Rethink Resources

Most of you know me through the Young Women’s Empowerment Project (YWEP). After seven years of building YWEP from just an idea in my head to a vibrant youth led nonprofit, I have moved on to take the practice and ideas from YWEP to a wider audience. YWEP and all the youth are in my heart and never far from my mind.

Rethink Resources is my new endeavor. I hope to offer a new way of working together with youth impacted by the sex trade. I’m asking people to rethink their ideas about youth in the sex trade and question what they think they know. I want to make it possible for more people to learn from real life experiences, support youth in meaningful ways and have the resources to put it into practice.

Take a look around at the new site and let me know what you think.

Here are some news links for the week:

Rally targets proposed aid cut for young adults in foster care (Rhode Island) Wednesday, February 14, 2007

‘Throwaway kids’ often lured into prostitution (Houston) Tuesday, February 13, 2007 New charges from a prostitution ring investigation involving a 13-year-old Houston girl.

Youth hope to ‘elevate’ the foster kid discussion (Iowa) Tuesday, February 13, 2007 A group of local foster kids is trying to make the system better for future generations by telling their stories.

Lies trap children in prostitution (Arizona) Monday, February 12, 2007 She was only 13 when she met him on an Internet chat line. He said they could make some money together.

Pimp who trafficked girls gets 40 years (California) Saturday, February 10, 2007 A pimp arrested in Stockton and later convicted of trafficking girls and women in an elaborate sex trade that wove together several Western cities was sentenced Friday to spend 40 years in federal prison.

Two More Arrests Made in Lexington (South Carolina) Teen Prostitution Case Friday, February 8, 2007 Detectives say the 39-year-old man knew that his wife forced their two daughters, ages 15 and 17, to work as prostitutes but didn’t do anything to stop it from happening. The father is charged with unlawful neglect of a child.