AWAST

The American Women Against Sex Trafficking Nonprofit Government Organization or AWAST is raising awareness for sex trafficking within women additionally raising funds to help investigate and rescue sex trafficking cases. AWAST supports children in the welfare system by informing them on the true dangers of the streets. A big issue is these children in foster care running away from home. Of course there is situations where they are not in a good situation at foster homes but this is why we do what we do. A lot of these children face neglect and abuse at these foster homes which is why we have partnered with the America Against Child Abuse Association or the AACAA. AACAA provides resources to look into when any child not just children in the welfare system are being abused. It also gives the general population things to look out for to notice if a child is possibly being neglected at home and step you can take to ensure these children will be safe. The portion of funds given to the AWAST is going towards money for programs kids can enrol in extra curricular activities. Things such as athletics can be quiet expensive and hard for a less fortunate child however it creates a better environment for the kid to feel less isolated. When they are apart of a team it can be proven to reduce the signs and symptoms of depression and stress which could cause a child to run away from home. Our main goal is to keep these children from running away however, if they are in an unsafe situation we want them to get help rather than going to the streets where they become more vulnerable to getting sex trafficked. 

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