Stories of Resilience: The Underground Celebrates 3,000 Visits
Meet Amy*. Unimaginable challenges and unspeakable traumas have marked Amy’s journey. Trafficked from a young age, she endured a nomadic existence, forced to move from state to state, and robbed of the stability and safety every child deserves. But at 17, Amy found a glimmer of hope – an advocacy agency connected her with the […]
A Conversation with Unbound Advocates
Unbound Houston Advocate Xala shared how she is able to help survivors find resources and healing in a society where “most people don’t slow down enough to just walk next to them.”
Xala described her position as an “advocate case manager.”
“I’m somebody who can walk next to them and help guide them in their daily journey of merging back to society,” she said.
According to Xala, this can range from having a cup of coffee together to discuss how the survivor is feeling, to driving them to an interview. She said that she focuses on “taking them from point A to point B,” which sometimes means enrolling them in a GED program, assisting them throughout the process of obtaining a driver’s license, and helping them find basic resources like food and shelter.