Survivor Mentorship

& Support

our mission

Ending the Cycle of Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking

Child trafficking and sexual exploitation are real, and we need your help to stop them. Safe Passage walks alongside youth who’ve been impacted by sexual grooming, exploitation, or trafficking. We are dedicated to helping victims escape their abusive environments, sustain freedom, and believe in a hopeful life ahead. We use a holistic and victim-centered approach to support victims through mentorship, which has been proven as an effective method to promote healing in exploited youth. Mentorship is a restorative relationship that encourages growth and healing, builds protective factors, fosters resiliency, and develops a positive and encouraging support system to end victimization for good.

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Healing & Hope for Survivors

Safe Passage provides empowering mentorship and support services to youth who've been impacted by sexual grooming, exploitation, or trafficking. Our mission is to help youth recognize their inherent value and resist the tactics of exploiters who give empty promises of love and a future. Through case management, safety planning, intervention, advocacy, equine assisted services, and mentorship, we help youth overcome adversity and step into a hope-filled life outside of exploitation.


Youth we've helped:

  • Victims of online sexual grooming
  • Victims coerced or forced to produce Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
  • Runaway youth who have an emotional bond with an unsafe person
  • Victims of sex or labor trafficking
  • Youth who want to perform sex acts or produce sexual footage for drugs, alcohol, or money
  • At-risk youth with signs of risky behavior (i.e. running away, talking to strangers online, sexting, sex addiction, etc.)

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Healing & Hope for Families of Survivors

Trafficking-related trauma is complex and comes with many unique challenges for the survivor but also for family members. This can leave caretakers feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. As these caretakers support their kids, they need to support themselves. Our parent check-ins provide support, encouragement, and valuable training on trafficking trauma, recovery, and behaviors. Our goal is to help families partner with their children through the healing process and to achieve a resilient and hopeful future. No story or healing journey is ever the same, but you deserve resources to help you along the way.


If you're an adult caring for a youth who's experienced trafficking or sexual exploitation, we're here to help. This includes biological parents, guardians, and foster parents. 

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Our Services

Equine Assisted Services

Equine therapy is a unique way for survivors to learn, grow, and find healing.

Survivor Mentorship

Mentorship is one of the most effective ways to support survivors.

Advocacy

We advocate for each survivor's needs based on their situation.

Safety Planning

We help develop a plan to keep every survivor away from abusers and out of harm's way.

Recreational Outing

We love to have fun! Taking our teens on outings and retreats keeps them feeling hopeful.

Trafficking Intervention

No child should be trafficked or sexually exploited, we intervene on their behalf.

Emotional Support

We use trauma-informed strategies to support survivors and help them heal.

  • Prevention

    We partner with schools, group homes, and youth agencies to equip young people with tools for safe relationships, healthy boundaries, and awareness of sexual abuse and child trafficking. These sessions are designed to identify unrecognized survivors early and connect them to the support they need to stay safe and thrive.


  • Support Services

    We offer individualized service plans for youth ages 10–19 who are at risk of or have experienced exploitation. Through trauma-informed support, we help youth uncover their strengths, recognize harmful patterns—like unhealthy coping or attachment—and create youth-led, strengths-based plans to build safer, more empowered futures.


  • Mentorship

    Youth impacted by trauma often lack the one thing they need most: a consistent, caring adult. Our mentorship program pairs youth with trained, committed mentors who offer stable support, walk with them through healing, and empower them to rebuild life on their own terms.


  • WealthGen

    Every decision shapes our financial future—for better or worse. WealthGen helps youth break cycles of generational poverty by developing both the mindset and skills needed for lasting wealth. We focus on budgeting, building credit, job readiness, and long-term planning so youth can thrive with confidence and independence.


One Mentor Can Change a Life.

Mentorship is our greatest need—and one of the most powerful tools in a survivor’s healing journey.  We're seeking caring men and women across the state to walk alongside youth who have experienced sexual grooming, exploitation, or trafficking. With your support, these young survivors can rebuild trust, regain hope, and move forward with confidence.

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You may also call or text us

at 502-324-3013


If this is an emergency, please call 911. If you need to report suspected child abuse, neglect, or trafficking, please do so immediately:

(877) 597-2331 / (877) KYSAFE1  (800) 752-6200. For non-emergencies, you may also Report Online.