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Community Relief · In partnership with RVSL Foundation

Anti-Trafficking & Survivor Care

Where freedom begins: restoring the lives of sexually trafficked women and youth. Rooted Faith Foundation stands with RVSL Foundation's residential program as survivors rebuild their lives, rediscover their worth, and reclaim their future.

Reversing Cycles. Redeeming Pain. Rewriting Stories. Reclaiming Futures.

The Heart Behind the Work

More than rescue

Sexual human trafficking is one of the most devastating forms of modern-day slavery — a hidden crisis that destroys identity, dignity, and hope. Survivors do not simply escape a dangerous situation; they emerge from years of manipulation, violence, coercion, and trauma that rewires how they see themselves and the world around them.

RVSL Foundation's anti-trafficking residential program exists to be a place where survivors are not defined by their past, but invited into restoration, safety, and freedom. Their approach is rooted in the belief that healing requires more than rescue — it requires a safe home, dignified community, trauma-informed care, and spiritual renewal.

The Story Behind the Mission

From foster care camps to restorative homes

The RVSL Foundation was born from the redeemed stories of its founders, Bryan and Haley Jarrett, who learned firsthand that God can transform even the deepest wounds into purpose.

That mission first took root in 2008 through Lonesome Dove Ranch, a camp ministry giving children in the foster care system a place to feel safe, valued, and known — often for the first time.

As RVSL grew, Bryan and Haley recognized another urgent need: the devastating trauma carried by survivors of human trafficking. Their vision widened once more — to build long-term restorative homes where survivors can rebuild their lives safely and with dignity.

Survivors don't just need a place to rest their head — they need a beginning.

  • A beginning marked by safety, compassion, structure, and belonging.
  • A beginning where someone believes in their worth long before they are able to believe it themselves.
  • A beginning rooted in the hope and healing of Christ.

That vision — a place where restored lives take root — is the heartbeat of RVSL's residential program.

Why This Work Matters

Rescue is only the beginning

Trafficking survivors often emerge from environments marked by violence, manipulation, and deep psychological control. Rescue solves the immediate crisis — but without comprehensive, long-term care, most survivors face a second battle just as hard as the first.

Many survivors have experienced

  • Repeated sexual and physical abuse
  • Complex trauma from coercion or threats
  • Disrupted education and employment
  • Substance exposure or addiction
  • Isolation from healthy community
  • Learned fear, shame, and survival behaviors

Without ongoing care, most face

  • Housing instability
  • Re-victimization
  • Mental health crises
  • Limited economic opportunity
  • Difficulty trusting others
  • Challenges reintegrating into society

For true restoration, survivors need long-term, holistic, trauma-informed support that addresses the mind, body, and spirit. This is the gap RVSL is uniquely positioned to fill — and it is why Rooted Faith Foundation gives to this work.

How Healing Happens

A pathway toward lasting restoration

Healing is not a linear process. It requires environments designed to address trauma from every angle — physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. RVSL's program integrates evidence-based practices with faith-driven compassion.

Trauma-Informed Therapeutic Support

Compassionate, evidence-based care helps survivors process trauma and regain emotional stability.

Safe Residential Community

A structured, nurturing environment ensures survivors feel protected, respected, and supported.

Holistic Restorative Programming

Whole-person activities help survivors heal emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Spiritual Renewal

Spiritual care restores identity, hope, and purpose through unconditional love and truth.

Skill Building & Prep for Independence

Empowering survivors with the tools and confidence needed for a stable, self-sufficient future.

Healthy Relationship Repair

Supportive guidance helps survivors build safe connections and confidently re-enter healthy community life.

Every Gift Builds a Future

Four critical areas of care

Investment in this initiative activates four areas of care that carry a survivor from crisis to independence.

Immediate Safety

  • Emergency essentials
  • Secure housing
  • 24/7 trauma-informed staff

Holistic Healing

  • Therapy and mental health services
  • Group curriculum and discipleship
  • Therapeutic riding and art therapy

Education & Workforce Development

  • GED programs
  • Skills training
  • College or trade enrollment support

Long-Term Independence

  • Job readiness
  • Financial literacy
  • Transitional housing pathways

Our Part

Standing with this work

In December 2025, Rooted Faith Foundation made two grants to RVSL Foundation in support of its work with survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking — an initial gift, followed later in the month by additional support to help sustain ongoing care and restoration for the people this ministry serves.

Since 2008, RVSL has been transforming the lives of thousands of exploited children entrusted to its care. Through its restorative care home, that same experience is being poured into survivors of sexual human trafficking — ensuring each one receives the care, dignity, and support she deserves. Where there are currently only heartbreaking statistics, there will be names, faces, and lives forever changed.

To learn more about RVSL Foundation, visit RVSLfoundation.org.

Help build a beginning

Every gift helps carry a survivor from crisis to independence — from safety, through healing, to a future reclaimed.

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