Approximately 70% of our staff are survivor graduates who inform and lead the operations and development of AJP.
Survivor Leadership
Everything we do revolves around holistically supporting survivors in every stage of their healing journey.
Holistic Approach
Long-Term Support
We're in it for the long haul. Our peer support community stays with survivors long after they graduate our programs.
Human trafficking happens here?? YES.
San Diego is in the top 13 places in the nation for American traffickers to sell American people, on American soil. It's not a foreign problem.
$810M
Annual Revenue
Sex trafficking is San Diego's 2nd largest underground economy after drug trafficking —an estimated $810 million in annual revenue.
80%
American
About 80% of victims in San Diego County are from the United States.
15
Years Old
The average recruitment age in San Diego is 15 years old.
Building Hope Together We Provide Three Main Programs
Grace House
Our long-term, community living residential program. A two-year program with four phases of customized wraparound services.
Resource Center
Provides care for survivors in crisis, recovery, & on-going aftercare with tangible & basic needs such as clothing, toiletries, food & transportation.
Peer Support Group
Survivor-led, trauma-informed peer support groups for navigating healing and recovery from trafficking and exploitation.
The Grace House Waitlist is Constant.
Our dream is to make it disappear.
10+ Years of the Alabaster Jar Project
89% Success Rate
National Average - 50%70% Survivor Led
Our staff is primarily led by survivors.
1/5th The Cost
Our programs are designed to run at roughly 1/5th of the cost per person vs. other government services.
Success Stories
WATCH JULIANA'S STORY
“I came in scared. I left with resources and a plan for the future. I wasn’t perfect, but finally able to see that I was capable of doing great things in my future.”
- AJP GRACE HOUSE GRADUATEIt takes community to heal it!
Human trafficking is a community problem.
Ready to impact someone’s life?
Join the AJP community of changemakers
Become part of a passionate group of people dedicated to helping women leave the most vulnerable situations in our community.
Our namesake originates from a Biblical story about giving your most precious gifts to the greater good. When we see new survivors want to give back to those who are overcoming similar struggles, we consider this their "alabaster jar."
We frequently see AJP guests and graduates go on to pursue a variety of roles in serving others. These include drug counseling, nursing, domestic violence counseling, leading groups such as AA or NA, and relapse prevention.
What does Alabaster Jar mean?
Amanda's Alabaster Jar
Amanda, Grace House graduate of 2017 and survivor staff member at AJP, authored "Rebuild and Thrive" an invaluable self-help book for new survivors of exploitation. It thoughtfully guides survivors through their first steps towards physical, financial, and emotional independence.
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My Alabaster Jar is bringing all of who I am ... a person who can sit next to a survivor, listen, connect to their stories, empathize, and then walk with them.”
DR. BRENDA NAVARRETE - AJP PROGRAM DIRECTOR
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My Alabaster Jar is just to serve and to help. I had time so I didn't want the gifts I had to be stagnant.
RON OBARD - VOLUNTEER“
My Alabaster Jar is being the compassionate person that can be there to listen.
BRENDA WRIGHT - VOLUNTEER