Volunteer at an Aftercare Shelter
Give back this holiday season by spending time volunteering at an after care shelter.
Fairbanks Youth Advocates
http://www.fairbanksyouthadvocates.orgVolunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
Fairbanks Youth Advocates believes that providing assistance at critical times in the lives of young people is vital to their present and future well being, ultimately contributing to the stability and long term health of our community.
Mission
To facilitate life-transitions for at-risk youth in the Fairbanks and greater Interior Alaska community.
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After Aftercare
The question really is this: how do we empower survivors to the level that they can achieve real, long-lasting success and live relatively normal lives?
A CONVERSATION : EVERFREE & STREET BUSINESS SCHOOL
In the Philippines in particular, the vast majority of the survivors we work with were trafficked while in the process of looking for employment. They were desperate, took chances that were risky, and it didn't work out for them, but it was that economic vulnerability that drove them to make those risky decisions.