Who We Are
We are Fighting for freedom
Our mission is to end child sex slavery.
We are a nonprofit organization on a mission to eliminate the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in Tennessee and provide safe environments to foster hope and healing through Jesus Christ.
Meet Our Team
Statistics cannot define slavery.
94
Is the Average Number
of reported children sold for sex online in Tennessee each month.
13
Is the Average age
a child becomes a victim of DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking).
$99+ Billion
reported annual revenue
internationally for sex trafficking.
31.9 Million
reports of online sexual exploitation
of children in 2022.
These numbers may get your attention; however, they don’t tell the full story.
Modern-day slavery is a dark and hidden act, an act that often goes undetected and unreported.
The statistics available are based only on cases that have been identified and reported.
What We Believe
We are followers of Jesus Christ and express the Biblical mandate to care for the broken, the oppressed and the orphan. The full expression of our statement of faith is articulated in The Lausanne Covenant.
It is the responsibility of the church and all believers to speak up and fight for those who cannot do so for themselves.
All children are significantly valued and loved by God, and Jesus Christ is the only One who can heal and restore.
The source and demand, pornography and sex addiction, must be eliminated to see an end to child sexual exploitation.
The fight against DMST begins with bringing awareness to the issue within our churches, community, and schools.
Because of this, we work to equip them with tools to prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Children must be provided a safe place in order to heal and find hope again.
leadership
April Timko
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Darla Sparks
Senior director of OPERATIONS
Amy McAmis
Senior Director of Strategy
Development | Communications
Missy Robinson
Director of Development
Deb Chastain
Communications Manager
Kirby Daniel
Community Relations Coordinator
Prevention Education
Lisa Ivy
director of Prevention Education
GARLAND OAKS
Allysen Efferson
Director of
Clinical Services
Annette Grubb
Director of Programs
Kerri Bennett
Director of Education
Denise Scott
Assistant Clinical Director
Elizabeth Freels
House Manager
Maggie Dejong
Art Therapist
Morgan Newman
Case Manager
Lori Sunday
Care Coordinator
Carly Hambrick
Teacher
Gay Lynn Alsop
Teacher
Heather Wallis
Nutrition Coordinator
Wendy Taylor
Spiritual Care Coordinator
Abigail Lindstrom
Weekend Supervisor
Lindsey Miles
Resident Assistant
Jocelyn Smith
Resident Assistant
Sarah Shaffer
Resident Assistant
Emma LeClair
Resident Assistant
Naomi Chandler
Resident Assistant
Irita Reagan
PRN Direct Care
Kimberly Wilson
PRN Direct Care
Faith Jones
PRN Direct Care
Serenity Adams
Overnight Caregiver
Whitney Brantley
Overnight Caregiver
Carla Walker
Overnight Caregiver
Hadley Dorman
Intern
Lancelot
Therapy Dog
Join Our Team
Our team is continuing to grow and we are so expectant of who the Lord will bring to join us in the mission for freedom. If you would like to learn more about open opportunities within Street Hope and at Garland Oaks, head to our Careers page!
Emily Scheuneman
board chair
Knox County District Attorney General’s Office
Adam Rust
BOARD VICE CHAIR
Attorney
Lewis Thomason P.C.
Jack Davidson
BOARD Treasurer
Chief Strategy Officer
The Trust Company of Tennessee
Jennifer Eppley
board member
DSW
LCSW
Shawn Felkley
board member
Chief People Officer
Saratoga Group
Ted Francisco
board member
Retired Criminal Investigator/Special Agent
Dept. of Homeland Security
Wade McNair
board member
Senior Director of Data Strategy
EmployBridge
Lisa Hardin
board member
Garland Oaks Advisory
Council Chairperson
Contact
- 865-233-6780
- [email protected]
- PO BOX 1170, Powell, TN 37849
human trafficking hotlines
National Hotline
1.888.373.7888
Tennessee Hotline
1.855.558.6484
BeFree Textline
Text HELP to BEFREE (233733)
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