Peter
Thank you! Our donors continue to empower male survivors of the sex trade and support their healing from trauma. Because of you, we can walk alongside Peter and provide hope in a time of desperation. Peter had arrived in Chicago…
Finding Home: Jayden’s Story
A little more than four weeks ago, Jayden* was referred to us by an agency that recognized he had unique needs. For several years, he'd endured the trauma of trafficking and exploitation in Chicago and was desperate to be free.…
Craig
Craig* holds onto Hope. We’ve not heard the word “Hope” much in 2020. A global pandemic, civil unrest, and a news cycle that goes from bad to worse make it seem as if hope itself is under siege. It’s no…
Ryan
Ryan was trafficked as a boy. He grew up in an extremely abusive home and did whatever he could to get out of the house and avoid repeating. This meant he often found himself stealing and shoplifting to survive. After…
David
"I was always a good reader," David told us, as we had lunch this summer. "I struggled with all the other subjects when I was little, but I was a good reader because I had a lot of practice. I…
A Safe Haven
by Jacque Anderson, Kaio Member Jimmy comes to the Ministry Center almost every day that it is open and talks with us for hours. We play card games and discuss everything from healthy diets to fitness workouts, music to movies,…
The Right Time for Goodbye
by Heather Truex, former Kaio Member Goodbyes are hard. In my 27 years, I think the hardest thing I’ve had to learn is how to accept that goodbyes are part of life. I spent two years as a Kaio member…
The Man on the Corner
by Jacque Anderson, Kaio Member It was my first night of Outreach in Boystown—part of my interview for the Kaio program. I listened intently as Andrew, a man whom I’d just met who lives on the streets, talked about how…
What Horses Taught Me
by Heather Truex, Kaio Community Member When horses fight, the one that gets the other’s feet to move is dominant. Growing up with several of the beautiful beasts, I had to learn this quickly. The farm where I worked as…
Jesus in Disguise
by Br. Bede Thigpen, Order of Friars Minor Conventual and former Kaio Community Member As a Franciscan friar, I often hear the story of St. Francis and the leper—a pivotal event in Francis of Assisi’s life. The saint recounts in…