Pretty Woman vs The Real Woman
I was recently ordering take-out and waiting for it at the bar of Chili’s when a man sitting there struck up a conversation with me. He asked me what I did for a living so I told him I [...]
Roller Coaster of a Ride
“From her early teens to mid-twenties, all she knew was a life of beatings, rape, abuse, drugs, and survival. In a moment of desperation for her, someone called law enforcement and reported [...]
BTD: A New Chapter
Since this is my first blog post let me first introduce myself and explain how and why I came to work with Rescue Houston. I was born and grew up in The Netherlands. I am passionate about God, [...]
Thank you, Project Flourish!
On Sunday, March 18th, First Presbyterian Church of Houston publicly awarded $240,000 to advance the work of social entrepreneurs, locally and around the world. From 80 entrants, Project Flourish [...]
Rescue Houston’s 2018 Strategic Initiatives
The flow of our team at Rescue Houston has only increased in strength and speed since the beginning of 2018. We’ve adjusted quite well to our new corporate headquarters in Montrose and love [...]
Behind the Desk(BTD): Expectations & Reality
About a year and a half ago I learned about modern day slavery. This past January, I joined the Rescue Houston team as an intern for the spring semester. As a senior at Texas A&M University, [...]
Rescue Houston Surpasses Polaris National Trafficking Hotline
Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Anti-Human Trafficking Office recently provided the Polaris 2017 hotline statistics for the City of Houston. Last year, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received [...]