{"id":1461,"date":"2021-08-24T23:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2021-08-25T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T04:03:07","slug":"turning-san-diegos-sex-trade-upsidedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/turning-san-diegos-sex-trade-upsidedown\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning San Diego&#8217;s sex trade UPSIDEDOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210824-lucas-davies-San-Diego1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210824-lucas-davies-San-Diego1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210824-lucas-davies-San-Diego1024-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210824-lucas-davies-San-Diego1024-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rare turn of events, a former strip club in the city of San Diego is being remodeled into the San Diego Freedom Center &#8211; a non-profit center serving sex trafficking victims.  Doesn&#8217;t that just smack of wonderful irony?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reporting by Dave Schwab on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sdnews.com\/view\/full_story\/27816119\/article-Former-strip-club-redressed-to-help-sex-trafficking-victims?instance=pb\" target=\"_blank\">sdnews.com<\/a>,  the center will be a clearinghouse for victims to receive information and assistance with housing, counseling, educational opportunities, and job placement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is scheduled to be done by fall of 2022 according to Kristen Zimmerman, executive director of the center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zimmerman explains:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;As a nonprofit, the center is compelled by the belief that human trafficking can and will be eliminated in San Diego and survivors will receive the holistic support they need to flourish. The San Diego Freedom Center will provide free resources specifically for female survivors, age 18 and older, for their holistic needs in mind. Center staff will provide trauma-informed counseling, life skills, and job training, intensive case management to connect survivors to medical, legal, and educational resources, as well as basic needs like food, safe shelter, and clothing.&#8221;<br><br>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdnews.com\/view\/full_story\/27816119\/article-Former-strip-club-redressed-to-help-sex-trafficking-victims?instance=pb#ixzz74WBrJYbT\">San Diego Community News Group &#8211; Former strip club redressed to help sex trafficking victims<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-5a90eff ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-5a90eff hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#0693e3 !important;height:3px !important;width:100% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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