"Children of the Night is dedicated.... to assisting children between the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced to prostitute on the streets for food to eat and a place to sleep. Since 1979 we have rescued girls and boys from prostitution and the domination of vicious pimps. And we provide all programs with the support of private donations.
We are making a difference in the lives of hundreds of children each year. Our commitment to rescuing these children from the ravages of prostitution is shared with a small but committed group of detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Diego, other areas of California, Las Vegas, Portland, Billings, Montana; Seattle, Washington; Miami, New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Hawaii and Washington D.C. — all stops on the child prostitution circuit."
Child prostitutes require specialized care for effective intervention. Most of the children victimized by prostitution were first victimized by a parent or early caregiver. Most have been tortured by treacherous pimps, and many testify in lengthy court proceedings against the pimps who have forced them to work as prostitutes."
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UPDATE Summer 2014
Please note that we've added a SEX SLAVERY/TRAFFICKING list on our sidebar that includes other options for reporting sex slavery/trafficking or getting help! If you are being prostituted and you are reading this we know that you may have difficulty getting away. We suggest though that you do not have to go directly to the police for help. We are suggesting to you that you can go up to a librarian in a library and ask them to call the police for you - slip them a note if you have to - and that it's worth it to call 911 and get an ambulance to take you to a hospital - any way at all that you can get away from the persons trafficking you.
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