“We show up with our hammers, crowbars, electric drills, work boots and knee pads,” Peddle said in a news release. The Knights of Columbus got involved with the project after its members were approached by the nephew of Joel Peddle, the chancellor of Council 4358. It is a ministry of the Atlanta Dream Center. Women stay about three weeks before moving into a long-term program with supportive counseling, spiritual restoration, parenting and job skills development and GED classes to start a new life. The house supports victims with offering a safe haven, clothing, medical treatment and representation for legal needs. The Out of Darkness ministry aims to help women with “the love and support of a new family,” said its website. The spacious new home will serve up to a dozen women, according to its Facebook video. It’ll be the second house set up by Out of Darkness, a Christian organization.
Both focus on aiding sex-trafficking victims. The volunteers work with Out of Darkness and the Freedom Now Movement. The council members refurbished an eight-acre property into a refuge, with fresh coats of paint and clearing a restful walking path around the grounds.ĭavid Hall said his hope is the council members make the lives of the women served at the safe house “a little more tranquil.” They made repeated trips to what will be a new, larger safe house for women desiring to escape trafficking. Seeing the need, members of the council gave up weekends. In 2018, 375 cases were reported and 903 phone calls or texts for aid referenced Georgia, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline Resource Center. There are actually things you can do about it,” said Philip Lee, the grand knight of the council. Thomas More Church, Decatur, are rolling up their sleeves to work on a new safe house for women caught in the commercial sex industry.
Men with Knights of Columbus Thomas O’Reilly Council 4358 at St. Hartmayer OFM Conv.ĪTLANTA-Metro Atlanta has earned a reputation as a hub of human trafficking and related criminal activity in the shadows of conventions, sporting events and the bustling, international airport.
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