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- EIN 20-3596433
- (818) 986-5683
- Po Box 5311 Sherman Oaks CA 91413-5311 USA
- www.iamatreasure.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Human Services
Mission: Treasures is a unique, faith-based outreach and support group for women in the sex industry, including victims of commercialized sexual exploitation and trafficking. Treasures is the only organization of its kind in the los angeles area. It is based in the san fernando valley, the adult industry capital of the world, and it is one of the few survivor-led organizations in the country. Our mission is to encourage women through the discovery of their value and purpose by providing spiritual inspiration, resources and referrals to professional services.
Programs: Our outreach efforts are focused on strip clubs, juvenile detention centers, the porn industry and in online forums where women and girls are exploited and solicited for sex. Each year, treasures reaches 5,000-7,000 women working in 170 strip clubs in los angeles and las vegas. We give them gift bags filled with cosmetics, jewelry and the simple message that they are loved, valued and purposed, and that support is available to them. We bring this same message of hope to commercially sexually exploited children (csec) during our outreaches in juvenile detention centers, as well as in online forums, and to an hiv testing site for women in porn. Furthermore, we provide training and mentoring to leaders across the globe in order to equip them to develop sex industry outreaches in their community. A national training seminar was conducted in march 2017. We have helped launch outreaches in more than 90 cities on 6 continents. A comprehensive, global, online resource directory ensures that the outreaches treasures has trained and the women collectively served, have access to a wide variety of support to equip them on their recovery journey.
care program - treasures hosts a weekly, therapist-led support group, 40 weeks out of the year, conducted in 10-week sessions. Through the support group, we serve approximately 24 women annually. Additionally, treasures provides mentoring, support, referrals and individualized care packages filled with books and resources to approximately 150 women who contact us each year. Our annual "care retreat", led by a spiritual formation director, provides an opportunity for women to come together in community, to connect with women outside the sex industry and to deepen their faith. Partnerships are built with other churches and organizations (including the outreaches we have trained and mobilized) in order to work together in our efforts to equip and empower women through a nationwide network of support. We also partner with two wings, to empower the women we serve to identify and pursue their dream vocation through life skills classes and career training workshops, creating the path for a life of financial and physical independence.
support to other groups - treasures provides donations to multiple nonprofits whose missions are providing assistance in the areas of hunger, orphans, vulnerable women and human trafficking.