The ultimate end for The LifeGuard Group is to see human trafficking victims re-identify themselves as a survivor. Because of the brokenness they have experienced in their lifetime, torture, abuse, and mental manipulation, they have developed what they would classify as a “new normal.” For some, it is all that they know: abuse, neglect, detachment, and survival. As a means of survival, they have convinced themselves that they must get through this on their own. They trust very few, and even then, it is limited. Helping individuals reach healthy self-actualization requires someone to accompany them in this journey we call RESTORE.
For any of these to occur in an individual's life, there must be an advocate, a VŌCŌMÉ. One who comes alongside another on a journey, not just to guide but to provide comfort, support, companionship, and a listening ear.
VŌCŌMÉ volunteers are appointed and trained by LifeHouse Staff to play an integral role in the restoration process of a human trafficking victim or survivor. They stay with each case until it is closed and the individual has left The LifeHouse. The LifeHouse serves women ages 18 and up.
Volunteers will come alongside an individual to provide healthy social interaction and be liaisons with that individual's case manager. The VŌCŌMÉ advocate will be involved with that individual in decisions concerning her care.
The most outstanding results from any endeavor are born from a solid foundation of feeling and being supported. To provide support, we need to advocate for people in three simple ways: people need to feel heard, valued and understood. When someone comes to us, we are not there to fix or solve their problems; we are there to hold the spac
The most outstanding results from any endeavor are born from a solid foundation of feeling and being supported. To provide support, we need to advocate for people in three simple ways: people need to feel heard, valued and understood. When someone comes to us, we are not there to fix or solve their problems; we are there to hold the space for them to vent, be in fear, and express their more reactive or worried emotions.
Advocating for others comes from a deep and genuine belief in who they are and what they are capable of achieving. When we give this, and the other person trusts our belief in them, they will live up to our beliefs to show us (and themselves) that they are as capable as we believe.
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