe in⁠
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#SocialWorkers #RestoreSurvivors ...

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🌿Help us find the perfect fit to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression! 🌿⁠
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Our beloved Founder and Executive Director, Rondy, is preparing to retire this year. When God called Rondy to start RSM, He made it clear to her that she would birth the vision, but the time would come when she must pass it to the next generation. ⁠
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Are you or someone you know equipped and empowered to BE that next generation? Now is your chance to help us move forward in our mission as the new Executive Director of Rest Stop Ministries!⁠
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🔗Job description and application link in BIO.⁠
#SheIsNotForSale #EndSexTrafficking

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🌿Help us find the perfect fit to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression! 🌿⁠ ⁠ Our beloved Founder and Executive Director, Rondy, is preparing to retire this year. When God called Rondy to start RSM, He made it clear to her that she would birth the vision, but the time would come when she must pass it to the next generation. ⁠ ⁠ Are you or someone you know equipped and empowered to BE that next generation? Now is your chance to help us move forward in our mission as the new Executive Director of Rest Stop Ministries!⁠ ⁠ 🔗Job description and application link in BIO.⁠ #SheIsNotForSale #EndSexTrafficking

🌿Help us find the perfect fit to #RestoreSurvivors and #StopOppression! 🌿⁠
⁠
Our beloved Founder and Executive Director, Rondy, is preparing to retire this year. When God called Rondy to start RSM, He made it clear to her that she would birth the vision, but the time would come when she must pass it to the next generation. ⁠
⁠
Are you or someone you know equipped and empowered to BE that next generation? Now is your chance to help us move forward in our mission as the new Executive Director of Rest Stop Ministries!⁠
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🔗Job description and application link in BIO.⁠
#SheIsNotForSale #EndSexTrafficking ...

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🌈If you thought our new website was BIG NEWS...you are NOT going to want to miss what this newsletter contains! 🌈⁠
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This has been a year of Him making "all things new" for RSM and we just love seeing the plans He has for us unfold. 🌿⁠
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Read how God has been FAITHFUL as we have served survivors and how you can celebrate that FAITHFUL-ness with us as we look ahead to the future! 💫⁠
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🔗Newsletter link in BIO.⁠
#FAITHFUL2025 #AllThingsNew #Empowering

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🌈If you thought our new website was BIG NEWS...you are NOT going to want to miss what this newsletter contains! 🌈⁠ ⁠ This has been a year of Him making "all things new" for RSM and we just love seeing the plans He has for us unfold. 🌿⁠ ⁠ Read how God has been FAITHFUL as we have served survivors and how you can celebrate that FAITHFUL-ness with us as we look ahead to the future! 💫⁠ ⁠ 🔗Newsletter link in BIO.⁠ #FAITHFUL2025 #AllThingsNew #Empowering

🌈If you thought our new website was BIG NEWS...you are NOT going to want to miss what this newsletter contains! 🌈⁠
⁠
This has been a year of Him making "all things new" for RSM and we just love seeing the plans He has for us unfold. 🌿⁠
⁠
Read how God has been FAITHFUL as we have served survivors and how you can celebrate that FAITHFUL-ness with us as we look ahead to the future! 💫⁠
⁠
🔗Newsletter link in BIO.⁠
#FAITHFUL2025 #AllThingsNew #Empowering ...

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