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...
by pskadmin | Oct 9, 2017 | News
On September 18th 2017, the Amara Legal Center and Courtney’s House hosted the book launch of Jessica L Voker’s book “Welcome to the Game: Then She Changed It,” at Busboys at Poets. Jessica, a former client of the Amara Legal Center, has published a riveting...
