Linda Smith

Shared Hope International Announces Support of March 8 Protest to Shut Down Pornhub for Allegedly Profiting Off of Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Shared Hope is a nonprofit led by former U.S. Congresswoman and Washington state lawmaker, Linda Smith.

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  • Shared Hope is a nonprofit led by former U.S. Congresswoman and Washington state lawmaker, Linda Smith.
  • The following is a statement from the organization:
    We support the Pornhub protest taking place this weekend outside of MindGeeks headquarters.
  • A non-profit Christian organization, Shared Hope engages in diverse activities that confront sex trafficking in communities throughout America.
  • MEDIA CONTACT: Rosemary Ostmann, RoseComm for Shared Hope International, [email protected] , 201-615-7751

Shared Hope International Releases Sex Trafficking Victim-Offender Intersectionality Report, Promoting JuST Responses to Victims in the Criminal Justice System

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced the release of Responding to Sex Trafficking Victim-Offender Intersectionality: A Guide for Criminal Justice Stakeholders .

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced the release of Responding to Sex Trafficking Victim-Offender Intersectionality: A Guide for Criminal Justice Stakeholders .
  • The report provides resources for anyone who interacts with a sex trafficking victim-offender within the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, judges, defense attorneys, probation officers and victim witness advocates.
  • To read the Responding to Sex Trafficking Victim-Offender Intersectionality: A Guide for Criminal Justice Stakeholders report, visit https://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/bring-justice/just-response-council/
    Founded in 1998 by then U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith, Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery, and bring justice to vulnerable women and children.
  • A non-profit Christian organization, Shared Hope engages in diverse activities that confront sex trafficking in communities throughout America.

Shared Hope International Launches Institute for Justice & Advocacy in Washington, D.C.

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced the opening of the Shared Hope Institute for Justice & Advocacy in Washington, D.C.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today announced the opening of the Shared Hope Institute for Justice & Advocacy in Washington, D.C.
  • The organization also ensures the buyers who create the demand for commercial sex with a child are brought to justice.
  • The Institute for Justice & Advocacy became a reality after Shared Hope raised $3 million in five months to purchase the entire second floor of 1016 16th Street NW.
  • To learn more about the Shared Hope Institute for Justice & Advocacy, visit https://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/bring-justice/
    Founded in 1998 by then U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith, Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery, and bring justice to vulnerable women and children.

Shared Hope International Releases Ninth Annual Sex Trafficking ‘Protected Innocence Challenge’ State Report Cards

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Published as report cards for each state, the 2019 report reveals continued improvement in the bipartisan nationwide effort to protect juvenile sex trafficking survivors and to hold buyers and traffickers accountable.

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  • Published as report cards for each state, the 2019 report reveals continued improvement in the bipartisan nationwide effort to protect juvenile sex trafficking survivors and to hold buyers and traffickers accountable.
  • When Shared Hope first issued the report in 2011, 26 states earned failing grades and many did not make it a crime to buy sex with a child; today every state in the country considers sex trafficking a punishable crime, said Linda Smith, founder and president of Shared Hope.
  • The 2019 Protected Innocence Challenge Report, including state report cards, can be accessed at sharedhope.org/reportcards .
  • A non-profit Christian organization, Shared Hope engages in diverse activities that confront sex trafficking in communities throughout America.

Shared Hope International Kicks Off Juvenile Sex Trafficking Conference (JuST) in Cincinnati

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

CINCINNATI, Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today kicked off its eighth-annual Juvenile Sex Trafficking Conference (JuST) at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

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  • CINCINNATI, Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shared Hope International, a non-profit leader in the fight to eradicate domestic minor sex trafficking, today kicked off its eighth-annual Juvenile Sex Trafficking Conference (JuST) at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
  • In addition to survivors, attendees include members of law enforcement, prosecutors, community activists and others who devote their time, energy and careers to fighting juvenile sex trafficking.
  • Founded in 1998 by then U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith, Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery, and bring justice to vulnerable women and children.
  • A non-profit Christian organization, Shared Hope engages in diverse activities that confront sex trafficking in communities throughout America.