My Refuge House is on a journey of hope, healing, and restoration with survivors and communities impacted by commercial sexual exploitation and abuse in the Philippines. Founded by members of New Heart Community Church in Southern California, we opened our doors in Cebu, Philippines to survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and abuse. Today, we are 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported
by and partnered with stakeholders around the globe to accomplish our mission of RESTORING ONE LIFE AT A TIME. We want to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of the girls in our care, and we also want to create a ripple effect of change within the wider community. We are grateful that we are large enough to see patterns and small enough to pivot. We have increased our long-term capacity, added a transitional program for girls entering young adulthood, and developed a community outreach program focused on prevention, advocacy, and collaboration/leadership with other organizations. We have also expanded and are working on formalizing our work with families. We now focus on three areas of impact: Prevention-Restoration-Reintegration.
