About This Program
Target Population:
Girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking
Program Overview
GEMS is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. GEMS was founded in 1998 by Rachel Lloyd, a young woman who had been sexually exploited as a teenager. GEMS has helped hundreds of young women and girls, ages 12–24, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and to develop to their full potential. GEMS provides young women with empathetic, consistent support and viable opportunities for positive change.
GEMS' mission is to empower girls and young women, ages 12–24, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential. GEMS is committed to ending commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking of children by changing individual lives, transforming public perception, and revolutionizing the systems and policies that impact sexually exploited youth.
GEMS offers short-term and crisis care, court advocacy, transitional and supportive housing, and holistic case management.
Logic Model
The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services).
Manuals and Training
Publicly available information indicates there is a manual that describes how to deliver this program, and there is some training available for this program.
See contact info below.
Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research
Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services).
Additional References
Fong, R., & Berger Cardoso, J. (2010). Child human trafficking victims: Challenges for the child welfare system. Evaluation and Program Planning, 33(3), 311-316
Lloyd, R. (2011). Girls like us: Fighting for a world where girls are not for sale, an activist finds her calling and heals herself. HarperCollins e-books.
Rand, A. (2010). It can't happen in my backyard: The commercial sexual exploitation of girls in the United States. Child & Youth Services, 31(3-4), 138-156.
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: March 2024
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: November 2016
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: April 2013
