Projects

Considering that New York, California, Florida and Texas have the highest rates of child slavery in the nation, it is time for each of us to "Get REAL!"

Our "Get REAL!" campaign operates on a local level in New York City, but with increased resources we plan to expand the following programs to a national level:

Rescue

Rescue child trafficking victims

Empowerment

Work with kids in the South Bronx
Literacy Initiatives
Sports Days and Spa Nights
Self-esteem building workshops

Awareness

International conferences on human trafficking
National awareness campaigns
Local speaker series

Legislation

Engage voters and legislators in the cause of human trafficking

Our Sports Days cater to at-risk, abused, orphaned, poverty-stricken, and 9/11-affected children.

Our adopted Public School 134 in the Bronx, the Foundling Hospital, The Covenant House, Catholic Charities, GEMS, and The Harlem Dowling are among our beneficiaries.

Annual NYC Marathon

Since 2003, Media 4 Humanity has gathered thousands of volunteers and-at risk kids to cheer on runners at the finish line.

Sports Day at Chelsea Piers

100 kids from the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls agency, The Door program, and The Covenant House were treated to New York's best basketball and volleyball courts, batting cages, and a Mexican dinner. DeborahDavisvolunteering

Soccer Day with the MetroStars at the Meadowlands

Media 4 Humanity takes hundreds of children from the NY Foundling Hospital and children affected by 9/11 for playtime at The Meadowlands.

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Our spa nights cater to at-risk, abused, orphaned, poverty-stricken and trafficked girls.

At the end of the night, our participants leave feeling beautiful inside and out.

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Notes of Gratitude for Spa Night:

"Hello Ms. Rainey...thank you for speaking that night about posture and holding your head up high. You inspired me to go out and live my dreams... I am not at Covenant House anymore. I got up the nerve to the finally get up and do something about my situation. I moved to fulfill my dream of singing." --Letter from Anisha, former resident of The Covenant House

"This letter brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for involving me and inviting me to speak [about self-esteem] to these girls"--Courtney Rainey, Wilhelmina model

60% of urban school children in the US do not graduate from high school, and a staggering 68% of low-income inner city 4th graders cannot read at a basic level.

The biggest downturn in the education process occurs in the 4th grade. This means if we fail to get kids reading by the time they are nine years old, we will lose them for life! We Americans cannot afford this, socially or economically.

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Our literacy program caters to at-risk, abused, orphaned, poverty stricken and trafficked children. Our adopted PS 134 in the Bronx, the Foundling Hospital, the Covenant House, Catholic Charities, The Jewish Board of Family Services, GEMS, and The Harlem Dowling are among our beneficiaries.

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The Children in Chains Campaign Includes...

Building media awareness
Building public awareness
Conferences at the Harvard Club featuring survivors, the press and community leaders
Preparing and delivering "Recovery Baskets" of spa gifts to survivors
A neon letter writing campaign to Congress
Speaker series featuring brave survivors
Silent candlelight vigils
A non-fiction book we're currently writing

The Facts:

Most US trafficking victims are located in New York, Texas, Arizona, California, or Illinois.¹
Long Island is home to the second largest human trafficking ring prosecuted in the US.²
Because of their innocence, boys and girls are under 18 are easily exploited and trafficked. Many are restrained physically and/or psychologically, forced to work as prostitutes, strippers, domestic workers, sweatshop workers and/or farm laborers.
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