For January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month (HTAM), each week we are sharing all about child sex trafficking and how New Day for Children is bringing hope & healing to recovered kids in America. Week 2: How it Happens

For January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month (HTAM), each week we are sharing all about child sex trafficking and how New Day for Children is bringing hope & healing to recovered kids in America. Week 1: The Problem.

Typically, when we say the words “I accidentally…” it’s followed by a negative thing, but not in this case!”

In 2016, I accidentally started volunteering for New Day…

It’s a beautiful thing to meet someone who makes you forget your troubles. Who listens quietly to all your pain, fear and anxiety. Who does not judge you. Does not label you.

My name is Lex and I want to personally invite you to New Day for Children’s gala on October 2.

We want to thank the many groups of loving, concerned citizens who have invited us to speak, held fundraisers and done other wonderful acts of kindness lately!

Enjoy 7 nights at the luxurious 8,000 sq ft villa Casa Piazza. Located in the exclusive oceanfront community of La Punta.

“Human trafficking is among the most heinous crimes the FBI encounters,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “Unfortunately, such crimes - against both adults and children - are far more common than most people realize.”

“Amber Speaks”

Roses have the ability to look beautiful in gardens

Learn more about the guest speakers for our Fall Fundraiser Gala - Lexie Smith & Mason Gizard

New Day tutors work with the kids in our partner homes all across the country helping them to grow in academic confidence and achievement. This is the gift you give to American children who've been recovered from sex trafficking - thank you!

Our first horse camp since 2019 and great to be back! There was laughter, tears, joy, fear and courage. In other words…healing happened. When we first meet the wranglers and the horses, the girls are excited, but also apprehensive.

When they first come to us, many of the kids you support through your gifts to New Day are behind academically.

We asked our partnered counselor to share some insight into the importance of therapy for CSEC survivors. She says, "Therapy for victims of sexual trafficking is multifaceted, largely as the issues for the victims are so multi-layered. There are…”

We want to say a HUGE thank you to all of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs around the state of California…

One of my favorite moments of that inner child coming out was one day when I took the girls to the pond, somehow it turned into us catching frogs for an hour.

In the big scheme of things, a few years is not a very long time, and yet...because of New Day Donors...over the last three and a half years everything, literally EVERYTHING has changed for me.