Our 2017 Event Towards New Life was a joy-filled evening and a tremendous success. It was wonderful to spend our 10th Anniversary among so many supporters of our mission. Many thanks to everyone who attended or supported this year’s event! Anyone want to buy a 50/50 raffle ticket? President of the Board, Marianne C. Mocarski, […]
Last Thursday, we held our 2017 Event Towards New Life, which was an amazing display of support for our organization and the women we serve. (Stay tuned for more photos!) Here are some reasons our attendees gave for supporting LifeWay Network: Kenny Soule: “My wife got involved and through her I attended this event last […]
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the United Nations brings together experts from around the world to further gender equality and women’s empowerment. Sister Joan S. Dawber, founder and executive director of LifeWay Network, was an invited panelist at the March 22, 2017 event organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the […]
During April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we want to share important information about child sex trafficking. By many professionals in child welfare agencies, child sex trafficking is seen as an extreme case of child sexual abuse. A growing number of persons under the age of 18 are at high risk of exploitation and trafficking […]
Throughout generations, courageous women have fought for change in the world, challenging oppressive forces and working towards creating a better world that embraces equality and justice for all. In recent months we have seen the strength of women who have been inspired to work for change in the midst of unjust structures and discriminatory attitudes. […]
Read LifeWay Network Newsletters, featuring news about our work and human trafficking issues. Not receiving our emails? Sign up now for LifeWay Network emails. • • • • February E-Newsletter (Sent February 19, 2017) Featuring ‘How LifeWay Safe Houses Provide a True Home’ and Upcoming Events. • • • • January E-Newsletter (Sent January 8, […]
When a women escapes from a situation in which she is being trafficked, she often has no place to go. Here in New York City, we know that women survivors may be homeless and live on the streets, or may be referred to a city shelter. LifeWay Network responds to the critical need for housing […]
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery and a crime against humanity. It enslaves millions of men, women, and children for labor, sex, and other forms of exploitation in the United States and in other countries. Human trafficking is a crime that should have no place in the 21st century, and there are many […]
LifeWay Network was recently honored by a visit from Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Trafficking, during a recent nine day visit to the United States. Appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Ms. Giammarinaro is a human rights expert and judge in the civil court in Rome. […]
LifeWay House 1 recently held its annual reunion, a wonderful chance for previous house guests to come together and update each other on the ‘ins and outs’ of their lives since leaving LifeWay. For this year’s LifeWay House reunion, our devoted safe house volunteers also joined in the celebration. Bonds were formed that could not […]
