180 Degrees
St. Paul, MN
$37,500
Funding supported Brittany’s Place Shelter’s services for girls who have experienced commercial sex trafficking or are at high risk for sexual exploitation.
www.180degrees.org
Children’s Minnesota Health Care Foundation
St. Paul, MN
$52,500
Funding supporting the Runaway Intervention Program at the Midwest Children’s Resource Center, which serves sexually abused and exploited runaway youth.
www.childrensmn.org/services/care-specialties-departments/midwest-childrens-resource-center/
MoveFwd
Hopkins, MN
$30,000
Funding provided general operating support for MoveFwd’s services for young people who are experiencing homelessness.
www.movefwdmn.org
Nomi Network
New York, NY
$15,000
Funding provided sponsorship for Nomi’s annual fundraising gala in the anti-human trafficking field, in addition to general operations.
www.nominetwork.org
The Link
Minneapolis, MN
$40,000
Funding supports Project Live Out Loud and the annual fundraising event.
www.thelinkmn.org
University of Minnesota Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$75,000
Funding supported the Minnesota Youth Sex Trading (MYST) Project, a mixed-method study at the School of Nursing focused on guiding future sexual exploitation prevention and intervention work across Minnesota, including examination of young people’s assets, strengths and protective factors.
www.nursing.umn.edu
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
$175,000
Funding supported the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota, which addresses systemic gender and racial disparities, in addition to general operations during the pandemic.
www.wfmn.org
World Childhood Foundation USA
New York, NY
$189,000
Funding supported programs in Minneapolis that provide prevention, intervention and supportive services to address issues surrounding the sexual exploitation of youth experiencing homelessness and the annual fundraising gala.
www.childhood-usa.org