The Freedom Blog

Thirty-eight million Americans live below the poverty line. Millions more are one missed paycheck away from crisis.

Human trafficking is often misunderstood as something survivors can simply walk away from, but the psychological reality is complex. Trauma bonding, formed through cycles of abuse and control, can make leaving feel unsafe or impossible. Survivors may also face long-term trauma, affecting trust, identity, and mental health. Language and creative expression can shape healing and self-perception. Understanding this shifts focus from blame to empathy and recognizes recovery as a

Labor trafficking is not only a human rights violation, it is an economic one. It runs like a market: supply, demand, profit margins, reinvestment. The difference is that its workers are owned rather than paid. And that single distinction quietly hollows out the global economy from the inside. Picture two economies running side by side. The first one is visible: wage laws, tax filings, labor inspections, quarterly reports. The second operates in its shadow, impersonating it w

Last Thursday, I asked the High School girls in the Young Women’s Empowerment Academy a question, and their answer made me so mad. Not at them, but at the predators that they have to deal with on the daily basis. I said, “How many of you have ever been approached by a grown man... like, in real life? Not online. I mean walking to the store, at the mall, when you're leaving school, anywhere?” Almost every single hand went up. I’m talking about GROWN MEN in their mid to late

Sextortion is one of the fastest-growing forms of exploitation in the world. Every week, hundreds of new cases are reported to the...

Every day, an average of 55 children go missing from the United States Foster Care System. 20,000 kids every year, gone with little to no effort in bringing them home. Too often, these disappearances are written off as brief episodes of rebellion, when in reality vulnerable youth end up in the hands of traffickers. Designed as a protective system, foster care has, in too many cases, become a pipeline to child sex trafficking.

Hey there! I'm Ms. Kelly, and I want to have a REAL conversation with you! Let’s be real—being online is awesome. Whether you’re watching...

Kelly Diane Galloway, founder of Project Mona’s House, has been appointed to NY’s Task Force on Missing BIPOC Women & Girls.

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Often, abuse doesn’t just happen. It is methodically planned out by the predator, often across long periods of time. Grooming and human...

"Human trafficking is not just a crime; it is clearly an issue of health and public health," Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special...

At the 2024 FreeTHEM Gala, Project Mona’s House debuted the “What Were You Wearing?” Exhibit, curated by Bella LaFreniere x Kelly Diane...

You’ve heard us talk a lot about the Equality Model & the importance of this incredible survivor-informed legislation, but it's time for...

This year on April 24th, millions of people will wear denim as part of the #DenimDay campaign, including our Project Mona’s House team –...

New reports are emerging that show that virtual currencies are increasingly being used in human trafficking.

My boyfriend is in love with me and I’m in love with him. We’ve been together for eight months, and he buys me pretty much anything I...

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Two years ago, I began my journey with Project Mona’s House as a Legal Intern, researching cases of women and girls experiencing double...

I could sit here and write to you about the statistics of human trafficking, how’s it’s a 150 Billion dollar industry made of buying and...

My name is Annabella Bogart, and I am honored to be the Outreach Coordinator at Project Mona's House. Just four months ago when I first...