Forging Ahead
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Thanks to your ardent support, we are able to provide the best care in the nation for child survivors of sex trafficking. Now in our third year of operation, we are eager to share with you our lessons and successes over the past year, as well as an exciting organizational change that will further advance our mission of hope and healing for child survivors of sex trafficking.
Our New President & COO
As we seek to simultaneously strengthen our model at The Refuge Ranch and expand our mission beyond Texas, it became clear that we needed an experienced, forthright and compassionate leader to inspire continued innovation and excellence among our staff.
Amazingly, after a six-month, nationwide search and consideration of over 150 candidates, we discovered that the best candidate to join our team as President & Chief Operating Officer already lived in Austin.
Danielle Owens joined our team on February 1st and is already making a profound impact on our staff. She comes to The Refuge for DMST™ from her most recent position as Chief Program Officer of LifeWorks, where she optimized programs and community partnerships to help youth experiencing homelessness achieve self-sufficiency. Her experience and expertise will be a tremendous asset to our organization as we forge ahead.
Brooke Crowder will remain serving as the CEO of The Refuge for DMST, working closely with Danielle over the next few months, then transitioning to focus on opportunities to expand our mission beyond Texas.
As our model at The Refuge proves strong, other states, nonprofit organizations and foundations want to emulate our success. This expansion of our mission and the creation of more healing communities for trafficked children around our country is made possible thanks to your unwavering support.
2020 Impact Report
There is no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. At The Refuge for DMST™, it is not part of our DNA to get comfortable or to think we have all the answers.
We continually strive to grow, improve our processes, and find new ways to bring our community together to care for our most vulnerable children.
In this, our second annual Impact Report, we want to show you our mission in action, how our work endured and adapted during the pandemic, plus a glimpse of our bright future ahead.
We hope you will take the time to read our report and pass it along to your community.