GEMS’ April 2013 Newsletter

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Dear Friend,

Happy Spring! March was a very busy month for us, with trainings and dedicated advocacy work. Our girls were up in Albany advocating for the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Safe Harbor funds to be properly allocated this year. They’re continuing a decade long tradition of GEMS members advocating in our state capitol, and it was their collective voice that pushed the nation’s first Safe Harbour Act for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth law to pass!

In GEMS’ offices, we all watched in anticipation as President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in March and acknowledged our staff member, Tye, who was on stage at the signing.

Tags: Educational Initiative, Facebook, GEMS Newsletter, GEMS shop, Girls Are Not For Sale, Girls Like Us, Leader, Male Allies Award Breakfast, New York Times, Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act, Survivor, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, Twitter, Victim, Violence Against Women Act, Youth Advocacy

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GEMS’ October Newsletter

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

Dear Friend,
With fall here and everyone headed back to school, we are celebrating the educational achievements of our girls and young women!

At our recent Educational Initiative award ceremony, we recognized 17 new members in the program, 4 graduates from the pilot program GED for MOMS, and three high school & GED graduates! Two members completed the New York State Certified Nurse-Aid Training, one member earned a Security Guard Certificate, and 15 members successfully completed the spring 2012 semester. We also awarded five scholarships, generously funded by V-Day. I am so proud of each one of our girls and young women who are making significant strides toward their educational and career goals!

Tags: commercial sexual exploitation of children, Diamond of the Month, ESSENCE, GEMS Newsletter, GEMS shop, Girls Are Not For Sale, Girls Like Us, Girls Like Us Benefit, Huffington Post, Twitter, Very Young Girls, Youth Leadership, Youth Outreach Team

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September Newsletter

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Dear Friend,

It is a privilege to write to you, our community of supporters, this month on behalf of the whole GEMS team.  We are grateful for all you do to support our members and our work.

August was another…

Tags: Advocacy, Career Week, commercial sexual exploitation of children, Community Outreach, CSEC, Domestic Trafficking, GEMS, GEMS Newsletter, Girls Are Not For Sale, News, Newsletter, NYC Children's Services, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, OJJDP, Shared Hope International

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October Newsletter

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Dear Friend,

It’s great to be back!  This summer, I took my first sabbatical since founding GEMS more than 12 years ago.

I returned and hit the ground running, moderating the panel “Harnessing Survivor Leadership in Combating Demand” at Woodrow …

Tags: Administration for Children Services in Brooklyn, commercial sexual exploitation of children, Community Outreach, Cooking Group, Council of Daughters, Craigslist, CSEC, Diamond of the Month, Domestic Sex Trafficking adn Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010 (H.R. 5575), Domestic Trafficking, Family Justice Center in Brooklyn, Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, GEMS, GEMS Newsletter, Girls Are Not For Sale, Girls Talk Cause Party, Kings County Court in Brooklyn, Museum of Modern Art, News, Newsletter, The Children's Village in Harlem, Very Young Girls

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