Direct Care Services

Refuge Home

Refuge Home is the first home of its kind in Berks County, Pennsylvania and will serve on a local and national level. Our home is for adult women, ages 18-28, who are either a victim or survivor of domestic sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our program provides holistic, therapeutic and restorative care, which includes: emotional (trauma-informed) and physical care, legal guidance and advocacy, job training, along with basic life skills, focus groups and daily academic requirements to help our residents meet specific milestones, such as obtaining a GED or college degree.  Our residents also receive comprehensive case management. Our program is designed to meet the complex needs for women recovering from the trauma of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. 

There are four phases in Refuge Home, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior. The first 90 days, the Freshman phase, is a time of stabilization. Each phase has different milestones residents are required to meet. Our desire is for every resident to remain in Refuge Home for the full 18 months and be equipped and ready to live independent and successful lives. Refuge Home can house up to 6 women at a time.

Your partnership with us in opening Refuge Home is priceless!  It takes everyone working together to bring justice to the enslaved. For more information about Refuge Home, you can contact Andrea McHenry, Executive Director.