End Slavery Tennessee Recently Received a Grant from the Healing Trust

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (End Slavery Tennessee) - End Slavery Tennessee (ESTN) received a grant from The Healing Trust, which awarded funds totaling $751,900 in its most recent grant cycle. ESTN’s grant was for $20,000 and will be used for staff support. ESTN works tirelessly to advocate for human trafficking victims, educate communities across the state and the region, and inform legislators about the critical need to enact tougher laws so that traffickers are duly prosecuted. These important efforts have resulted in vigorous laws that make Tennessee one of the toughest states in prosecuting human trafficking violations. It also resulted in ESTN’s designation as the Single Point of Contact in Middle Tennessee for victim referrals.

“We are deeply grateful for the life changing work done by these 17 grantee partners,” said President & CEO Kristen Keely-Dinger. “Their commitment to improving the health of the most vulnerable members of our community is inspiring.” The mission of The Healing Trust, a private grant making foundation, is the sacred work of fostering healing and wholeness for vulnerable populations through strategic investing, philanthropy, and advocacy.

Recipients of the contributions include non-profit organizations from 40 counties in Middle Tennessee that focus on advocacy, physical health, mental health, recovery from alcohol and drug abuse or healing from abuse, neglect, and violence. This year’s grants bring the collective grant making of The Healing Trust to over $96 million since 2002. The Trust, while created out of the sale of Baptist Hospital to Ascension Health/St. Thomas Health Services, is a private, independent foundation and is not affiliated with the St. Thomas Health Services or the St. Thomas Health Services Fund.

ABOUT END SLAVERY TENNESSEE. End Slavery Tennessee provides specialized case management and comprehensive aftercare for human trafficking survivors and strategically addresses the problem through advocacy, prevention, and training of front-line professionals. To learn more, please visit: www.endslaverytn.org