by pskadmin | Oct 29, 2017 | News
SummaryThe Amara Legal Center provides free legal services to both survivors of sex trafficking and to sex workers. In approaching the debate on the decriminalization of prostitution and related crimes, Amara supports legislative reforms to prevent our clients from...
by pskadmin | Oct 26, 2017 | News
What’s your background?My passion for this work began at an internship for Veronica’s Voice, an organization assisting women in the commercial sex industry, when I was a freshman in college. My experiences there led to a year in Prague, Czech Republic building a...
by pskadmin | Oct 25, 2017 | News
The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors and the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) have received a joint three-year grant totaling more than $1.3 million from the U.S. Department...
by pskadmin | Oct 13, 2017 | Events
On November 30, 2017, Amara hosted a Wine around the World event. The evening featured a wine tasting, silent auction and a presentation about the work of Amara. All proceeds raised during the event will go towards supporting the mission and vision of Amara. MORE...
by pskadmin | Oct 9, 2017 | News
On September 21, the DC Council Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing to discuss the Trafficking Survivors Relief Amendment Act of 2017. This legislation introduces a very important vacatur statute that would allow human trafficking survivors...
