Stepping Stones Network

Individual and Family ServicesIllinois, United States2-10 Employees

Stepping Stones Network is a nonprofit organization focused on addressing commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking in the Chicago area. It operates as a program of Oasis Productions, a 501(c)(3) entity, and emphasizes community education, prevention, protection, and restorative services for survivors, including a residential program for adult female survivors who are mothers and their children, as well as programs for non-violent users of prostitution. Based in Grayslake, Illinois, the organization originated in 2011 and evolved into Stepping Stones Network in 2014, initially concentrating on Lake County and surrounding northern and northwestern suburbs while collaborating with local and regional partners. The network organizes three core teams—Community Engagement, Prevention & Protection, and Restorative Services—to mobilize communities, inform public discourse, advocate for law enforcement related to sexual exploitation, and provide comprehensive recovery services to survivors, with residential care and outreach extending to people across the United States. Its mission centers on educating communities to prevent domestic commercial sexual exploitation and delivering restorative care to survivors through trauma-informed programs.

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