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 human 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 300,000 children are victimized by sex trafficking every year. 40% of children are trafficked by a family member. 99% are never identified. Of the 1% who are identified, few receive care. 80% of survivors end up being re-victimized if they do not have a safe place to go. Dahlia’s Hope focuses on treating survivors of sex trafficking; the Dahlia’s Hope aftercare program is designed to meet the unique needs of these survivors, with the aim to help them heal from their trauma and provide the resources they need and be able to successfully re-enter society.
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
Dahlia’s Hope provides holistic aftercare services to survivors of sex trafficking who are ready to create a new life, including a focus on therapy and trauma recovery. Clinical therapy programs specifically involve the services of a licensed clinical therapist who assess survivor needs and create an individual treatment. Some of the methods of therapy used include Eye Movement Desensitizationand Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which has been shown to be particularly effective in trauma recovery, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Group Therapy. Recreational Therapy is also an effective means of trauma healing, and Dahliah's Hope provides garden therapy, animal therapy, and art therapy.
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
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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.
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 survivors 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. We have served more than 35 survivors. With clinical therapist, recreational therapist, theraputic animal services, resources for vocational and educational services, 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 2/2/2022
Steve Lindsay
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