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Our Mission Statement:

As a non-profit outreach of The Corridor, The Genesis Project exists to offer hope for a new life to young women and girls involved in Domestic Minor Sex-Trafficking (DMST) in the South King County area.

There are three phases to The Genesis Project:

  • Phase 1: Rescue - Once rescued, victims will be able to utilize the 24 hour drop-in center to access hot meals, showers, laundry facilities, and a place to rest in a safe, stable environment. They will receive counseling and encouragement as well as access to any and all resources that are available through our other non-profit partners.

  • Phase 2: Renew and Restore - Referral to transitional housing that is already established. As funding is received we will build our own housing which will be long term and outside the normal areas of prostitution to offer normal living conditions in a loving environment.

  • Phase 3: Education and Release - After a victim has been enrolled in the long term housing we will offer them the option of taking classes from our educational faclility. This facility will offer them the ability to get their GED as well as other Job and life skill training. They will be able to choose something that they are passionate about and upon completion we will assist them in job placement. Once released, they will receive support from the Genesis Project for as long as they wish.

How we got started:

In the summer of 2009, members of the Corridor, a local nonprofit community outreach center, were discussing the most prevalent needs seen in the South King County area. During the discussion, Deputy Andy Conner brought to light the issue of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST). Young girls, ranging in age from 11-24, were being picked up for prostitution charges on a weekly basis. With no alternative, these young girls were being taken to jail.

Equipped with compassion and the desire for change, the Corridor, along with Deputy Conner, began to research the issue of DMST. There had to be an alternative; these girls could not continue to be criminalized when they were in fact victims of slavery.

In January of 2010 The Corridor and local law enforcement came up with the alternative: a 24-hour drop-in center that was able to provide victims of DMST with the care that they needed and the hope for a new life. This is now known as The Genesis Project.


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