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Shawn Vasquez, 1972-2020
Shawn was a dedicated supporter of Hope Against Trafficking who had great plans to help sustain our organization with profits from a new business he was launching. His heart was bigger than life and he will be missed immensely this side of heaven. Godspeed our...
Hope Against Trafficking Featured in Seen Magazine
Our Executive Director, Hannah McPeak, was featured in Seen Magazine’s January 2020 issue. She had the opportunity of providing insight on the vulnerabilities that traffickers prey on before coercing their victims into human trafficking. Read and check out the article...
United Shore Presented Us with a Check to Help Our Women
Special thanks to United Shore for their donation of $16,323 to our program! Through their #PayItForward program, team members can earn points for going above and beyond or through unused PTO. Those points are then spent in an online catalog featuring a multitude of...
Executive Director, Hannah McPeak, Receives Super Women of Metro Detroit Award
Our Executive Director, Hannah McPeak, was named one of Jay Towers’ Super Women of Metro Detroit. She freely donates her time as our executive director helping to transform the lives of human trafficking survivors while also being an active and involved mom of three...
A Giving Story
My giving story: Following our November Open House, a board member spoke with the group in attendance, telling them a story about what she saw in the future for the home they had just toured. She asked them to close their eyes and said… In the apartment you just...
Rochester Area Women Help Survivors of Human Trafficking with Grant
November 14, 2019- Rochester, Mich. -- Hope Against Trafficking is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $23,200 grant from 100 Women Who Care Rochester to help convert an abandoned building in Oakland County into a program office space. The facility will...
Bordine’s of Rochester Hills Donated Perennials for Our Gardens
Bordine's of Rochester Hills donated $1000 worth of perennials for our gardens. We are grateful to be able to plant at our new property and fill in some holes in our other gardens. Check out the photos of the perennials:
MSU FCU Chicken Coop Project Completion
Rebecca, Thank you so much for your team’s help with the Chicken Coop project completion. It’s so exciting to see the neighbors getting involved. One is a registered nurse who does in-home visits. She wants to bring eggs to her clients who are homebound and need more...
Chicken Coop Prep with OUCU
Special thanks to Delani Ford and her Oakland University Credit Union team, who recently came out to Hope Against Trafficking to do final prep on our chicken coop. They helped add dirt and completed the painting for the 6-week-old chicks transfer. Check out these...
Rochester Church of Christ Volunteer Day
Rochester Church of Christ volunteered with us last Sunday. Volunteers worked on house cleaning, the yard, tree and branch cleanup, helped put a new patio in front of our old garage, and added an organized tool section in the shed. Check out photos from last week's...
Wings of Hope
We want to offer a special thanks to Dave and Phyllis Bond of Kensington Church-Troy and the group they organized to come out and help build a deck. The homes that our survivors live in have all been built with love and generosity from those in the community. We...
MSUFCU and OUCU Volunteer to Support Trafficking Victims
Employees from Michigan State University Federal Credit Union and Oakland University Credit Union came and volunteered with us this past weekend. Both groups raised funds to help support victims of human trafficking. Due to their efforts, we received a quarterly...
Annual Free Flow Festival takes place August 9, 6pm-11pm at St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kathleen Nagle Phone: (248) 709-7673 Email: contact@freeflowdetroit.org FREE FLOW FESTIVAL CHARITY CONCERT EVENT CHANGES 2019 VENUE DUE TO HIGH WATER, SAFETY CONCERNS ON BELLE ISLE Annual Free Flow Festival takes place August 9,...
Planting Gardens with Woodside Bible Church
Thanks to Woodside Bible Church for sending their congregation out to help plant our gardens and do a bit of outside work. The weather forecast called for rain but God held off so we could get some vegetables planted! Check out this photo gallery of the gardens:...
Raising Awareness: CrossWalk Community Church
On January 9, 2019, one of our very own, Tammie Pasant, was given the opportunity to guest speak at CrossWalk Community Church in Monroe, MI. The event lasted about an hour, and was open to anyone 12 years or older. CrossWalk Community Church is a supporter of raising...
Human Trafficking Forum with Woodside Bible Church
On April 8, 2019, we had the opportunity of speaking at Woodside Bible Church’s “Unshackled” human trafficking forum. The two-hour forum gave us the chance to make people more aware of what human trafficking is, and how to recognize it. In case you weren’t able to...
April 27th Volunteering with Woodside, TTC, and Sacred Heart
On April 27th, Hope Against Trafficking had volunteers from Woodside, TTC, and Sacred Heart help us at one of our homes. Our volunteer team finished the installation of our doors, helped with electrical needs, cleaned the first floor and installed security cameras....
Volunteer Day with Scout Troop 1036
Thank you to Scout Troop 1036 for their help at our community lot. Troop 1036 came and participated in creating a chicken run for our chicken coop. This coop will be in the same lot as our community garden. Take a look at the picture below to see the Scouts at...
Detroit School of Arts Annual Health Fair 2019
On April 22nd, Members of the Hope Against Trafficking Team participated in the Detroit School of Arts Annual Health Fair. The event focuses on sharing information and encouraging students towards better health and nutrition. At our booth, we shared information with...
Thanks to Reynolds Lot Maintenance and Field Clearing, LLC. for Volunteering
April 10th was a beautiful day in Michigan! 50 degrees and sunny was perfect for yard work. Volunteers from Reynolds Lot Maintenance and Field Clearing, LLC. helped us at one of our houses with tree and shrub cleanup. The volunteers also donated wood chips, which we...
CW Howe Flooring Volunteer Days
Thank you to the members of CW Howe Flooring for coming out and helping us! April 15th through 17th they came to one of our houses and donated their time and talent to help us with flooring. We can’t thank you enough for the incredible work you did. The floors look...
Hope Against Trafficking Attends 6th Annual Women of Tomorrow Graduation Luncheon
On April 17th, Hope Against Trafficking staff, board members, and friends attended the 6th Annual Women of Tomorrow Annual Graduation Luncheon. This event honors young women who have completed the four-year Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship program. In...
Volunteer Day with Time Team Detroit
On March 30, Mojo in the Morning’s Time Team Detroit helped us remodel our third home for survivors. The work they did included • Caulking windows • Installing fixtures • Painting rooms • Putting together furniture • Sanding floors • Washing floors Volunteers at the...
Volunteers Help Get Our House Ready
On March 15th, 16th and 23rd, volunteers helped us get our second safe house ready. They helped us by painting walls, cleaning, and sanding floors. The work that they did will help make the house feel like a home when our survivors move in. Thank you to all the...
March 23rd Volunteer Event with MSU Financial Credit Union
Volunteers from The Michigan State University Financial Credit Union, as well as individuals, volunteered on March 23rd to help with one of our homes. Volunteers helped with a number of activities, including • Scrapping paint • Cleaning windows • Sanding floors Other...
Michigan State Federal Credit Union Day of Service
Special thanks to the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union for giving up your Saturday to paint at one of our houses. We are so excited that the house is nearing completion. Check out some of the photos from the day: [gallery...
Welcome New Board Members
Hope Happenings MW-HAT has been so fortunate to welcome new board members that each bring an insurmountable amount of insight and talent. Let us introduce them… Daniel Russell Hope Against Trafficking board member Daniel Russell, Sr Vice President, DEM Group LLC “Set...
Deloitte’s Impact Day
Hope Happenings MW-HAT has been chosen as a non-profit for Deloitte’s company’s volunteers to make a difference. These volunteers will build a community garden, a garden that offers a place for the community to come and support one another, garnering...
Dell/EMC’s Volunteer Work Day
Hope Happenings MW–HAT has been chosen as the very privileged partner for a volunteer project with Dell/EMC. The volunteers coming in will focus on building a vegetable and herb garden that will be a therapeutic component for survivors, both in gardening and...
Dine for A Cause, Red Crown
Hope Happenings MW-HAT is proud of the partnerships we have built with local restaurants, like Red Crown, who not only support our cause but are willing to give a portion of their proceeds for one evening to benefit MW-HAT. These opportunities give us a chance to...
Leadership Oakland Day of Service
Hope Happenings One of our of Board of Directors, Barb Rausch, brilliantly cultivated not only a collaborative partnership with Leadership Oakland, but has taken this partnership to the next level. We hosted 55 people from Leadership Oakland on the 20th May for a day...
Women In Defense, Human Trafficking Panel Discussion
Hope Happenings MW-HAT was asked to be part of a distinguished panel for Women in Defense discussing human trafficking and how it is being addressed at the political, judiciary, corporate and non-profit levels. We must say, during the Q&A, we were quite impressed...
Women’s Lawyer Association Annual Meeting and Unshackled: MW-HAT Stands Together (But Geographically Separated) To Send Our Message
Hope Happenings We had representatives of our organization standing with each other: one in East Lansing and one in Troy. On the Lansing side: MW-HAT was able to connect with legal members at the Women’s Lawyer Association to ensure that the needed...
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