Anti-Human Trafficking
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What is PEARL Essence?
P.E.A.R.L Essence is an outreach initiative based in the Greater New York Division of The Salvation Army. This initiative is dedicated to supporting individuals in settings where there is an increased risk for trafficking and exploitation. These settings include illicit massage parlors, strip clubs, nail salons and outdoor brothels.
It is in these settings where individuals are at risk for exploitation and trafficking. Our mission is to provide initial services aimed at ensuring a holistic approach on the intersectional issues that these individuals are experiencing. P.E.A.R.L Essence focuses on empowering individuals facing trafficking risks due to extreme poverty, trauma, immigration challenges, and other social issues.
Our teams visit these locations consistently to connect with individuals, offering personal care packages that contain an assortment of necessary hygiene products aimed at supporting daily care and overall health. Alongside these gifts, we provide informational cards about local Salvation Army Corps resources such as free meal programs, ESL classes, affordable childcare, clothing and our 24/7 contact information.
During each visit, our message to those who have endured exploitation and trafficking is centered on affirming their intrinsic worth: Purposed, Empowered, Appreciated, Respected, and Loved (P.E.A.R.L). We believe in their potential for healing and autonomy and aim to establish ourselves as trusted companions in their journey toward reclamation of self.
Our Mission
Our mission is to educate, advocate, intercede and create relationships with the individuals being trafficked while partnering with law enforcement to provide resources for recovery. PEARL Essence is dedicated to partnering with survivors and empowering them through their journey towards healthy and fulfilling lives. PEARL Essence is committed to training and educating partners to provide similar support.
Greater New York Anti-Human Trafficking Information
P.E.A.R.L. Essence
Purposed Empowered Appreciated Respected Loved, or PEARL Essence for short, is an outreach initiative based in the Greater New York Division of The Salvation Army. This initiative is dedicated to supporting individuals in settings where there is an increased risk for trafficking and exploitation. These settings include illicit massage parlors, strip clubs, nail salons and outdoor brothels.
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Purposed. Empowered. Appreciated. Respected. Loved.
For more than 150 years, The Salvation Army has stood firmly behind individuals impacted by trafficking and exploitation. Today, we remain fully committed to eradicating forced labor and sexual exploitation and ending sexual and gender-based violence. In Greater New York, we created PEARL Essence (Purposed, Empowered, Appreciated, Respected, Loved) to offer first-step services to empower women who are highly vulnerable to trafficking due to their immigration status, extreme poverty, and lifelong trauma.
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