LIVE LIFE FREE
Supporting Survivors After Rescue Toward Stability, Dignity, and Choice
50 Million+
Humans are modern-day slaves.
40%
of trafficked children are sold by a family member.
80%
of survivors end up being revictimized if they do not have a safe place to go.
99%
are never identified.
Of the 1% who are identified, few receive care.
Of the 1% who are identified, few receive care.
Our Mission
Every survivor deserves more than rescue, they deserve a future they get to choose. You Are My Light builds trauma informed residential healing centers where survivors find safety, long term support, and a real path back to independence, because freedom isn't finished the moment exploitation ends. It's finished when a survivor is standing in a life they built themselves.
Giving Back Feels Good
Make a Donation
Your donation helps launch and sustain our pilot healing center, supporting safe pathways, restorative programs, and long-term recovery for survivors after rescue.
Become a Volunteer
Volunteers support our pilot center through administrative assistance, community education, professional expertise, and behind-the-scenes support that helps our foundation.
Become a Professional Partner
We collaborate with legal, housing, clinical, and care professionals who want to support survivors through expertise, referrals, and trusted partnership aligned with our pilot center.
Why Our Mission Matters
"As a survivor, having a safe place to talk about what happened to me was vital to my healing—a place where people knew how to listen without judgment. In a truly safe space, I was finally able to release everything I had been holding inside—and that release was essential to healing. Healing doesn’t happen on a timeline or inside a program; it happens through trust, consistency, and relationships built over time. You Are My Light understands this and is committed to building restoration alongside survivors, not just for them."
— Janelle A.