Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery and an estimated $150 billion dollar global business. According to the Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Victims of sex trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. Victims are young children, teenagers, men and women. Over 80% of victims in the US are recruited by a member of their own family or via a romantic relationship with a marriage proposition. 99% are never identified. 80% of survivors end up being re-victimized if they do not have a safe place to go. In stark contrast, there are currently less than 1000 spaces available, in the United States, dedicated solely to the rehabilitation and transition of trafficking survivors. There is a desperate need for services for the hundreds of thousands of victims of sex trafficking in the US, and recovery is a long and costly process.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Clinical Therapy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Clinical therapy programs involve the services of a licensed clinical therapist who use best practices for treating trauma, PTSD, dissociative disorders,borderline personality traits, and developing coping strategies. Some of the methods of therapy used include Eye Movement Desensitizationand Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy and Group Therapy.
Recreational Therapy
Recreational Therapy is an effective means of trauma healing, and Dahlia's Hope provides garden therapy, animal therapy, and art therapy. We have our own therapeutic animal farm, complete with goats, rabbits, pigs, horses, chickens, a farm manager and a full-time recreational therapist. We also partner with Courage Reins (Equine Assisted Therapy) to provide equine therapy for survivors. Therapy animals, and equine therapy in particular, help foster social participation, promote animal education, increase safe sensory processing, rebuild trust in safe physical touch through daily grooming and care and teach consistent daily life task. We also provide self defense training, weekly yoga classes, and adventure outings.
Educational Services
Some survivors were trafficked while they were children and were not afforded the ability to attend school. As a result, we have survivors who need to first obtain a high school diploma/GED before they can pursue long-term career and educational goals. We assist survivors by paying for courses, tutoring, the GED test, and other costs associated with obtaining a high school diploma. We also help with driver education neesd. For higher educational needs, we currently partner with Western Governors University Academy. They sponsor our survivors with scholarships to the Program for Academic and Career Advancement (PACA),a 4 month program that prepares survivors to re-enter formal education and provides college credit. We are also able to offer survivors full scholarships to Southern Utah University (SUU) and tutoring assistance.
Transitional and Emergency Housing
Dahlia's Hope owns a beautiful home to help house survivors. Our transitional home has 4 survivor beds and we also offer emergency housing vouchers for survivors of sex trafficking. Our transitional home operates with clinical oversight and survivors are involved with two weekly groups.
Vocational Training and Life Skills
- Assistance linking with local Vocational Rehabilitation
- Connect with volunteers for additional mentoring/training in desired professions
- Interview Training/Coaching
- Resume Assistance
- Life Skills Training
- Financial Coaching and Budgeting
- Financial management course
Trauma-Informed Medical and Dental Resources
- Partnership with a trauma-informed physician’s assistant and dentist
who both offer primary care to survivors
- Partnership with Chiro Heroes for free chiropractic care for survivors
Screening and Referral Services
o Screening and referrals to ensure appropriate program placement
o Needs Assessment/Individualized service plan to meet needs
o Connection to community resources and services
o Link to Financial Assistance through Dahlia’s Hope
o Link to Trauma-Informed Legal Services
o Access to government assistance
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of therapy hours provided to clients
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Clinical Therapy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of therapists or critical staff hired/retained annually
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Clinical Therapy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We aim to provide aftercare services to survivors of sex trafficking, including emergency housing, resources for medical or dental care, clinical therapy, educational or vocational training and life skills training- so that survivors may heal from their trauma and be able to succesfully re-enter society. Dahlia's Hope is the first organization in Utah that provides this kind of comprehensive aftercare for survivors, and one of the few in the United States.
Our organizational goals to accomplish this are to:
1) Increase organizational capacity to serve survivors
2) Increase the breadth and quality of services provided
3) Be good financial stewards of the funds we receive
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) We will increase organizational capacity by identifying and hiring critical administrative and clinical therapy staff for all of our programs to be fully staffed and available.
2) We will increase the breadth and quality of services by expanding the type of program and resources avaialble to survivors, and setting and tracking milestones of survivor progress in our programs.
3) We will be good financial stewards by keeping our administrative costs to under 20% of our annual budget, and by encouraging volunteerism by tracking and reporting on number of volunteers and volunteer hours annually.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2021 we were able to hire critical staff to scale Dahlia's Hope to a full time operation, including a full time Chief Operations Officer, and a full time clinical director. With clinical therapist, recreational therapist, theraputic animal services, resources for vocational and educational services, emergency housing and ability to provide access to medical and dental services, Dahlia's Hope has been successful in being a full-service aftercare provider for survivors. We also have a full-time volunteer coordinator to help with service hours, a full time clinical program director to oversee the work of 5 clinical therapists, and a farm manager to oversee the therapy animals, and an administrative and volunteer staff to manage events, website, fundraising, finances and social media/marketing.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Across 2019, 2020 and 2021 we increased our capacity to serve survivors by ten fold. We started with 3 survivors in 2019 and are now above 30 survivors served.
Our services began as emergency housing in 2019. They have since expanded to give access to medical and dental resources, vocational and job training, educational programs, and individual, group therapy and recreational therapy in 2020 and 2021.
Our volunteer hours have been over 4000 hours the last 2 years, with over 400 volunteers each year.
From the time we've been collecting financial data, our overhead costs have remained under 13% of our total budget.
Our first 3 years of existence have been critical growth and capacity building years. Now in our 4th year, we are equipped to deepen and maintain the growth we've seen.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Survivors of sex trafficking
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Case management notes,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
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Dahlias Hope Non Profit Inc
Board of directorsas of 09/28/2022
Steve Lindsay
Chris Anderson
Soulence Tax and Wealth Advisors
Ann Anderson
Matt Stockwell
Cherstyn Stockwell
Steve Lindsay
Caroline Marriott
Jacob Rogers
Layne Thompson
Sarah Shelden
Tessa White
Erik Schwobe
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