Juliette* met our team on street outreach. We offered her pepper spray and she ran over in her heels and thanked us for the offering. We also offered her some other items we had in the van: a Lyft card, kubotan, and hand warmers (all of which were funded by SAFE!). She was happy to take it all. She had been assaulted a couple hours before and had used a safety tool to protect herself but left it behind. She was grateful and said, “Thanks for being out here. It’s been BAD.”
As we talked with Juliette about other safety options, she broke down crying, said she wanted to get out of the life, and wished there was a way for her to find safety/shelter.
REST was able to provide a hotel voucher for her, and start the process of finding her a place in the Emergency Receiving Center or another location.
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Thanks to you, and your investments in SAFE,
Juliette was able to get items to keep her protected and warm,
and a pathway out of prostitution.
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