About
All services provided by Into The Light are designed to foster trauma-informed, long-term relationships with children whose lives have been impacted by the trauma of the sex industry in Arkansas. The vast majority of the children we serve are Arkansans, though we serve any child regardless of where their trafficking occurred.
We are committed to seeing an end to the sex trafficking of children, no matter the cost.
“…Just to be myself again.”
“Having someone on my side and loving me unconditionally is a feeling I never felt until Into The Light. My Advocate fights for me. She doesn’t give up on me like others do. I’m getting away from trouble just to be myself again.” -Client
“Thank you for being there for me and just giving me strength to go on. I love you.”
“When I was being trafficked my emotions were always crazy. I never really understood what I was feeling at the time. Being that my pimp was my mother I didn’t really know that it was happening. My self confidence on a daily basis was constantly going down. At the time I didn't feel like I deserved anything better. Overcoming trafficking is not a fast thing, it takes time and effort. There will always be times where you think that there isn’t nothing beside that life style, however there is a way out. The most important thing is love and support. I thank God because I could have never done it without Into The Light.” - Client
In 2021, Into The Light:
Sought to end child trafficking in 16 counties in Arkansas
Served 160 female children and 5 male children in northcentral and northwest Arkansas
Provided
1,348 hours of trauma-informed advocacy
1,976 hours of mentorship
317 hours of Parent/Guardian Support
100 highly specialized therapy sessions
303 hours of crisis intervention assistance
789 instances of transportation support
510 individuals trained to understand, identify, and support children victimized by human trafficking
54 children at high risk for exploitation were reached through our Enlightened Prevention Presentation
In-person crisis intervention was provided to 65 sexually exploited minors, assisting them in devising an immediate safety plan so they are less vulnerable to the dangers typically associated with sexual exploitation, including violence, traffickers, suicide, drugs, alcohol, and being exploited for the production of child pornography.
