United States

Sex Industry Survivors' Anonymous
888-702-7273 (toll-free)
http://www.sexindustrysurvivors.com
Mission: Support groups for women and men who are currently in the sex industry and are trying to get out or who have already gotten out but are trying to find recovery. Membership requirement is a desire to leave the sex industry.
Services: Peer support meetings of survivors talking to one another. Meeting formats may be downloaded at no cost to all who want to set up local meetings.

Arizona

DIGNITY Programs
Phoenix Arizona
(Developing Individual Growth and New Independence Through Yourself)
Catholic Social Services
E-Mail: dignityprograms@diocesephoenix.org

DIGNITY House
602-224-5457
Mission: 24 hour highly structured, long term residential program focused on building self-esteem and self-sufficiency. It provides the physical and psychological distance necessary for women to interrupt the cycle of dependence, substance abuse and incarceration due to prostitution.

Prostitution Diversion Program
602-258-2785
Mission: Education, advocacy and case management for individuals arrested in the City of Phoenix on prostitution/solicitation charges. Focusing on life style change, self-sufficiency, addressing addictions and other supportive services.

DIGNITY Jail Outreach
602-224-5457
Mission: Educational Program based in the County Jail. Focusing on breaking the cycle of incarceration due to prostitution.

DIGNITY Street Outreach
602-224-5457
Mission: Providing resources for women and children actively engaging in prostitution.

California

Children of the Night
Los Angeles California
818-908-4474, 800-551-1300 (hotline)
http://www.childrenofthenight.org
Mission: Quitting prostitution is like quitting the Mafia. Dedicated to assisting children aged 11-17 who are sexually abused and who prostitute on the streets for food and shelter.
Services: shelter, rescue from pimps, counseling, GED preparation, ticket to go home, medical appointments, court appearances, se habla Espanol.

Mary Magdalene Project
South Gate, California
818-988-4970
http://www.prostitution-recovery.org
Mission: longterm residential rehabilitation program for women who want to leave prostitution
Services: food, clothing, shelter, medical care, individual and group counseling, job training for 18 months to 2 years

PROMISE
San Francisco California
415-522-6659
promise@sirius.com
Mission: Sexual exploitation of women occurs when women are coerced into and kept in through violence, prejudice and a lack of other options. Our mission is to support women who want to break out of harmful living situations and to a healthy life style.
Services: peer counseling, street outreach, referrals, support groups, clothing.

Safe House
San Francisco, California
415-643-7861
Mission: a clean and sober living community for women leaving prostitution
Services: housing for up to 4 months, food, clothing, life skills and self empowerment groups, case management.

Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE)
San Francisco California
415-905-5050
sage@dnai.com
Mission: committed to improving the lives of women who are survivors of sexual exploitation, violence, and prostitution.
Peer support, referrals, day treatment program, clothing assistance, massage, acupuncture. community education.

District of Colombia

Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS)
Washington DC
202-232-8150
Mission: to assist young women and men up to and including age 21 in Washington, DC who choose to leave prostitution.
Services: street outreach, referrals, legal assistance, peer support, job preparation, emergency housing, food, clothing.

Hawaii

Sisters Offering Support (SOS)
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 941-5554
http://www.soshawaii.org
Mission: prostitution prevention and intervention through education and awareness.
Services: Individual counseling and peer group support, referral to community resources, crisis line, community education.

Illinois

Advocates for Prostituted Women and Girls
Chicago, Illinois
PO Box 268807, Chicago Illinois 60626
Phone: 773-764-0987
Mission: young women's empowerment group for teen girls and young women who have traded sex for money and survival
Services: support group, phone support, childcare, transportation assistance.

Genesis House
Chicago Illinois
773-281-3917
email: residential@genesishouse.org
Mission: provide an environment for women caught in systems of prostitution so they can make a free choice; and to help those who choose to leave prostitution by offering services and support.
Services: crisis shelter, long-term residential program, assessment, referrals, outreach.

Maryland

You Are Never Alone (YANA)
Baltimore, Maryland
410-566-7973
Mission: reach out in love to women suffering the traumas and dangers of the street , offering alternatives to those who are interested in change.
Services: peer support, group counseling, crisis intervention, referrals, legal, housing and employment services.

Minnesota

Breaking Free
St. Paul Minnesota
651-645-6557
breaking@qwest.net
Mission: fights commercial sexual exploitation by providing direct services for all prostituted women and girls and by educating the community to recognize prostitution as systematic violence against women.
Services: Afro-centric, case management, support groups, housing, mentorship, community court, school for johns.

Prostitution to Independence, Dignity and Equality (PRIDE)
Minneapolis Minnesota
612-728-2062
Services: social services, case management, support group, court intervention and diversion, transitional housing, mental health therapy, development of public policy and legal proposals regarding prostitution.

Volunteers of America Women's Recovery Center
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota
612-721-6328
mn-fjc@excite.com
Residential program with chemical dependency treatment, mental health therapy, living skills.

VERONICA'S Voice
(Victims Exploited Recovering On Needed Individual Counseling And Services)
Greater Kansas City Area
913-940-0505 in Kansas City
816-728-0004 MO Answered 24 hours
veronicasvoice@yahoo.com

Our mission is to partner with victims of prostitution and encourage them to make lifestyle changes, which lead to recovery of mind, body and spirit. Survivors of the sex industry designed and operate the program. Services include: 24 hour crisis line; drop-in center; street out reach; peer counseling; support groups; referrals; court advocacy; diversion programs; john school and community education.

Nebraska

Salvation Army Wellspring Program
3612 Cuming, Omaha Nebraska 68131
402-898-5871
Mission: Advocacy and support for women, men, and their families as they are in process of escaping prostitution. Also offer services to those who solicit prostitution.
Services: Holistic approach, using group therapy, case managment, individual and family therapy, limited material assistance, monthly outings, transportation, referrals.

Nevada

Sex Workers Anonymous (formerly called Prostitutes Anonymous)
Las Vegas, Nevada
recoveryfromsexwork@hotmail.com
http://www.sexworkersanonymous.com
(702) 438-1470
P.O. Box 3279 North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89036 USA
Mission: To provide support for those who are leaving sex work.
Services: Peer support by ex-sex workers, group meetings for support, and a recovery book like AA's Big Book that has stories in it from ex-sex workers who detail how they got out of the industry and their adjustments afterwards.

New York

Paul and Lisa
New York, New York
860-767-7660, 800-518-2238
paulandlisaprogram@snet.net
Transitional living services

Oregon

Council for Prostitution Alternatives (CPA)
Portland Oregon
Phone 503-282-1082
cpa1999@teleport.com
Mission: support women and children affected by the sex industry to find safer, healthier life paths by exploring alternatives in a safe and supportive structure.
Services: case management, emergency services, educational and peer support group

Lola Greene Baldwin Foundation for Recovery
Portland, Oregon,
P.O. Box 42393 Portland, OR USA 97242
Phone: 503-236-7244
http://www.prostitutionrecovery.org
p_barrera2000@yahoo.com
Mission: To help people escape prostitution, survive, and recover from its long-term effects. To provide education about the effects of prostitution on those used in it, and its effects on the larger community.
Services: Crisis intervention, case management, legal advocacy, community education programs. Drop-in center is open to people of any age, gender, sexual orientation, whether currently prostituting, or prostituted in the past. We have male and female staff, as well as survivor and nonsurvivor staff.

Wisconsin

Respect
Madison Wisconsin
608-283-6435
Referrals, case management

Agencies outside of Canada and USA offering services to women and children escaping prostitution

Philippines

Bukal
Quezon City, Philippines
http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~win/bukal.htm
Mission: to act as a catlyst towards the formation of a nurturing organization of prostituted women in Quezon City grounded in a human rights and feminist perspective.
Services: help women to understand the gender issues in prostitution, to know and assert their human rights, regain their self-worth and make decisions in their lives according to the options they themselves define.

Costa Rica and Mexico

Casa Alianza / Covenant House
PO Box 025216, Miami Florida 33102-5216
Phone in Costa Rica: +506-253-5439 or 253-6338
http://www.casa-alianza.org
Mission: defends and rehabilitates street children in Mexico and Central America, with regional office in San José, Costa Rica.

South Africa

The House
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.yesunet.org/thehouse
Mission: retrieve girl children and young women from prostitution and drug abuse. We endeavor to be a one-stop centre where youth care workers can refer clients to resources or offer direct assistance.
Services: meals, overnight shelter, individual and group counselling, HIV education. The House also operates a 3-month shelter program where employment skills and life skills are taught.

List compiled by Melissa Farley PhD, Prostitution Research & Education (PRE) http://www.prostitutionresearch.com San Francisco California USA.
Contact PRE at mfarley@prostitutionresearch.com to contribute information on additional agencies. Updated 5-5-01