Featuring organizations and companies that are actively working to help end modern-day slavery and empower survivors
This past December, I participated in a campaign known as Dressember, which is a worldwide movement to not only raise awareness about human trafficking but to also raise funds to support organizations currently working on the front lines. Dressember is centered around a style challenge where you wear a dress or tie every day of…
Continue reading ➞ I Wore a Dress for 43 Days, Here’s What I Learned
Next Step Ministries is an organization working in Calgary, AB, to help women exit sexual exploitation and rediscover what they’ve buried deep within themselves. They also hold an extraordinary place in my heart because I got the immense privilege to be a live-in at one of their houses for the tail end of 2017. The…
With so much talk about the hurt and pain in our world, it can be easy to get bogged down in the problems instead of continuing forward in our fight for justice. Every Friday in the month of December, I'll be highlighting a company or organization that's working hard to bring hope and freedom to…
With so much talk about the hurt and pain in our world, it can be easy to get bogged down in the problems instead of continuing forward in our fight for justice. Every Friday in the month of December, I'll be highlighting a company or organization that's working hard to bring hope and freedom to…
530,000. That’s the average number of children in the U.S. foster care system at any given time. Of those 530,000 children, 81% of them will be sexually abused during their time in the Child Welfare System. These boys and girls are some of the most vulnerable members of our society; often times being taken out…
You all know that I love a good subscription box, especially when it’s one that not only has great items in it but also has a great cause behind it. I did a post about the Arise box (which you can read about here), but I have another box to share with you! I want…
Do you know who made your clothes? I’m not talking about the brand that’s splayed across the front of your sweater or is embroidered onto the tag off your jeans. I’m talking about the hands that stitched it all together, the person who hunched over a sewing machine to create the articles of clothing you…
Why are you so passionate about such an awful topic? Do you need to be talking about that, aren’t there more qualified people out there? I don’t think that it’s as big of a deal as you’re making it. These are just a few of the questions of comments that any proponent for the abolishment…
Who doesn’t love a subscription box, am I right? The thrill of receiving a box in the mail, taking it inside, and opening it up to discover what kind of goodies are waiting for us underneath that colourful exterior. But with so many boxes to choose from, how do you decide which one to buy?…
Continue reading ➞ Arise Box: The Subscription Box with a Mission
You can run in it, you can bike in it, you can paint in it, you can bake in it, you can play hockey in it… you can do ANYTHING in it. Do you know what it is? It’s a dress! Now after seeing the answer, you might be saying to yourself, “There’s no way…
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