Freedom Forward

Preventing commercial sexual exploitation in San Francisco through systems change

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Camille Bailey, our Director of #FAM (Family and Me), shares our work to reimagine #fostercare for teens who have experienced or are at risk for commercial sexual exploitation. #JoinFAM #endtrafficking #fosterparents https://t.co/ZhdllTBxFj

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

We would not be where we are without the incredible work that @statusofwomensf does for our city. DOSW - thank you for believing in us - and, more importantly, thank you for believing in these youth who deserve loving homes.

[SF Department on the Status of Women @sfdosw]

Trafficking and exploitation are more common than you think. Bay Area youth in foster care are vulnerable to trafficking and deserve safe homes to thrive. Learn how you can help at https://t.co/g7otip14MG. #FAM #joinFAM #FamilyAndMe @freedomfwd

#foster #fostercare #fostering

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Proud of our partnership with @HuckleberrySF and the incredible work they do for youth in San Francisco... every. single. day.

[Huckleberry Youth @HuckleberrySF]

We're in partnership with @FreedomFWD to end commercial sexual exploitation of children. Trafficking & exploitation are more common than you think. Foster youth are vulnerable to trafficking & deserve safe homes to thrive. https://t.co/tEYPDMuBG3. https://t.co/vwHlOguddU

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Yes!! Thank you @sfcasa! We gave you a shout out on the news earlier this week!

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Thank you @KTVU for lifting up the importance of finding loving homes for teens in FAM! Join us in opening your door. #JoinFAM #FamilyandMe #FAM @statusofwomensf @Family_Builder @HuckleberrySF @hrcberkeley

[KTVU @KTVU]

San Francisco authorities are hoping to find foster care parents to take in commercially sexually exploited youth. https://t.co/DnZqSR5ZrI

[Foster America @foster_america]

Bay Area youth in foster care are vulnerable to trafficking. Our partners @FreedomFWD are piloting shared caregiving so foster youth & parents have a community of support. Watch this PSA https://t.co/RVrQeZvf5C & learn how you can help: https://t.co/fE7kmH8n94 #FAM #FamilyAndMe

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

@foster_america Thank you for sharing and the important work @foster_america does to transform systems for young people across the United States! #systemschange #fostercare

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Thrilled to announce that we have launched a PSA for #FAM about the commercial sexual exploitation (#CSE) of foster youth in the Bay Area, and the critical need for loving homes for these young people. https://t.co/dIaUmSEgoh
#joinFAM #FamilyAndMe #fosterparent #CSEC

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

We are honored to announce that our executive director, Alia, has been selected to receive the San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking Modern-Day Abolitionist Award for Outstanding Advocacy and Service to Youth. Come to the ceremony: https://t.co/DZ72QC21gp...

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

We are delighted to announce our new Executive Director, Bindu Oommen Fernandes. Please join us in honoring Alia's work to build Freedom Forward and welcoming Bindu!

https://t.co/oAQde3MjhI

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Searching for our next Director of the #HYPECenter in SF, a multi-services center for youth, especially those who have experienced the foster care or probation system, homelessness, and/or the sex trade https://t.co/IS1l7wfX8K
#jobopportunity #endtrafficking #selfdetermination

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Freedom Forward recently celebrated the opening of in-person services at the HYPE center. Read about our opening celebration and come to our drop in hours to say hello (Monday-Thursday 1:30-5:30): https://t.co/UaKVpzuMQM

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Traffickers often force their victims to recruit other victims so that they are not the ones who bear the consequences. Tiffany is now fighting for others in ways no one fought for her.

Thank you @Karana_Rising for championing Tiffany!

https://t.co/7nOBtE2zyR

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Join us Thursday at 6pm for a FREE virtual panel discussing strategies for the identification, prevention, & response to commercial sexual exploitation of children in SF with @HuckleberrySF's HART team and Legal Services for Children! https://t.co/qxEU4Rh6Fq

[Huckleberry Youth @HuckleberrySF]

On 10/28, Huckleberry's Advocacy & Response Team (HART) will lead a FREE panel discussing strategies for the identification, prevention, & response to commercial sexual exploitation of children in SF with Freedom Forward and Legal Services for Children. https://t.co/5XQP16yMgM

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab is hiring a full-time program manager! The Human Trafficking Data Lab is a multidisciplinary research collaboration bringing innovations in research methods and modern data science to the anti-trafficking field.

https://t.co/7PAvVmtSvw

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

18 days until the National Racial Equity Initiative Summit - not too late to register! Sessions include trauma-informed policy making, bias in criminal justice, and igniting the next gen of social justice leaders. Registration is free! @CBCFInc

[CBCF Inc. @CBCFInc]

Join us on Thurs, Nov. 4 for the Inaugural National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) Summit! This #virtual summit includes 3 sessions that promote community-level dialogue & advance policy-based solutions. #CBCFNREI

✊🏾 Save your spot: https://t.co/4aWnpnWyF9

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Congratulations to @YoungWomenFree on their latest report, which details their new model for supportive housing that centers dignity and self-determination. Read the report here: https://t.co/j7zVOvtDyA #YWFCHousingReport #HousingDifferently

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

Freedom Forward is looking for volunteers for our upcoming HYPE Center Opening Celebration! Sign up: https://t.co/VW8YkLcXHD

[Freedom Forward @FreedomFWD]

The California Department of Social Services has recently announced Larry Fluharty as the new Foster Care Ombudsperson. Learn more about him and how his office can help youth in foster
care get the care, placement, and
services they need: https://t.co/CpSY1oWA8c