Damascus Road Project
Damascus Road Project was founded in 2009 and is dedicated to fighting the evil of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. We began as a grass roots ministry and recruited volunteers from church to help with the ministry. We worked out of our cars and our homes for many years until we finally had a permament office in 2018. We recently re-located from that space to 1528 Oregon Street in Oshkosh.
Damascus Road Project, Inc. is a nearly 100% specially trained volunteer run 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We operated for 15 years with only volunteers, and have now grown to a place where we have been blessed to be able to hire our first staff members! We have over 20 years of collective experience working in the anti- human trafficking movement in Wisconsin, Las Vegas, and across the U.S., as well as abroad. Damascus Road Project, Inc. has participated in hotel outreach efforts at six Super Bowls. We have worked alongside a national missing children’s organization, other anti-trafficking NGO’s, and local law enforcement, resulting in recoveries each year.
Damascus Road is dedicated to fighting the evil of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. We are committed to bring awareness through educating, restoring and empowering the abused, and advocating for the prevention and abolition of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
We serve the community with a three-fold approach:
- EDUCATE (Community and professional education and training opportunities are offered to all community members.)
- LOCATE We provide community outreach to identify those being victimized.
- ADVOCATE We connect with those who have been victimized and offer support, compassion, encouragement and mentorship, as well as connection to appropriate resources and services. We offer a blanket and Exodus Care bag to every individual who comes to us. We have materials and resources to help each individual in their relationship with the Lord and on their journey to restoration. We offer free clothing as needed and have gathering/discipleship nights throughout the year. We also offer assistance to those women who are ready and would like to travel to a long-term recovery home in locations across the country.