Toya Kaplan and Kristina Kutemeyer with For the One join ABQ Connect to discuss the organization’s BE THE HERO initiative, an educational outreach focused on preventing child sexual exploitation in schools, families, churches, and communities. The conversation explains how predators target children both online and...
On this episode of ABQ Connect, we sit down with Shelley Repp of the New Mexico Dream Center to discuss the urgent reality of human trafficking in our state and a powerful upcoming event designed to open eyes and inspire action. Shelley shares details about...
Bill Verbaket, Director of Programs with Impact Nations, joins us to re-introduce the mission and heart of Impact Nations for those unfamiliar with the organization. He explains what a Journey of Compassion is all about—bringing practical aid, hope, and transformation to vulnerable communities around the...
Shelly Repp is the Director of the New Mexico Dream Center, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 agency that exists to help end human trafficking in New Mexico. Shelley says as many as 25% of unhoused people living in Albuquerque are unaccompanied youth and adolescents. In this episode,...
Glenn Stanton with The Daily Citizen joins us to discuss a controversial article titled “Childhood Sexualities: On Pleasure and Meaning from the Margins,” recently published in the American Sociological Association’s journal Sex & Sexualities. Authored by a scholar from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South...
Shelley Repp is the Executive Director of the NM Dream Center (NMDC), a non-profit organization fighting to eliminate human trafficking in New Mexico. According to the NMDC, there are over 40 million people who are living in some form of modern-day slavery around the world....
More than ever threats to our church community must be taken seriously. Hoping for the best and planning for the worst is crucial. Having decades of experience in law enforcement and ministry, Jimmy Meeks shares insight to equip the body of Christ. Joined by the...
Toya is the Founder of "For the One." The ministry is both an action-based sex trafficking prevention ministry and a Phase 3 survivor support program offering emergency financial support to survivors who are ready for more independent next steps." For the One is holding its...