Community-led services and support for incarcerated women being released from prison are grounded in one radical belief: that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. Rather than imposing top-down programs that often miss the mark, grassroots organizations across the country—many founded and led by formerly incarcerated women—offer holistic, peer-based support that centers dignity, autonomy, and lived experience.

The moment a woman is released from incarceration is supposed to mark a new beginning. But for many, especially those with untreated health conditions, trauma, or chronic illnesses, reentry is more like walking off a cliff with no net below.

Wondering is generational poverty has an impact on sexual health? It does!

Survivors bring with them a unique set of survival skills honed through their lived experiences of exploitation and violence.

Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

Darias story is like every other survival worker who experiences violence, exploitation and desperation as a homeless person.