Nonprofit plans to open restoration home for 9 survivors of child trafficking

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Blanket Fort Hope is celebrating 10 years of advocacy for survivors of child trafficking. In its tenth year, the nonprofit will open a Restoration Home for survivors, giving them a long-term place to live and recover.

The house will be built on the nonprofit’s 73-acre plot in Shelby County. This first house will give nine girls their own bedroom and bathroom. The nonprofit hopes to build seven more five-bedroom houses on the property in the coming years.

According to Blanket Fort Hope, 57% of human trafficking victims in the state are children.

“Can you imagine a child who had been sold over 20 times a day? They have a life span of seven years due to STDs, HIV, suicide, and so short-term is just not going to work, and so I wanted them to have the same opportunities as my kids,” said Blanket Fort Hope CEO Alexa James. “My love and joy I hope spills over into other people so that they can understand these kids deserve this chance.”

Blanket Fort Hope aims to open the Restoration Home this summer. The nonprofit discussed plans for the project at its fourth annual Restoring Hope Gala. All proceeds raised at the fundraiser will go towards the children helped at the Restoration Home.

You can learn more about Blanket Fort Hope and the Restoration Home by visiting the website HERE.