our shelter
From the outside, this shelter looks like a typical home in a neighborhood setting. It is located in an undisclosed location in Western Washington. The shelter is called “Nell’s House,” named for co-founder Rani Hong’s adoptive mother who gave her a fresh start and a hopeful future.
Donors have been instrumental in furnishing this house, including the Jernigan Foundation which provided furniture and Home Street Bank which helped fund the kitchen remodel.
A small army of professionals and volunteers have worked for over a year researching legalities, crafting protocols, and developing programs to help survivors in their recoveries.
Nell's House is not an emergency shelter, but rather long-term placement to help equip survivors will the necessary skills to transform their futures. As a transitional shelter for victims of human trafficking, Nell's House offers physical, spiritual, and psychological healing, as well as vocational training to prepare survivors to establish a life of independence and self-sufficiency.
Human trafficking survivors can come to Nell's House through several channels, including through local law enforcement, domestic violence centers, and government agencies such as the Department of Social and Health Services.
Through the educational efforts of our parent organization, the Tronie Foundation, our communities are learning how human trafficking affects us right in our own country. Recent studies and reports prove that modern day slavery exists here in the United States. More»
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