Author Archives: Next Step
Value of Employment Experience
Author: Susan Hendry “For The Sparrows is a social enterprise under Next Step Ministries that directly empowers survivors of sexual exploitation through employment in our production line. Often the women in the program make great strides in healing and recovery but struggle to become financially self-sufficient due to various employment barriers and economic vulnerabilities. OurContinue reading “Value of Employment Experience”
Economic Empowerment and Survivor Microenterprises
Author: Bailea Tayler Economic empowerment is an ongoing barrier for women survivors of sexual exploitation. At NSM, we believe in the creative inspiration of each woman and have developed a microenterprise program to support entrepreneurship in our participants. There are four times more women entrepreneurs today than 40 years ago, and the majority of smallContinue reading “Economic Empowerment and Survivor Microenterprises “
Staff Spotlight: Denise
Author: Susan Hendry As a small business owner, Denise Cormier knows what it’s like to feel satisfaction in her work and experience joy in what she has created. She also knows how much being a part of a grassroots business has built up her own confidence and abilities. This is the vision that she hasContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Denise”
Volunteer Spotlight: Sparrow House Live-in’s
Author: Bailea Tayler In 2021, our live-in’s completed a combined total of 11,232 hours of volunteer time. This is not only an incredible contribution to the work that NSM is able to do, but also an incredible sacrifice these two women make for the sake of loving survivors of sexual exploitation. Allow us to introduceContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Sparrow House Live-in’s “