Support for Survivors in West Florida.
We promote economic and social justice for women who have survived violence and exploitation, through creating supportive partnerships and a pathway to financial independence and upward mobility.
Many human trafficking and domestic violence cases involve financial abuse.
An overwhelming majority (99%) of domestic violence cases involve financial abuse. In human trafficking, financial abuse is a defining factor, with traffickers withholding money from victims, forcing quotas on victims, enforcing debt bondage, and creating a sense of total financial dependence on the trafficker. This is why economic justice is a critical element of I Rise initiatives.
Three-Pronged Approach
I Rise utilizes a holistic, trauma-informed approach that emphasizes addressing the needs of the whole person. To create lasting healing and change, support must be provided at a micro, mezzo, and macro level. We achieve this through:
Micro: Personal Level
Workforce Development Program
Pairs economic and therapeutic principles to build up survivors from the inside out.
Mezzo: Community Level
Survivor Network
Connects survivors together through survivor-led peer networks to contribute to overall health, well-being, healing and growth.
Macro: Systems Level
Community Collaborative
Brings the community together to support the fight against violence and exploitation through training, prevention, and systems change.
Community Partners
Investors in the bright futures of survivors:
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Our continued work is made possible through your support. Consider partnering with us in our mission to promote economic and social justice for women who have survived violence and exploitation. Every penny counts.