Hope Rising has made significant progress on renovations at The Haven, the future home of our stabilization and assessment center for girls who have endured the trauma of exploitation through commercial sex trafficking.  The renovations made to date were all funded through contributions from generous community...

335th District Court Judge Dismisses All Derivative Claims by Terminated Executive Director   Brenham, TX -- On March 1, 2021, the 335th District Court in Washington County determined that Sherri Clement, a former executive director of Hope Rising, had no standing to bring the derivative action that...

I recently heard the CV -19 shutdown referred to as “America’s Invitation to Detox”.   In his sermon entitled, A Family being Formed and Fruitful | Acts 5:12-42 Pastor Dave Tooker makes the example that these weeks without sports, school, travel, in person gatherings or a normal...

Hope Rising a 501c3 anti-sex trafficking organization and licensed Foster Care Agency just completed an in-depth three-month audit with the third-party firm of Seidel Schroeder Certified Public Accountants, rated A+ with the Better Business Bureau. We are pleased to have earned the Silver Seal of Transparency in...

Hope Rising a nonprofit 501c3 anti-sex trafficking organization and licensed child placement agency has announced November 13th as the date for their 2020 Annual Boots & Bells Fundraising Gala. The venue, Deep In The Heart Farm sits on 150 acres of rolling hills with a seasonal creek, majestic oaks, and...

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April, 2020 Hope Rising, a 501c3 faith-based nonprofit has announced plans to open the first-of-its-kind Emergency Assessment & Stabilization Center (EASC) for children and youth rescued from sex trafficking.   This secluded facility will provide emergency services including in-house triage,...

7 Practical Tips for Talking with Your Child About Human Sex Trafficking Human sex-trafficking is not an easy subject to discuss – with anyone – much less young children. The subject can be overwhelming and uncomfortable.  These 7 age appropriate strategies can help start the conversation. #1 You...

Original Content by the Rutherford Report. Written by John W. Whitehead  January 2020 “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.”—John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children There can only be one winner emerging from this year’s Super...

SAVE THE DATE for this Family Style Western Weekend & Ride for Hope, benefitting the anti-human sex trafficking non-profit organization Hope Rising.  Date: April 4th-5th, 2020 Location: 7IL Ranch located in Washington, Texas Tickets on sale soon! Grab your boots, hitch the camper and make plans to...