5 Ways You Can Combat a Hypersexual Culture in Need of Healing

By pwsadmin / August 30, 2017 / Comments Off on 5 Ways You Can Combat a Hypersexual Culture in Need of Healing

By: Megan Jessup At Ascent 121, we view the sex trade industry as a cultural issue that ensnares everyone in its path. It chews people up, spits them out, and keeps them coming back for more. It’s the basic law of supply and demand. And (in this culture) demand, we do.  Objectification and instant gratification…

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Prayer Journey is a sobering dose of reality

By pwsadmin / September 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Prayer Journey is a sobering dose of reality

by Laci Knieper I went into the experience of the Prayer Journey pretty well aware of the issues at hand. I have fostered children. I have mentored survivors of sexual trauma and trafficking. I myself am a survivor of sexual trauma and commercial sexual exploitation, and not a stranger to some of the places we…

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When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 1

By pwsadmin / January 27, 2018 / Comments Off on When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 1

by Megan JessupSo many challenges are presented to agencies who are missioned to address the issue of modern day slavery and commercial sexual exploitation. If we’re not careful, even the most well-intentioned and well-thought out plans and designs can have adverse effects on the population(s) we are trying to serve and protect. Seemingly miniscule decisions…

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When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 2

By pwsadmin / February 27, 2018 / Comments Off on When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 2

by Megan Jessup So many challenges are presented to agencies who are missioned to address the issue of modern day slavery and commercial sexual exploitation. If we’re not careful, even the most well-intentioned and well-thought out plans and designs can have adverse effects on the population(s) we are trying to serve and protect. Seemingly miniscule…

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When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 3

By pwsadmin / March 27, 2018 / Comments Off on When Helping Hurts: The Accidental Pimp Part 3

by Megan Jessup So many challenges are presented to agencies who are missioned to address the issue of modern day slavery andcommercial sexual exploitation. If we’re not careful, even the most well-intentioned and well-thought out plans and designs can have adverse effects on the population(s) we are trying to serve and protect. Seemingly miniscule decisions…

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Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: What You Need to Know

By pwsadmin / September 27, 2022 / Comments Off on Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: What You Need to Know

By: Hannah Blair, expert in the field – both clinical and lived experience Allison is 22. She is a single mom to a three-year-old and bears all the weight of providing for him. After losing her job, she becomes desperate. She never graduated high school and does not have much work experience, so she places…

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