A place of rest and restoration for child survivors of sex trafficking.
Austin, TX
Joined September 2014
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In an exclusive interview with the @KVUE Defenders, The Refuge for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Executive Director said the center now has its license to open. kvue.com/article/news/invest…
We are deeply disappointed [that] our org is grossly misrepresented by entities whose responsibilities require them to understand the unique challenges of caring for the child victims of sex trafficking as The Refuge was created to do. Full statement: bit.ly/3MoHkFi
Ahead of today’s hearing before the US Southern District Court, The Refuge filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court” brief, which offers facts or analysis that the parties to the case have not submitted to the court. You can read the brief here: therefugedmst.org/refuge-blo…
Read our latest update and watch today's 6PM story from KVUE, which includes footage from the reporter's tour of The Refuge Ranch last week. therefugedmst.org/refuge-blo…
On March 21, 2021, The Refuge Founder and CEO Brooke Crowder testified before a special hearing of the Texas House House Human Committee.
Watch the full hearing and The Refuge testimony here: therefugedmst.org/refuge-blo…
Letter and timeline of events, sent to Senate Special Committee on Child Protective Services, Friday, March 18, 2022.
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The Refuge For DMST retweeted
The Texas Senate Special Committee on Child Protective Services is holding its first meeting after there were allegations of abuse at The Refuge shelter in #BastropCounty
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The Refuge For DMST retweeted
Follow along: Hello, buen día! I’m at the Capitol today for the DFPS hearing following the sex trafficking allegations at the @TheRefugeDMST in Bastrop.
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@TheRefugeDMST has been under investigation by the Texas Rangers after allegations surfaced of possible exploitation and abuse of residents. fox7austin.com/news/no-evide…
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Texas Rangers found no evidence of sex trafficking or sex abuse at Bastrop-based The Refuge.
A federal Judge yesterday was already questioning Texas Rangers’ Investigation asking if they were “instructed to disprove” the allegations.
Story here: tpr.org/criminal-justice/202…
The Refuge For DMST retweeted
BREAKING: With alarming allegations of nude photography of teenage girls still under investigation, authorities say their investigation shows allegations of sex trafficking at a foster care shelter for teen girls in Bastrop County were inaccurate atxne.ws/3tfbvbQ
Please attribute the following the Brooke Crowder, founder and CEO of The Refuge for DMST:
"We are deeply relieved by the Texas Rangers' findings reported in today's letter from the Department of Public Safety to Governor Abbott. We are grateful to state leaders for... (1/3)
maintaining an intense focus on the issues related to interdicting sex trafficking and supporting us in our efforts to protect and rehabilitate the victims that enter our care. We are committed to continued close cooperation with DPS, the Texas Department of... (2/3)
"Although numbers on the trafficking of males are difficult to estimate and considered underreported, the United Nations estimates that boys account for 15% of global trafficking victims, and adult men account for 20%."
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