Empowered Network (formerly Empower Her Network)

55% of recruiting by human traffickers happens on social platforms. When anyone is vulnerable, everyone is vulnerable. Learn how YOU can combat human trafficking in everyday life: https://lnkd.in/eNwE9Uv2 By: Abby Fabiaschi

We're #hiring a new Business Manager (extra credit if they live near New London, Connecticut). Please share with your networks! https://lnkd.in/erTg_-2M

It was wonderful to be represented at #TedNext by our Atlanta advocate Chunquanda Steverson and board member Brooke Istook! We love learning from and connecting with engaged humans. TED Conferences always does an amazing job.

If you are an experienced grant writer who wants to use your skillset to have lasting, generational impact on the survivor community while working with an amazing group of humans, check out this job description: https://lnkd.in/eKVzV6-n You can work remotely, but serious bonus points if you live in driving distance of Portsmouth, NH or New London, CT. By all means, please share!

Renee Guckert and team- WOW. Never underestimate what happens when a community shows up to support the anti trafficking movement. What a weekend, raising over $50k, building awareness, and being part of the solution. Thank you The Traffic Group, Inc. for your generous support, Brian Oakes for helping us all level set about the realities, and Renee Guckert for being a boss. #supportsurvivors

Trafficking looks a million different ways, but rarely how it's portrayed in the media. Yes, some victims are handcuffed to a bed, but, far more often, needs we all have—like the need for connection, food, a place to sleep—are weaponized and exploited. 13—that’s the average age girls are sex-trafficked in the United States. Imagine, at 13, someone burning your birth certificate and declaring they owned you. It would feel like a fact. Most cities have crisis support for those who do get out, but systemic barriers remain, leaving many survivors in the system their entire lives. Society is putting a ceiling over their innate potential. It’s not okay. It’s also the most expensive way to not solve a problem. Empowered Network (formerly Empower Her Network) supports survivors beyond the crisis, tackling remaining societal barriers so that they can become their own solution. If you're interested in engaging, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Women's Philanthropy at Indiana University announced October 11th as Give to Women and Girls Day to raise awareness of the funding gap for women's and girls' nonprofits, which accounts for only 1.9% of total giving. When trafficking survivors achieve financial independence, they are much better positioned to protect their children, ending generational cycles of exploitation and poverty. Be a part of the solution: https://lnkd.in/ejJqQ9SP

Our board is growing! We are thrilled to welcome Kayla Burton Empowered Network's engaged team. Kayla?Burton works for the Walmart Foundation?where she leads?the?cause?marketing campaigns?that engage customers and members, to benefit nonprofits. Before joining the Walmart Foundation, she worked in Walmart Global Communications, supporting Walmart’s HR organization to streamline storytelling around career mobility and positioning Walmart as the number 1 employer. Prior to joining Walmart, she was with Ivie & Associates, where she project managed marketing campaigns for back to school, brand and reputation initiatives, and more.?Kayla?earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from Lane College and a Master of Science degree in Public Relations from Murray State University.?

If you're in New York City on October 10th, please join us at this event. We promise you'll learn something and leave inspired! https://lnkd.in/eEJUp9xU

Empowered Network is thrilled to welcome Felicia Rosario to its board! Felicia?Rosario was born in New York City to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic. She attended Harvard University, where she earned a degree in Biochemical Sciences and published her thesis in?Molecular and Cellular?Biology.?Felicia?went on to study medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, serving as president of the Black and Latino Student Organization and co-chair elect for the Northeast region of the Latino Medical Student Association. She later matched in psychiatry at the University of Southern California. During her intern year,?Felicia?was introduced to Lawrence Ray, who manipulated and enslaved her for nearly a decade. In 2020, Ray was arrested, and in March 2022,?Felicia?testified at his trial, playing a key role in bringing his crimes to light. Now a Human Risk & Vulnerability Consultant and Survivor Leader,?Felicia?focuses on trauma recovery for survivors of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and trafficking. She uses her lived experience to educate law enforcement, mental health professionals, and legal teams on the intricacies of coercive control and trauma.?Felicia?is an Executive Producer of Hulu’s?Stolen Youth: The Cult at Sarah Lawrence?and serves on the advisory board for The Life Story Project, which advocates for survivors of human trafficking.