In Israel, over 4,000 youth are estimated to be victims of human trafficking, and another 3,000 minors report sexual abuse or assault. ELEM estimates the total number of youth victims to be exponentially higher. 

At ELEM, we believe no young person should face these horrors alone. That’s why ELEM operates 6 initiatives across 12 centers dedicated to youth affected by trafficking, exploitation, and abuse. Through these trauma-informed and extreme-risk programs, ELEM provides shelter to more than 500 young people escaping human trafficking, and over 10,000 hours of therapeutic support to survivors of sexual abuse. Our impact leads to long term change: 25% of young adults in our shelters quit exploitative sex work entirely, while 50% significantly reduced their reliance on it. 

Learn more about programs like HaLev (The Heart) 24/7 shelters, the Orshina Center for Male Survivors, Bayit Amiti (A Real Home), the Center for Sexual Violence, and more at elem.org/survivors-hope.  

Stand with American Friends of ELEM in raising awareness and providing critical support to the survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. Together, we can create a safer, more hopeful future for these youth.

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Today, your gift to ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is of critical importance to the youth we serve. They face tremendous challenges, such as domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect, bullying, homelessness and prostitution.

 

ELEM works with native-born secular and religious Jews; Christian and Muslim Arabs including Bedouins; immigrants, including those from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia; and the LGBT community. Many live on the streets and most will not seek help from traditional social service groups.

ELEM’s 280 professionals and over 1,700 volunteers don’t wait for referrals to treat these struggling youth, but seek them out on their turf — on the streets, in schools, on the Internet and at bars and nightclubs. Our 78 programs in 43 cities provide counseling, mentoring, vocational training and a safe space for Israeli youth to envision a positive future for themselves and become productive members of Israeli society. 

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